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Righteous Gelato’s Limited Edition holiday flavours are now available nationwide. November 20th, 2020 (Calgary, AB) – It’s the most wonderful time of year, Righteous Gelato has released their Limited Edition Winter Collection across Canada. Fans can now find Sticky Toffee Pudding Gelato and Dairy Free Chocolate Peppermint Plant Based Gelato on the brand’s …
November, 2020
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20 November
100% Canadian milk that’s easier on digestion…introducing a2 Milk™!
After making headlines around the world, the a2 Milk™ brand has finally arrived in Canada. This 100% Canadian milk carries all the nutritional qualities of regular fresh milk with one important difference; most cows’ milk in stores contain a mix of both A1 and A2 protein types. a2 Milk™ comes …
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20 November
RITZ® PROMOTES MESSAGE OF BELONGING WITH LAUNCH OF “WHERE THERE’S LOVE, THERE’S FAMILY” HOLIDAY AD CAMPAIGN
The Iconic Cracker Brand Pairs Poignant Campaign With a $100,000 Donation to Help Fight Food Insecurity This Holiday Season TORONTO, ON – November 17, 2020 – RITZ, one of Canada’s most loved cracker brands1, today unveiled its “Where There’s Love, There’s Family” advertising campaign for the 2020 holiday season. Through …
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20 November
NOMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT – SJM GROUP PRESIDENCY
Montreal, November 16th 2020. – The board of directors of SJM Group is happy to announce the nomination of Mr. Jean Piuze to the position of President of SJM Group. In this new role, Mr. Piuze will be responsible for the management of the SJM Group. His mandate also includes …
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18 November
IDDBA Releases Latest COVID-19 Impact Report
Madison, WI — The International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) has published their latest monthly COVID-19 Impact report. Readers will find that this recent report shows that October retail dollars continued to pace well ahead of 2019 levels, at +8.6% for total edibles (all store food and beverages including alcohol, …
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18 November
Loblaw’s joins Walmart, Metro in supply chain bullying tactics
Major grocers are off-loading in-store and digital operations costs unto suppliers By Sylvain Charlebois on November 1, 2020No Comment Major Canadian grocers in Canada are at it again. After Walmart and Metro, it was Loblaw’s turn to make changes to its vendor policies, implementing new fees to support a $6-billion …
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18 November
Date change for the CFDE Santa Cause
Dear Members, We have goofed ! This year’s Santa Cause has been moved from Nov 30 to Monday December 7 to accommodate GroceryConnex Thought Leadership CEO Conference that has been scheduled for November 30. The CFDE recognizes that many of us will want to attend both events, and quite frankly …
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18 November
Christine Gammal joins iLevel Management Inc.
We at iLevel Management Inc. are excited to let you know that we are growing and have added a National Accounts Manager to our team. Christine Gammal has joined iLevel Management and will help lead our brands with exceptional customer service with the Canadian national accounts. Christine brings over 20 …
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14 November
49th Parallel Coffee making positive changes in the coffee industry
49th Parallel Coffee Roasters was established in 2004 in Vancouver, B.C., with a focus on sourcing and roasting outstanding specialty grade coffee. Through Direct Trade partnerships with our farmers, we are directly investing in quality and sustainability at the farm level. We aspire to make every coffee we source a …
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13 November
Big Mountain Foods to Open 70,000 Square Foot Facility by 2021
Plant-Based Provider Poised for Global Distribution November 12, 2020, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – Vancouver-based food manufacturer, Big Mountain Foods, announces its expansion into a 70,000 sq. ft. facility to scale up its production capacity by 2021, and compete with other global plant-based brands. …