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Mar 6
Global TV airs special series on food supply Ottawa Citizen
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Mar 5
Tim’s stresses Canadian multinational culutre in new 90-second spots Globe and Mail
Store brands lose ground to name brands Wall Street Journal
Bertolli debuts “Italy is Served” during the Oscars Brand Week
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Mar 4
Expiry dates worth reconsidering Maclean’s
Vancouver Island loses 90 per cent of its bees Globe and Mail
FDA sends public letters to food manufacturers for false labeling Marketing Daily
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Mar 2
McDonald’s ups Tims with a week of free coffee Toronto Star
Feb 27
Hawaiian queen bees stopped at Canadian border Toronto Star
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Feb 26
Alberta only province to show decline in food prices Calgary Sun
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Feb 25
Maple Leaf, Cott show profitable Q4′09 Vancouver Sun
Kraft puts marketing push on Athenos hummus BrandWeek
Skinny Cow uses social media for charity MarketingVox
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Feb 22
Ben & Jerry’s fully fair-trade by 2013 MediaPost
Oreo, Ritz partner with NASCAR MediaPost
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Feb 19
Economy not sole reason for declining dinners out MediaPost
Food colour labelling to change CBC.ca
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Feb 18
US food network imports Canadian TV chefs New York Times
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Feb 17
Whole Foods expands in Canada BizJournal.com
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Feb 16
General Mills eyes Hispanics, boomer, millennials for growth Ad Age
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Feb 15
Food co’s not advertising their lower-sodium levels Chicago Tribune
Mars, Callebaut team up on cocoa’s health benefits Just-Food.com
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Feb 11
Loblaws tries out popular UK store brands Globe and Mail
Local food sales up 20 per cent Agweek
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Feb 10
Chiquita supports US school salad bar campaign Progressive Grocer
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Feb 8
Sun Chips [Frito Lay] gets green packaging Canadian Manufacturing
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Feb 6
Loblaws starts selling only sustainable fish Ottawa Citizen
Walmart to replace national brand with generic Wall Street Journal
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Feb 4
Heinz makes ketchup packets easier to open New York Times
No of resto units flat in 2009 Media Post
Greek-style yogurts selling well Supermarket News
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Feb 2
Gerber toddler food deemed too salty CBC.ca
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Feb 1
Sara Lee’s Earth Bread promotes use of Eco-Grain Reuters
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Jan 29
BC salmon company goes worldwide Globe and Mail
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Jan 28
Food is manufacturing’s largest employer Canadian Manufacturing
Yogurt named food trend of the decade Food Navigator
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Jan 26
New product launches drop in 2009 Food in Canada
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Jan 27
Food and beverage launches down 30 per cent in 2001 Marketing Daily
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Jan 25
Almonds are the most popular nut Mintel Food Processing
Campbell’s launches natural soup line for foodservice QSR Magazine
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Jan 22
Raw milk activist acquitted Globe and Mail
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Jan 21
Restaurant forecast sees recovery for 2010 Marketing Daily
Michelle Obama takes on childhood obesity USA Today
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Jan 20
Price isn’t enough to win consumers Nielson Progressive Grocer
Food Trend Challenge chooses top five foods Marketing Daily
Cadbury accepts Kraft’s $19 million takeover offer Wall Street Journal
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Jan 19
Buying local shown to be a short-term movement SmallBiz.com
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Jan 18
Consumers’ definition of “fast food” broadens Marketing Daily
Heath Canada report finds high rates of trans-fat still in use CTV
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Jan 8
Canada told to offer nut-free seats UPI
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Jan 5
Britain releases national historic food policy Globe and Mail
Flax exports expected to decline for 2010 Country Guide
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Jan 4
Experience will trump possessions in 2010 Ad Age
Nova Scotia agri-business gets aid from $6 million fund Meat Trade News Daily
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Jan 1
Convenience stores linked to child obesity
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Dec 30
Chocolate emerges recession-proof Marketing Daily
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Dec 29
Mintel weighs in on what will be hot in 2010 Gaston Gazette
New Kraft products restaurant-inspired Ad Age
Taco Bell joins fast food’s weight loss slant Marketing Daily
Anti-energy drink gets California following Marketing Daily
Whole Foods part of growing on-line giving Marketing Daily
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Dec 28
63 per cent Canadians oppose battery cages for chickens
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Dec 27
Eight O’Clock Facebook over coffee Media Post
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Dec 22
Pho, kimchee on top 10 list of college favourites Chicago Tribune
McCains expects strong 2010 in South Africa Globe and Mail
Heath Canada considers adding anti-cancer drug to junk food Examiner
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Dec 21
Best, worst in 2009 food social media WSJ
Brands continue to focus on “keeping it real” AdAge
Heart group says food labeling unclear to parents CBC.ca
McDonalds opens three gaming locations Vancouver Sun
Jean Paré donates personal library CanadaViews.ca
Canada’s inflation up one per cent FinancialPost.com
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The Week’s Top Food Business News
17.12.2009
Canada joins international body to reduce farming’s carbon footprint Grain News
National brands are losing followers Adweek
US group want to curb food marketing to kids Wall Street Journal
Cdn courts handing stepping up food safety violations fines Food Safety News
CFIA tries to calm fear over baby food scare Windsor Star
Resto recovery expected for Q3 2010 Marketing Daily
Maple Leaf establishes food safety board Just-Food.com
Food trends go back to basics Marketing Daily
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Dec 17
Sara Lee begins gradual cutting back on sodium Chicago Tribune
Subway connects to MTV, emerging new artists MediaPost
US Federal Trade Commission call for food market “reinvention” MediaPost
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Dec 16
Canada joins international body to reduce farming’s carbon footprint Grain News
National brands are losing followers Adweek
US group want to curb food marketing to kids Wall Street Journal
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Dec 15
Cdn courts handing stepping up food safety violations fines Food Safety News
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Dec 14
CFIA tries to calm fear over baby food scare Windsor Star
Oh-oh, SpaghettiOs reduce their sodium Detroit News
Resto recovery expected for Q3 2010 Marketing Daily
Shake ‘n’ Bake gets makeover Brand Week
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Dec 11
Maple Leaf establishes food safety board Just-Food.com
Food trends go back to basics Marketing Daily
McDonald’s ties gaming to promo Marketing Daily
Heinz ketchup awards “Fan of the Century” Globe and Mail
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Dec 10
Digital video proves effective at point of sale
General Mills will reduce sugar in 10 cereals
Hong Kong accepts Canadian beef exports
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Dec 9
Subway teams up with Biggest Loser
Holiday train attracts 3000 lb of food for food banks
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Dec 7
Slew of new product launches fuel market research spending
Canada, Korean partner on food for 2010
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Dec 5
Seed vault established in Norway
Cost of industrial milk up 58 per cent since 1994
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Dec4
Galen Weston on the worrisome future of food
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Dec 3
Canada, China work together on food security
NPD Group looks at future food trends
US test E.coli vaccine on cows
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Dec 2
80 per cent Canadians approve biofuel
Ryerson, Loblaws sign on Maple Leaf Gardens
China lifts ban on Canadian pork
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Dec 1
All-day breakfast tops preferred resto offerings
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Nov 30
Small grocery chain features provenance stories
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Nov 27
Heinz will spend $400 million on ketchup marketing
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Nov 25
Weston Q3 net falls 52 per cent, sales down 1 per cent
Canadian farm revenue down 4.2 per cent
Nearly 10 per cent of Canadian children live in poverty
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Nov 24
Local food’s carbon footprint larger than expected, economist
Heinz looks to expand in Mexico
Canadian fisheries will export to Asia
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Nov 22
Loss of soil’s diminishing salt endagers rice crop
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Nov 20
Whole Foods offers staff incentives to slim down
Restaurants to redefine “value,” Mintel
Hackers break into Agriculture Canada records
Cardamom, sweet potatoes top new flavour trends, Mintel
WTO will rule on Canada’s complaint with labelling
Canada’s inflation up 0.1 per cent
Restos bundle up for unconventional locations
Ottawa asked food co’s to pull back on salt
Food-makers say Canadians want salt
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Nov 18
Retail prices to fall in a competitive season
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Nov 17
Food waste significant environmental concern
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Nov 16
Food aid goes from assistance to self-sustainability
MPs urge food makers to cut salt
US FDA refuses 19 shipments of Canadian canola
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Nov 15
Animal health campaign starts on the farm
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Nov 13
Chocolatier Godiva does coffee
Anti-idling campaign to hit Tim’s drive-thru
McGuinty returns $4 fast food tax exemption
Restrictions for Toronto’s street food programs loosen up
Ottawa appoints new head of national food safety
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Nov 11
Starbucks enters QSR via Subway
Pomegranate 7UP gets vitamin E
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Nov 7
Government and industry debate BC salmon hatchery program
Hellman’s mayo sales jump, food home-prepared
Ready-to-drink tea sales take up
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Nov 6
Canada creates test strips to check for food toxins
Industry team develops food-recall list on line
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Nov 4
Top grocery sales go to fresh foods, study
Kraft Q3 net revenues down 5.7 per cent
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Nov 3
Pizza Hut’s iPhone app generates $1 million in sales
Pork inventories up 15 per cent
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Nov 2
Starbucks loyalty plans get customer-centric
Fredericton Wendy’s shuts down for disenfecting, six ill
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Nov 1
Tim’s CFO see slow job recovery ahead
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OCTOBER, 2009
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Oct 30
National brands still lead frozen vegetable category
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Oct 28
Fewer ingredients means higher sales
Fusion and blended cuisines top trend chart
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Oct 27
GM triffid-infected flax damages export market prospects
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Oct 26
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Oct 24
Rising price of fertilizer threatens world food supply
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Oct 23
Food Network breaks down shows into niches
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Oct 21
Ontario turkeys have H1N1 virus
US proposing country of origin labeling for dary
UK university studies consumer choices in food sustainability
Study discovers how we taste carbonation
Coffee fights advance of liver disease, study
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Oct 20
New food index charts affordability
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Oct 19
Loblaw joins forces with biogas firm to convert organic waste
Ethnic food expect to climb 20 per cent by 2014
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Oct 17
Second tampered meat product found in Guelph
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Oct 16
Agriculture is next step in journey to save lives, Gates
Free online and mobil tool helps to manage special dietary needs
Food is considered too expensive for 65 per cent of shoppers, study
Sports club competition benefits Vancouver food bank
Oct 14
Farm book author calls for a national food policy
Consumers would switch brands on price
Asian carp eating its way into the Great Lakes
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Oct 13
Fort Knox becomes Tim Horton’s first US military base
Ready-to-drink tea is a growing beverage category
A&P introduces artisanal cheeses
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Oct 12
Hain Celestial takes organic to China
General Mills targets boomers with Vitality campaign via Yahoo
Future Canadian aerospace diet looks to bison, wild rice
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Oct 11
Ontario food banks seeing 20 per cent more users this year
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Oct 9
Ethical food spending continues despite recession
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Oct 8
Canada asks WTO to mediate country-of-origin labelling with US
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Oct 7
Pork producers chase debt reduction program deadline
Giant $500/day party pavilion for Vancouver Olympics
Ocean Spray splashes out in Manhattan cranberry bog
CANookie is one of the Canadian foods tested for space
New national standards set for poultry biosecurity
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Oct6
Food industry, education groups form history anti-obesity coalition
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Oct 5
Riyadh hosts Canadian food festival
Green retailing brings in more business
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Oct 4
New food safety lab opening attracts a lineup of 1000
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Oct 2
Post foods signs on for marketing to kids guidelines
Green Washing: when corps jump on “local” bandwagon
Organic wastes can be turned into fuel
Climate changes means 500 fewer calories/person/day
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Sept 30
Whole Foods gives in-store seminars on health
Del Monte runs kids’ recipe contest
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Sept 29
Ottawa announces $75 million for food safety
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Sept 28
Smuckers gives awy 20K coupons on line
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Sept 25
Sugar up 95 per cent; cocoa at 20-year high
Canned foods win in a down economy
US F&B companies get Green Listed
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Sept 23
Supermarket consumers studied for view on sustainability
McDonald’s shareholders ask for sustainable potato
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Sept 22
Greening brings them in more often, study
New labelling legislation tabled
Campbell’s cuts sodium in Heathy Request soup line
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Sept 21
Tamworth pig inducted into Slow Food Arc of Taste
Subway set to surpass McDonalds in number of stores
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Sept 18
Tonnes of PEI wheat mistakenly dumped
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Sept 17
Venture Capital Food Forum holds development promise
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Sept 16
Quality trumps novelty, Harvard Business Review
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Sept 15
Canada Medical Association calls for gov’t action on salt reduction
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Sept 13
Feds invests $75 million in food safety
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Sept 12
Farmers get less despite rise in food prices up
Ottawa will implement all listeria recommendations
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Sept 11
Manitoba canola-biofuel project ready for launch
Beauty foods getting attention, Minto International
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Sept 10
Food prices expected to increase
Grain investories up significantly from last year
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Sept 9
Oceans strained by fish feed for fish farming
Salmon shortage leading to grizzly starvation
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Sept 8
Del Monte jacks up marketing spending by 40 per cent
Zero-cal sweeteners sales to jump 50 per cent in five years
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Sept 7
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Sept 5
Weather delays Niagara grape harvest; late heat welcome
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Sept 4
Farmers getting less of the food dollar
Canada leads world’s McDonald’s in customer growth
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Sept 3
July restaurant performance up for July
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Sept 2
Ontario a culinary destination for Italian gastronomic students
New “Healthy Everyman” target for Campbell
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Sept 1
Corn yield strong despite late planting
Ontario weather blamed for low wheat yield
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Aug 31
Manitoban plans $19 million Guelph flour mill
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Aug 29
Photos chronicle couple’s Michelin resto adventure
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Aug 28
Crofters Foods granted Canadian Innovation Leader recognition
Pork transition program trade-policy-neutral
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Aug 26
Pork protestors leave piglets for premier, minister of agriculture
Investors told to reconsider agriculture
Consumers want healthier food, but too costly, survey
Watermelon juice seen to aid ethanol production
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Aug 25
Denny’s expands healthy menu for kids
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Aug 23
Campbell issues lower-sodium soups
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Aug 21
New reports examines link between low farm income, consumer health
Perception, opinion of QSRs on the rise, study
Economy showings signs of recessionary rebound
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Aug 20
Compass introduces steaming ready-meals
Pork spokesman asks CBC to stop saying “swine flu”
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Aug 18
New technique for refine high-fibre foods
Smaller organic co’s lapped up by industry giants
Almonds top nut, consumer study
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Aug 17
Value of farmland expected to rebound quickly
Spices proven great pesticides, National Geographic
Poor economy takes bite out of Canadians’ health
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Aug 16
Feds spending $75million to get farmers out of pork industry
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Aug 15
Fair-trade bananas: Canada one per cent, UK 25 per cent
Guelph names top seed of the year
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Aug 14
Fraser sockeye down six to 10 million
New flavours, shapes from Kronos
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Aug 13
Strong corn corp bad for potash
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Aug 12
Restaurant investment looks up
Wet spring, later heavy rains, make crops late
Saskatchewan tests watching crops from space
Safeway lops 25 per cent from prices
New ways to stand out, not communication for brands
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Aug 11
Tim’s takes a hit for backing an anti-gay event
Cold BBQ season takes bite out of pork sales
Kraft’s eco-goals drop water use by 21 per cent
New branding can make or break: Tropicana
Children show awareness of nutrition in food, study
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Aug 10
US sugar alliance seeks more imports from Brazil
Marketers move toward bigger packaging
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Aug 7
Loblaw shines line on peanut-free foods
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Aug 6
Technology gives canning a nutritional edge
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Aug 5
Wind farm considered for Hastings
Goat producers look to marketing
French grape takes to Niagara soil
Business Monitor releases Canada Food and Drink report
Grocery prices are up, but not as high as expected
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Aug 4
Food Processing releases top 100
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July 31
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July 29
Canadian pork sees two and a half years of losses
Canadian food recalls more frequent, complex
Organic nutrition study misses the point, trade association
Canada up in arms about omission from best chef book
Biotech firm says new GM corn approved without research
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July 28
World’s longest BBQ celebrates Canada’s local food
Proposed fat tax could finance health reform
Study finds disturbing inaccuracy on fortified food labeling
Run of Pacific sockeye salmon is half its usual size
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July 27
Organic store brands showing growth
Unilever cuts all trans fats from two popular margarines
Canadian food has above-average salt levels
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July 25
Loblaw buys Asian grocery chain T&T
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July 24
Salt levels unique to each country, study
Public health group supports class action suite agains Denny’s
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July 23
Cereal targeted specifically to men: Wheaties Fuel
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July 22
Listeriosis report charts 57 “failures”
Kikkoman packs new flavours to-go
Private-label buying increases as consumer age
Recession spending still strong on green
Naturopath establishes camel dairy
Low income shoppers want green products
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July 21
Russia lifts ban on Canadian pork
Improperly protected H1N1 inspectors get sick
Canada, US food agency approve new biotech corn
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July 20
PepsiCo invests in agriculture in China
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July 19
New strain of wheat stem rust is on the move
Starbucks tries otu being a bar, live music
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July 17
New canola research creates hairy- beetle-resistant strain
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July 16
Record Canadian pea exports, strongest in South East Asia
Canada settles trade battle with Europe over modified crops
Verified Beef gets OK’d by On-Farm Food Safety Reconition
Pizza Hut announces “create-your-own pizza” iPhone app
Campbell’s ready to roll out five new low-cal condensed soups
Tyson US sells five pig farms, demand, high cost of feed
Private labels beat out national brands
Wal-Mart suppliers asked to provide sustainability data
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July 15
G8 promises $15 billion over three years for agri-aid
16 food-makers pledge to decrease their marketing to children
Monsanto acquisition expands wheat portfolio
Kraft CEO outlines plans for growth
World hunger continues to rise
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July 14
Quizno’s counters with $3 Tasty Bullet
US resto piggy-backs Food Inc. buzz for sustainability message
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July 13
Dunkin’ does coupons as Tim’s hits Time’s Square
Feds earmarka $20 for traceability
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July 12
Inflation up a mere 0.1 per cent
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July 10
Agri Minister Ritz weighs in on “Product of Canada” question
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July 9
Private brands flourish in down economy
Sara Lee launches green program
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July 8
Whole Foods goes verifiably GMO-free
Second round of swine flu hits hard
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July 7
Nestle takes coffee to anti-Starbucks Italy
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July 6
Food inflation troubling for the long term
Food retailing dollars down 42 per cent
Hog sectors calls out for help
Agri-investment overshadows food aid at G8 summit
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July 3
Profits crash by 90 per cent for Hell Kitchen chef
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July 1
McDonald announces Angus Quarter Pounders
Feds, Manitoba team up for $39m boost to province’s farm families
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June 30
The future of farming is vertical
High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup fights “schmear” campaign
Chef McEwan opens monster gourmet grocery store
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June 29
Tim’s becomes Canadian for tax reasons
Canadian Tourism is down, ditto fuel, fast food sales
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June 27
Sobeys sales up Q4, but real estate moves steal gains
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June 26
Saskatchewan livestock sector seeks relief
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June 25
Feds, Ontario add $20.8 million for better agri-business
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June 24
Only 20 per cent trust food industry for safety, IBM study
Wheat fungus could wipe out 80 per cent of world crop
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June 22
Private labels invest in food-safety packaging
Naked BC man steals fries at drive-thru window, disappears
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June 20
Federal agriculture committee calls for food-safety overhaul
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June 19
Organic equivalency deal remain restricted
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June 18
Western farmers say record dry spell is state of agri-disaster
London, ON, called a sleeping [agriculture] giant
Newfoundland cod fishery opens amid dwindling stock protests
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June 17
No need for listeria outbreak inquiry, Agriculture minister
Kellogg donates 55 million servings of cereal for hunger relief
Canada/US agree on cross-border organic certification
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June 16
Three in 10 US families buy more organic than last year
Toronto, Vancouver Sutton Place Hotels develops baby food menu
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June 15
Cumbrae’s Alexander touts the “how” of whey-fed pork
Average foodservice profit margin down to 4.0 per cent
Gov’t continues to argue “Product of Canada” regulations
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June 15
California Safeway is 45 per cent local
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June 13
Canadian beef jerky headed for space
Kennedy’s expanding domain battles recessionary times
Calgary grower introduces cold-pressed canola
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June 12
Lindt makes play for choc bunny trademark
Delmonte to be strong on packed produce for 2010
High-tech eco dairy complex gets $12m from Ottawa
Viterra’s new high-yeild flax has greater oil content
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June 11
Campbell [US] CEO says Canada has superior food inspection
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June 10
Consumers confused by “functional” foods, study
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June 9
Infected Alberta herd of swine finally culled
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June 5
DNA reveals Vancouver fish labels misleading
Manitoba sets up food development centre in Punjab
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Technical difficulties take a bite out of my wire…
….but we’re back!
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May 20
Seed savers go up against Monsanto’s herbicide-resistant seeds
Mintel announces top performers in prepared meals
Poll shows Canadians don’t trust industry for food safety
New fish using genetic material set for FDA approval
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May 19
Canada’s grain giant Viterra snaps up Australia’s Abb Grain
Ethnic food carts hit the Toronto streets
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May 18
Denny’s targets night owls with social media apps
WHO week-long Geneva meeting to focus on vaccine
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May 16
April canola exports double 2008 monthly averages
Japanese cancel travel after infected Canadian arrives in Tokyo
Canada’s 16th case of BSE found in Alberta
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May 15
30 Rock’s Jenna gets in bed with Breyers
New Miracle campaign Whips up a Gen-Y identity
Researchers study essential oils to fight food-borne illnesses
Pork frenzy: “It’s a wonder Canadians eat at all”
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May 14
New eat-in snack foods mirror dine-out favourites
Whole Foods Q2 profits down 32 per cent
New red hard midge-resistant wheat ready for market
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May 13
If they had a million flavours….
NRA thanks Obama for eating out
CFIA says infected herd will likely not be killed
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