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Canadian restaurant industry struggles increase in 2024

Toronto, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The restaurant industry is preparing for a tough first half of 2024. According...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Tomato greenhouse opens in Manitoba

The precision agriculture business Netafim has partnered with Vermillion Growers to build the first large-scale vegetable greenhouse in Manitoba, Canada....

1 year ago 3 minute read

CPMA and WGA: Short-sighted plastics ban would cause food shortages and increase prices

Canadian consumers are already besieged by high food prices. Now the government is pushing to implement a plastics ban without...

1 year ago 5 minute read

Canadian produce industry reps meet with Trudeau

It is not entirely clear to me why representatives of the Canadian produce industry should have to meet with Canadian...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Restaurants Canada documents pandemic damage, lack of government support

Toronto, Ontario, Nov. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Restaurants Canada is disappointed in the federal government’s 2023 Fall Economic Statement....

1 year ago 2 minute read

IFPA meets with Canadian PM on food affordability, packaging policy

November 16, 2023 Washington, D.C. – With increasing consumption of fresh produce as its top priority, on November 15, International...

1 year ago 3 minute read

USDA announces trade missions for 2024

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced next steps in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Metro Inc. opens automated DC in Quebec

MONTREAL, Nov. 8, 2023 /CNW/ – Today, METRO Inc. BB #:116082 opens its new automated distribution center for fresh and...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Little Potato spreads holiday happiness with new campaign

Edmonton, Canada (November 1, 2023) – The Little Potato Company, BB #:165367 the number one creamer potato company in North...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Okanagan Specialty Fruits hires vice president of sales and business development

Summerland, BRITISH COLUMBIA (November 1, 2023) –  Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), BB #:337660 the developer and grower behind the innovative...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Fresh Produce Alliance welcomes the passage of Bill C-280 in Canada House of Commons

October 25, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – Today, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) BB #:153602, the Fruit and Vegetable Growers...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Village Farms gets extension to meet NASDAQ bid price requirement

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18, 2023 — Village Farms International, Inc. BB #:263321 today announced it received notification from The...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Maui Gold pineapple expands distribution to Canada

Maui, Hawaii (Oct. 12, 2023) – Hawaii’s famously sweet pineapple, Maui Gold Pineapple, announces its market expansion to distribute in...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Canada releases produce impact report

A new economic impact report on the produce industry in Canada has just been released by the Conference Board of...

1 year ago 2 minute read

CPMA releases report highlighting the economic impact of Canada’s fresh produce sector

October 5, 2023 (Ottawa, ON) – Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) BB #:153602 has released a report outlining the economic...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Ontario airport celebrates greenhouse industry neighbors

The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers BB #:163409 is excited to announce the launch of our “This is Greenhouse Goodness” campaign...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Court approves reorganization plan for Fruits Et Legumes Royal

A Canadian court has approved a reorganization plan for Montreal, QC- based importer-receiver Fruits Et Legumes Royal BB #:375172. The...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Fresh Express expands chopped salad kits in Canada

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 1, 2023 /CNW/ — Fresh Express®, BB #:115030 the brand leader in packaged salads in Canada, today announced three additions to...

2 years ago 3 minute read
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