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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 …
November, 2020
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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. …
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13 November
Leadership changes at Nestlé Canada
Jeff Hamilton, President & CEO, Nestlé Canada has been appointed to the position of Head, Nestlé Purina EMENA (Europe, Middle East and North Africa) based in Switzerland, and will be leaving his role effective February 1, 2021. Under Jeff’s leadership the Canadian market has achieved exceptional business results and he …
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12 November
Revolutionary plant-based manufacturer now on the shelves of Canadian retailers from coast to coast
The plant-based milk innovator with a cult following south of the border debuts their beverage range across the country in time to make your heat-beating iced lattes more delicious and nutritious. Toronto, August 10, 2020 – Even if you haven’t actually ordered an oat milk latte yourself, odds are you’ve walked by a …