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New Brunswick shoppers face the worst food inflation in Canada, with prices up 3.7% over the past year. Beef prices have surged 12.7% nationwide, while coffee and tea have climbed 12.8%. Christmas food shopping is also expected to strain budgets this year, as rising costs for beef, dairy, and produce …
October, 2025
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20 October
Lactalis Canada Announces Appointment of Burhan Khan as General Manager for Cheese & Tablespreads Division
October 17, 2025 – Toronto, ON – Lactalis Canada, the Canadian dairy leader behind iconic brands like Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Balderson, Astro and Lactantia and part of France-based Lactalis Group, is pleased to announce the promotion of Burhan Khan to the position of General Manager for its Cheese & …
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20 October
STONG’S MARKET OPENS NEW LOCATION IN SURREY, BC
Featuring a cafe, grab & go meals and local fresh produce in City Centre 4 building North Vancouver, October 15, 2025 – Stong’s Market is proud to announce the opening of our fourth location in Surrey, BC. The new concept store will focus on local, fresh and organic, while becoming an …
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14 October
TEA & HERBAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADA LAUNCHES “FARMED WITH CARE” CAMPAIGN TO REMIND CANADIANS THAT TEA IS A CROP TOO
Toronto ON (October 14, 2025) – This harvest season, as Canadians enjoy the bounty from local farms and markets, the Tea & Herbal Association of Canada is inviting consumers to think about another agricultural product that begins in the ground: tea. The new campaign, Farmed with Care, highlights that tea, …
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14 October
Haven Greens Expands to Western Canada
Haven Greens, Canada’s first fully-automated greenhouse, growing crunchy, crisp, flavourful leafy greens, grown domestically in King City, Ontario, have officially expanded to all Calgary Co-Op locations, marking Haven Greens’ first retailer in Western Canada. Haven Greens’ climate-controlled facility allows for year-round growing, providing access to its fresh lettuce regardless of …
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14 October
UPDATE Zensurance: Cybercrime Affects More Than 50% of Small Businesses in Canada
Survey data reveals more than half of Canada’s small businesses have experienced a cyber incident as emerging threats raise the stakes considerably Toronto, ON – October 8, 2025, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off, Zensurance, Canada’s leading small business insurance provider, is urging Canadian entrepreneurs …
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14 October
Ahlstrom introduces a brand-new home compostable coffee pod portfolio, GreenPod Home
Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, launches a breakthrough innovative solution for the coffee pod market, GreenPod Home, which has received the official OK compost HOME certification from TÜV Austria. The certification confirms that GreenPod Home range can break down and biodegrade in domestic conditions, leaving no toxic …
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14 October
What the world of sustainable packaging might look like in 2050
All of the attendees at London Packaging Week, taking place at Excel London on 15 & 16 October 2025, will be thinking about what the next few decades hold for the industry. They will also be keenly focused on sustainability at a time when regulations like Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) …
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14 October
KP Tissue to Release Its Financial Results and those of Kruger Products Inc. for the Third Quarter of 2025
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KP Tissue Inc. (KPT) (TSX:KPT), which holds an interest in Kruger Products Inc. (Kruger Products), will release the financial results for KPT and Kruger Products Inc. for the third quarter of 2025 on Thursday, November 13, 2025 before the market opens. KPT …
