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It’s now a year since we went into what’s essentially been long-term lockdown mode.While most of us probably won’t be vaccinated until fall, once things open up again, what will be the lasting changes to our relationship with food — how we source it, prepare it, eat it, share it, …
May, 2021
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4 May
Announcing New Perrier Energize: Perrier’s First Carbonated Energy Drink Gives a Natural Boost to Fuel Your Body and Mind
Canadians seeking an energy boost in their day now have a delicious, refreshing, and lower sugar option NORTH YORK, ON, May 4, 2021 /CNW/ – Summer is approaching, and for Canadians, warmer weather and longer days, means more time outdoors, workouts, and relaxing in the sunshine. Add in the demands …
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4 May
Reinventing Fire Detection in Food Facility Cold Storage
Advanced fire sensing technology detects smoke at the earliest possible stage, while reducing false alarms and maintenance, even in refrigerated and frozen food storage In the past year, online grocery and e-commerce shopping exceeded previous highs and it’s estimated that online grocery shopping will surpass $100 billion in 2021 (Chain …
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4 May
Mondelez International will see sustained growth off the back of smart acquisitions, says GlobalData
Following today’s news (27 April) that Mondelez International has released its Q1 2021 financials; Carmen Bryan, Consumer Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Mondelez’s improved growth in iemerging regions this quarter was largely off the back of strategic and well-timed acquisitions, which allowed the …
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4 May
Introducing Prairie Harvest’s Organic Ketchup
Prairie Harvest, home of Canada’s award winning pastas, announces the addition of Organic Ketchup to their line up. Made from fresh ripe organic tomatoes, non- GMO, gluten free, kosher, and only 4% DV sugar. People buy for the Organics; they keep buying if the flavour makes food shine. That’s especially …
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3 May
Lassonde announces the introduction of new bottles containing 25% recycled plastic for its portion-size packages
ROUGEMONT, QC, April 28, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – Lassonde is proud to announce the launch of new bottles containing 25% post-consumer recycled plastic (rPET) for all its juice brands available in 300-mL portion-size packages in Canada. This change affects all portion-size bottles manufactured by Lassonde for the retail market and the food …
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3 May
MORE REWARDS ANNOUNCES FUELING SPORT PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAVE-ON-FOODS COMMITTING $10,000,000 OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO FUEL LOCAL SPORT
More Rewards Fueling Sport program set to provide impactful fundraising, sponsorship and cost-saving opportunities for local youth sport teams and amateur high-performance athletes across Western Canada April 28, 2021 (LANGLEY, B.C.) – More Rewards is proud to partner with Save-On-Foods on Fueling Sport, a program designed to reward athletes at every …
April, 2021
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27 April
Enjoying 100% Pure Canadian Honey Just Got Easier
Bee Maid Honey Limited, a proudly Canadian cooperative owned by over 300 beekeepers, has been providing Canadians with their quality honey since 1954. Typically, honey isn’t seen as a portable sweetener, so Bee Maid introduced Li’l Honeys several years ago and they quickly became a staple for takeout coffee and …
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27 April
Save-On-Foods set to open two stores in two weeks in Winnipeg
(April 27, 2021 – Winnipeg, Man.) B.C.-based grocery chain Save-On-Foods officially opens its doors to two new stores in Winnipeg on April 29. Save-On-Foods opened its first three stores in Winnipeg in November 2016, bringing Winnipeggers its unique brand of service, lowest price guarantee, and the most innovative grocery offering …
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27 April
COVID-19: E-commerce’s Tipping Point?
By Ken Kwong In early 2000, my brother referred me to a book by Malcolm Gladwell, “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference”. This book opened my mind about how one might be able to rationalize the changes to practically any situation. To better understand this …