NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025

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In this Issue

11 Grocery Innovations Canada
GIC innovates again!

29 Playing with Fire
Continuous innovation buoys hot sauce market.

32 New Views on Pasta and Sauce
Sensitivity to food prices, cultural diversity, and sustainability among the shifts in consumer behaviour.

41 A Balancing Act
Growing interest in Asian food presents opportunities to tailor to diverse needs.

47 The Hidden Revolution
How AI and collaboration are transforming packaging and supply chains.

HEALTH & WELLNESS UPDATE
45 What’s Happening at CHFA?
A Q&A with Aaron Skelton, CHFA President & CEO.

Departments
6 MARKET UPDATE
10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
49 IN THE BAG

On Our Cover
14 Canadians Carry On
Patriotism is at a high. But so are grocery prices.

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