Food & Beverage
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Got milk and plenty of other choices; Dean Foods seeks sale
Consumers have pulled back on their milk consumption and the effect has hit dairy farms and milk sellers hard
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Burger King brings a plant-based Whopper to Europe
Sales of plant-based meat substitutes have grown an average of 22% annually in Eastern Europe over the last five years, and 13% annually in Western Europe
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More than 70 nations pledge to reduce food waste
Poor refrigeration leads to the loss of about 9% of perishable food in developed countries and about 23% in developing countries
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CME launches the Manufacturing and Processing Safety Sector Council
Newfoundland and Labrador is the hub of a new safety services council intended to avoid over processing
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Premium Brands down on indirect fallout of China’s swine fever outbreak
Prices for specialty pork products imported from Europe spiked, and margins for meat products in the U.S. and Canada took a hit
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Montreal borough can restrict fast food restaurants for health reasons: court
The Cote-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace borough passed a zoning bylaw in 2016 that limits new fast food restaurants to two major streets and a shopping centre
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Saputo net profits beat expectations in second quarter at $174.9M
The rise came from many factors, including higher international selling prices for cheese and dairy ingredients
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Second Cup to get new corporate name as it moves to diversify beyond coffee
The company will seek acquisitions in the foodservice, coffee and cannabis sectors under its new name, Aegis Brands
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Chemical mixture at Buffalo Wild Wings kills 1 employee
An employee may have inhaled fumes from a cleaning agent. He was taken to a hospital where he later died
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B.C. site testing over 700 samples of kombucha for alcohol levels
Alcohol is a normal byproduct of the fermentation process but levels can increase as kombucha products sit
