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Beekeeping in Canada.
Read more: Beekeeping in Canada.Companies offering goods and services to the beekeeping sector may find opportunities in the Canadian market. Beekeeping is an important agricultural industry in Canada, producing honey and other hive products, and delivering valuable pollination services to farmers of orchard fruits, many berries, vegetables, forage, and the production of hybrid canola seed. In 2021, Agriculture and…
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A note about ‘grey market’ products.
Read more: A note about ‘grey market’ products.An infiltration of non-compliant – or, grey market – confectionary products poses risks to convenience stores and their customers. Canada Convenience Store News lays out the problems involved with these products. While they’re not to be confused with black market (stolen or counterfeit) goods, they often fail to meet Canadian packaging and/or labelling requirements, including…
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Opportunities in the alternative protein market.
Read more: Opportunities in the alternative protein market.The alternative protein market is thriving! It’s estimated that one in every ten servings of meat, dairy, eggs and seafood eaten globally will come from alternative proteins. And the industry itself is forecasted to reach US $290 billion by 2035. Alternative proteins are derived from plants, algae, fermentation, cellular agriculture (animal cells), insects and other…
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A look at the proposed NHP fees.
Read more: A look at the proposed NHP fees.There’s never a shortage of subjects deserving space in our insights column – and the Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) newsletter helped us pinpoint this week’s topic. Health Canada is the federal department responsible for evaluating natural health products (NHPs) before they’re approved for sale, monitoring products once they’re on the market, and overseeing compliance…
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Sweet trends in Canada.
Read more: Sweet trends in Canada.In its 2022 report, the National Confectioners Association (NCA) said that non-chocolate candy (defined as gummies, chewy candy, hard candy, licorice, lollipops, and marshmallows ) was last year’s second largest-selling confectionary category, accounting for 32% of all confectionary sales. These sweet treats rang up USD $9.2 billion in sales last year. That growth is expected…
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Non-alcoholic beverage trends in Canada.
Read more: Non-alcoholic beverage trends in Canada.There is an ever-expanding group of Canadians who are choosing to limit their consumption of – or opt for alternatives to – alcoholic beverages. While Statistics Canada found that almost 5.1 million Canadians said they engaged in heavy drinking at least once a month in 2021, it was the lowest level of heavy drinking recorded…
