Does your company import romaine lettuce to Canada? You'll need to read this post. Romaine lettuce imported from the U.S. has been associated with several outbreaks of foodborne E. coli illnesses in North America. U.S. food safety investigators have identified…
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Opportunities in Canada’s pet care market.
Canada is a pet-loving country. As per the Pet Food Association of Canada, 63% of Canadians owned pets in 2020, with at least one dog or cat in the household - translating into more than 7.7 million dogs and 8.1…
Let’s look at cold-chain storage.
Canada (and the U.S.) are geographically vast countries, with warm summers and cold winters - and a need for refrigerated truck and warehouse capacities to preserve food and non-food items to prevent spoilage while in transit. Refrigerated warehouse capacities has…
‘Green thumbs’ grow in Canada.
Products and supplies for home gardens and urban farms are in demand in Canada. The onset of the pandemic in early 2020 spurred concerns about food security; this, combined with travel restrictions and limited approved activities, prompted many Canadians to…
What’s happening in Canada’s grocery stores.
The pandemic has ushered in changes in many Canadian industry sectors - including food retail. The Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship's recent report Shake-up in Aisle 21: Disruption, Change and Opportunity in Ontario's Grocery Sector examined what's happened in…
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