Food & Beverage
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Dairy industry warns of price hike as a result of N.B. Saputo plant closure
Farmers will have to ship their milk as far as Victoriaville, Que., or Dartmouth, NS, for processing.
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U.S. manufacturer to stop making pesticide linked to brain damage
California banned sales of chlorpyrifos beginning on Feb. 6 after state regulators said it had been linked to health issues in children
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Saputo closing facilities in Ontario and New Brunswick, laying off 280 workers
The dairy company recorded lower sales of fluid milk in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2019, which dragged down consolidated revenues
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Hellmann’s Canada commits to using 100% recycled plastic
The initiative is projected to save one million kilograms of virgin plastic this year
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Canada Post asks cannabis producers to stop shipping to Campobello Island
Mail trucks are being stopped and searched by U.S. border officials
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Cannabis newcomer to start growing at massive Quebec facility
The facility is about 58,000 square metres, more than three times the size of the Montreal Canadiens’ Bell Centre arena
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Tim Hortons seeks to reclaim Canadian brand identity amid lukewarm sales
Chief corporate officer Duncan Fulton acknowledges that franchisees aren’t happy that some consumers no longer view Tim Hortons as a Canadian company
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Cott signs deal to sell S&D Coffee and Tea business to Westrock Coffee
Westrock Coffee is an integrated coffee company that provides sourcing, financing, supply chain management, roasting, packaging and distribution services
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Tim Hortons pulls last of its Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches
Initial enthusiasm from customers in Ontario and B.C. has waned: not enough demand to keep it as a permanent item
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Virus-related downturn in N.S. lobster exports to China a blip
Nova Scotia’s fisheries minister says the province is talking to people in the industry about temporary contingency plans
