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United Fresh 2018 Registration Is Now Open Discover More at United FreshMKT Expo, United FreshTEC Expo, Global Cold Chain Expo, International Floriculture Expo and the new SmartFood Expo™ WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 10, 2018) – Registration has opened for United Fresh 2018 – a one-of-a-kind event where attendees will discover more …
January, 2018
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10 January
Whistler Water Receives Excellence in Manufacturing Award for Seventh Consecutive Year
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada – For the seventh consecutive year, Whistler Water received the Excellence in Manufacturing Award from the Canadian Bottled Water Association (CBWA). “Canadian Bottled Water Association is proud of Whistler Water, receiving the CBWA Excellence in Manufacturing Award in 2017 for the seventh year in a row,” said Elizabeth Griswold, Executive …
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9 January
EXECULYTICS CONSULTING LAUNCHES NEW STORE SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT RETAILERS
Toronto, Canada, January 08, 2018 — Mike Mauti, industry veteran and leader of Execulytics Consulting announces today that the company is launching exciting new Store Services for independent retailers. The services will include fresh operational support and an extensive list of retail analytics products. “The goal with this service is …
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5 January
Proceed to checkout? Not on your mobile, say researchers
Shoppers hoping to bag a bargain in the post-Christmas sales are much less likely to go through with their purchases if they are using phones and tablets to buy goods online. This is because consumers often worry they are not seeing the full picture on a mobile app or that …
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4 January
It’s not you, it’s a bigger problem – trust issues in Canadian business
The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business reflects on the five biggest challenges to consumer trust in 2017 Jan. 3, 2018, Victoria, BC – From a decision to implement a bill of rights for airline passengers to learning of high sales revenue goals impacting consumers and employees alike, 2017 saw no …
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4 January
Explore Cuisine Poised for Canada Expansion via Distro Agreement with Star Marketing
EXPLORE CUISINE FORGES EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN SALES PARTNERSHIP World’s leading plant-based and gluten-free pasta brand partners with Star Marketing for Canadian Distribution Red Bank, NJ (January 3, 2018) – Explore Cuisine, the leading organic, plant-based, and gluten-free pasta on the market, has inked an exclusive Canadian sales and distribution agreement with Star …
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4 January
Mann’s Wins Innovation Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MANN’S NOURISH BOWLS™ HONORED WITH INNOVATION AWARD AT NEW YORK PRODUCE SHOW SALINAS, Calif. – December 22, 2017 – Mann Packing announced today its Nourish Bowls – the only warm, veggie-based meal kits in market – received Produce Business’ first-annual Innovation Award, presented December 14th at the …
December, 2017
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29 December
MANN PACKING ROLLS OUT “NEW YEAR, NEW YOU” CAMPAIGN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MANN PACKING ROLLS OUT “NEW YEAR, NEW YOU” PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN WITH A VEGGIE SLAW BLENDS IRC AND NEW RD PARTNERSHIPS SALINAS, Calif. – December 26, 2017 – Mann Packing is committed to revolutionizing the way people think about fresh veggies, and with its “New Year, New You” promotional campaign, the …
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28 December
Anuga FoodTec scheduled for March 20-23, 2018
Anuga FoodTec, a leading international supplier fair for the food and beverage industry, will run March 20 to 23, 2018, at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany. Nearly 1,700 suppliers from more than 50 countries will present their new products for the production and packaging of all types of food and beverage. …
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27 December
Loblaw, Weston bake the numbers, burn consumers
As shocking as it was, most of us will eventually forget Loblaw’s admission of price-fixing. Let’s hope the industry doesn’t By Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies Most Canadians were stunned and dismayed to learn that the country’s leading grocer was caught up in a price-fixing scheme …