Food & Beverage
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Supreme Court of Canada will not hear bread price fixing witness case
Documents allege the country’s largest bakery wholesalers and grocers conspired to artificially bake at least $1.50 into the price of bread and related products from 2001 up until as far as 2017
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Chinese buyers asking about U.S. soy, pork before trade talks
The gestures appear meant to reduce tensions ahead of the October negotiations over trade and technology
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China to boost pork output as swine fever drives up prices
Government agencies will closely monitor and analyze pork prices, stabilize production and regulate the market price
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Advocates sound alarm on unfolding disaster in salmon fishing industry
The lack in salmon has also put pressure on other species of fish and there’s been a decline in their numbers
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Shopify to buy fulfilment solutions company 6 River Systems for US$450M
The move is in keeping with a strategic plan to spend over US$1 billion to establish a network of U.S. fulfilment centres
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Protests at Chick-fil-A opening in Toronto over owner’s record on LGBTQ issues
The company says the Toronto location is the first franchised restaurant in Canada
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U.K. worries Brexit could bring ‘chlorinated chicken’ from U.S.
The European Union has long refused to import poultry from the United States that is routinely rinsed with chemical washes to kill germs
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Canada pushes China on canola at WTO as Beijing bristles over Trudeau criticism
China’s decision to ban canola shipments is part of disintegrating relations with Canada following the RCMP’s December arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou
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Cannabis producer CannTrust lays off 180 workers after regulatory problems
The layoffs amount to about 20 per cent of the CannTrust’s workforce. The company was growing cannabis in unlicensed rooms in its greenhouse in Pelham, Ont.
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Kraft Heinz Canada announces new president
Bruno Keller will replacing Nina Barton as president of the food and beverage brand, effective September 1
