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Mother Parkers opens new cold coffee extract facility
Mother Parkers opens new cold coffee extract facility
In a bid to capture more of the growing market for cold coffee, Mother Parkers Tea & Coffee recently opened a new facility alongside its existing operations. It is housed inside the company’s 320,000-square-foot facility in Mississauga, Ont.
Couche-Tard launches offer for all shares of Zabka
Alimentation Couche-Tard launched a tender offer for all shares of Polish convenience chain Zabka. The offer — to run to Sept. 25 — is 2.3 per cent higher than Zabka’s last price and values the company at roughly US$8.8 billion.
Loblaw to return country-of-origin signs on produce
Loblaw is bringing back country-of-origin signs and maple leaves to mark Canadian produce, shortly after the company removed them, a spokesperson confirmed. The grocery giant is also bringing back the T symbol on American products that are impacted by tariffs.
Court approves first Monette land sale
A court approved the first sale of Monette Farms. Byner Cattle submitted an offer on about 3,100 acres. The grain, cattle and produce operations entered creditor protection after missing payments on a $930 million loan.
Canada's an agri-superpower. Could it feed the world?
Experts count red tape, infrastructure bottlenecks and labour shortages among the factors undermining Canada's ability to send more food around the world. Canada exports about $100 billion in agri-food products annually, but growth is not keeping pace with others.
As GLP-1 patients rethink food, firms must follow suit
People are eating less, making what they do eat more important. Now manufacturers are rethinking snack offerings, which relied on salt, sugar and fat to appeal, fueling the obesity epidemic. Consumers taking GLP-1s are just not that interested.
Loblaw sees shoppers shift further to discount: Report
Loblaw says discount stores No Frills and Maxi are gaining share “meaningfully,” it outlined in its latest Food Inflation Report. The findings provide fresh evidence that value-seeking behaviour among consumers continues to reshape the grocery industry landscape.
Chapman’s pledges shifts away from U.S. suppliers
Chapman’s Ice Cream is shifting away from American suppliers as the trade dispute between Canada and the U.S. continues. The family-owned company also says it won’t raise prices for its ice cream until March 2028.
Canadian cattle herd sees largest growth since 2004
The Canadian cow herd grew by 3.2 per cent, the largest year-over-year increase recorded since 2004. Canadian cattle inventories totalled 12.1 million head, according to a report by Statistics Canada. This is the second year of growth in a row.
Canada invests $50M in agri-food tech network
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly announced $50 million will support the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN). The investment will allow CAAIN to fund at least 40 projects, pursue $80 million in investment and create 800 jobs.
Growing food in space starts with Inuit in Nunavut
Astronauts may one day need to grow food on the moon. Today, Nunavut residents need cheaper food closer to home, so the Canadian Space Agency awarded a $745,000 contract to Inuit-owned Arctic Fresh and modular farm firm The Growcer.
Rain delivers rebound for Alta. farmers, disaster for others
Across central Alberta, major crop yields are projected at 23 per cent above their five-year average and 20 per cent more overall provincially, according to Alberta’s latest crop report. Nine municipalities have declared agricultural disasters due to excessive moisture.
After decades-long ban, B.C. farmers welcome potato return
Potatoes return to Central Saanich, B.C. after more than 40 years away. The ban was in response to a devastating pest — the golden nematode. However, the CFIA recently found the nematode threat was not present, and lifted the complete ban.
N.B. never really stopped selling U.S. alcohol
NB Liquor still has 8,138 cases of U.S. alcohol in its warehouses and on store shelves that it bought before it stopped purchasing roughly a year and a half ago. It’s been available for purchase virtually everywhere alcohol is sold.
Butterball reaches settlement in turkey pricing case
Butterball has agreed to a US$34 million settlement to resolve allegations it conspired to inflate turkey prices. The Butterball settlement, if approved, will take the total amount recovered to around US$130.7 million across all settling defendants.
General Mills eliminates synthetic colours in U.S. cereals
General Mills said that its U.S. lineup of breakfast cereals is now without synthetic colours. The maker of Cheerios, Lucky Charms and Trix, among many others, announced last summer that it intended to phase out the use of “certified colours.”
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Oct 08 2026
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Oct 27 2026
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Toronto Congress Centre North Building -
Arrell Food Summit 2026
Nov 06 2026
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
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