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NORTH PRAIRIE, WI—June 7, 2021—Zero Zone, a leading manufacturer of refrigerated display cases and refrigeration systems, announces the introduction of the Zero Zone Reveal Merchandiser® with Doors display case product line. Food retailers have long expressed their love of the original Reveal Merchandiser® open multi-deck cases for their horizontal merchandising …
June, 2021
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8 June
Nabati Foods Now Listed on Leading Vegan Marketplace, GTFO It’s Vegan
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nabati Foods Global Inc. (CSE: MEAL Reserved) (“Nabati Foods” or the “Company”), a plant-based food tech company offering whole, natural, plant-based foods for health-conscious consumers, is announcing that its dairy free cheesecakes are now listed online with the major online vegan retailer, …
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7 June
Canadians’ food habits during lockdown revealed – Deloitte Canada Future of Food
The conflicted consumer – 2021 food consumer survey More than a year of living with a global pandemic has revealed a series of contradictory tensions among Canadian consumers. We’re baking our own bread, yet ordering in more than ever. We’re obsessed with fresh fruit and vegetables, but we can’t get …
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7 June
BARILLA’S VENTURE GROUP, LAUNCHES GOOD FOOD MAKERS GLOBAL ACCELERATOR
The Italian Food Company Seeks to Collaborate With Start-Ups on Addressing Sustainability, Technology and Consumer Challenges (PARMA ,Italy) – Today BLU1877, Barilla’s Venture Group, announced its call for start-ups to participate in the fourth Good Food Makers global accelerator. The program, which launched in 2018 in collaboration with KitchenTown, a …
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7 June
Saputo Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2021 Results and Presents its New Global Strategic Plan
Key pillars to accelerate organic growth with high single-digit Adjusted EBITDA* CAGR1 target to reach $2.125 billion by the end of fiscal 2025 MONTREAL, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saputo Inc. (TSX: SAP) (we, Saputo or the Company) reported today its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal …
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7 June
Danone Canada recertifies as B Corp™ with enhanced score
Reaffirming its status as Canada’s largest consumer-facing B Corporation® BOUCHERVILLE, QC and MISSISSAUGA, ON, May 31, 2021 /CNW/ – Danone Canada, one of the country’s leading food and beverage companies, is proud to announce that it has been recertified as a B CorpTM – with an increased score from three years ago. B Corp™ certification is conducted by third-party …
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4 June
Winners for 28th Annual Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards Announced
2020 new product trends reflect Canadians’ continued interest in plant-based food products and an increase of in-home cooking. New specialty award recognized excellence in ethnic products TORONTO, June 3, 2021 /CNW/ – Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is excited to reveal the winners of the 28th Annual Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards. Twenty-five companies …
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1 June
Weaponizing science to justify protein choices a dangerous game
By Sylvain Charlebois on May 6, 2021 Suggesting humanity got it wrong by eating meat is unsupported by scientific evidence Protein wars have taken a back seat to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. Most of the attention was obviously given to the virus, variants, vaccines and how to keep …
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1 June
The case for the buy-local movement defies logic
By Caitlin Rose Morgante on May 18, 2021 If the fertilizer, tractor and other equipment used to produce by-local carrots were made elsewhere, do the carrots still count as local? In his 1776 seminal work The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith wrote: “It always is and must be the interest of the …
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1 June
Walmart Foundation gives $510,000 USD grant to Second Harvest to research waste prevention in Canada’s food and beverage industry
TORONTO, May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue organization, announced today that the Walmart Foundation has given them a grant of $510,000 USD to fund a research project working with 50 companies in the food processing and manufacturing sector to explore and address the barriers …