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Press Release December 3, 2018 iLevel Management Inc. is excited to announce we have an industry veteran joining our team as the new SW Ontario Account Manager. Russell Wilson will join our team as of December 3, 2018. With 20 years combined sales and marketing experience in retail, distributor, broker …

SumOfUs Says Grocery Stores and Suppliers Put Consumer Health At Risk When Mislabeling Seafood for Profits  Over 12,000 Canadian-based members of the global consumer group SumOfUs have signed onto a new petition calling on the CFIA to curb fraudulently mislabeled seafood in Canadian grocery stories. The petition comes on the …

Preparations in full swing – The 5th COTECA will be held in Hamburg in October 2018 Hamburg, 31 May 2018 – It’s all about coffee, tea and cocoa at the major event in Hamburg from 10 to 12 October 2018, when the exhibition halls of Hamburg Messe host the 5th COTECA Coffee, Tea and Cocoa …

MAY/JUNE 2018 • VOLUME 104, NO.3 In this Issue Serving Western Canadians for 100 Years 9 Portugal & Back Olive oils in the Alentejo region 10 Grocery Industry Gathers at Western Canada’s Premier Conference & Trade Show 13 Beyond Fresh A Saleable Selection Strategy 17 Healthy, but still snacking Cookies …

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 …

  PRESS RELEASE A new generation of Puratos’ successful S500 Puratos is proud to announce the improved version of its successful bread improver S500. Enriched with Puratos’ patented enzyme technology, the new S500 can be used in any bread application and in many process conditions. True to our tradition, S500 …

Jyoti Natural Foods is thrilled to announce their new partnership with iLevel Management, Inc. iLevel Management will immediately step in as the Company’s sales broker for all classes of trade in Canada. Jyoti Natural Foods has been in the Canadian market for several years and is looking forward in taking …

Avoiding The Errors of Retail Dinosaurs What can we learn from the recent failure of Sears Canada? By Jeff Doucette As you likely already know, the Canadian market can be a meat grinder for retailers in all channels and the latest victim is Sears Canada, which is just winding up …

A Powerful Profit Center Carlton Cards Comments on Opportunities in the Greeting Card Category  Western Grocer magazine recently had the opportunity to catch up with Paul Werynski, Sales Director, Carlton Cards Canada, to discuss the greeting card category and how retailers can make it a powerful profit center for their …