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MARCH/APRIL 2021 • VOLUME 107, NO.2 In this Issue 11 Grocery & Specialty Food West 2021 Goes Virtual! 24 More Than a Buzzword The grocery world is taking sustainability seriously. 37 Keeping Up With The Joneses Jones Food Store Equipment celebrates 50 years of sterling service to the grocery sector. …
March, 2021
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23 March
George Weston Limited to focus on Retail and Real Estate as it announces plans to sell Weston Foods
TORONTO, March 23, 2021 /CNW/ – George Weston Limited (“George Weston”, “GWL”, or the “Company”) (TSX: WN) today announced its intention to focus on its Retail and Real Estate businesses as it launches a process to sell Weston Foods. This announcement follows a strategic review by the Board of Directors that determined these …
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23 March
A Heartfelt Salute to Pat Joyal from Your Independent Grocer North Road, Coquitlam
Patricia Joyal, also known as “Pat”, celebrated her 89th birthday on February 26th, 2021. Pat has been an employee at Your Independent Grocer North Road in Coquitlam for over 19 years and continues to work during the pandemic. Close associate Vanessa Ceolin, cashier, says “She is an asset to the …
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23 March
Champlain Financial Corporation and GefCo Acquire Naya Waters
MONTREAL, March 22, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – Champlain Financial Corporation and GefCo, have acquired Naya Waters , now returning Naya Waters to a 100% Quebec owned and operated company Naya Waters, a Quebec company for the past 35 years, offers natural spring water of exceptional quality. This acquisition makes the Mirabel, …
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23 March
The Very Good Food Company Announces Acquisition of Lloyd-James Marketing Group
Vancouver, British Columbia, March 15, 2021 – The Very Good Food Company Inc. (CSE: VERY) (OTCQB: VRYYF) (FSE: 0SI) (“VERY” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the strategic acquisition of the Lloyd-James Marketing Group Inc. (“Lloyd-James”), a boutique wholesale and food service broker specializing in the plant-based food industry …
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23 March
Loblaw Companies announces senior management changes as President, Sarah Davis, retires, and Galen G. Weston returns as Chairman and President
BRAMPTON, ON, March 23, 2021 /CNW/ – George Weston Limited (“GWL” or “George Weston”) (TSX: WN) and Loblaw Companies Limited (“Loblaw”) (TSX: L) jointly announced today the upcoming retirement of Loblaw President, Sarah Davis, on May 6, 2021. She will be succeeded by Executive Chairman, Galen G. Weston, who will become Chairman and President in addition to …
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22 March
Coca-Cola’s paper bottle will open new world of sustainable packaging possibilities, says GlobalData
Coca-Cola’s innovative new paper bottle for plant-based beverage AdeZ will attract the 43% of global consumers that stated how ethical or environmentally friendly a product is influences their product purchasing decisions, according to a survey by GlobalData*. The move will encourage other companies to launch plastic packaging alternatives, and, in …
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22 March
North America’s packaged water industry is being shaped by premium brands, says GlobalData
Producers around the globe have started to innovate production lines that capitalise on premium tags as price consciousness remains a vital driver of purchase for many consumers, particularly those in North America. In the packaged water industry, premium priced packaged water reported a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) development of …
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22 March
EMKAO FOODS, CANADA’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE, FAIRTRADE, SINGLE SOURCE CHOCOLATE MANUFACTUER, OPENS IN BC
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA, March 10, 2021 – Set in Mission, BC, newly launched EMKAO Foods has opened its factory and started production of Canada’s only single source, traceable, sustainable, chocolate products made from organic cacao beans. EMKAO Foods operates out of a newly built 3000 square foot factory that produces single source, traceable …
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17 March
Jimmy Vaid, President iLevel Management Inc. welcomes Akshay Kumar as new Office & Sales Administrator
We at iLevel Management Inc. are excited to let you know that Akshay Kumar has joined us as our new Office and Sales Data Administrator. Akshay will be taking over the role from Leo who will be moving on at the end of this month to greener pastures. We want …