Canada publishes its 2022 wheat crop report

28-Nov-2022 - Every fall, farmers work against the clock to bring in their wheat harvest. It is then up to the technical staff of Cereals Canada and the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to assess the quality of the crop and make the information available to global buyers of Canadian grain in a jointly published ...

Seafood farming’s growth rate has already peaked, and now it’s in decline

16-Nov-2022 - The growth rate of seafood farming worldwide peaked in 1996 according to new UBC research, highlighting the importance of rebuilding wild fish stocks to feed future demand. If we were to rely only on aquaculture to meet the demand for seafood by 2030, the world’s production would need to grow at ...

Molson Coors to launch Topo Chico Spirited, a new RTD cocktail line

05-Oct-2022 - Ready-to-drink spirits are having a moment, and Molson Coors Beverage Company is getting in on the action with the introduction of Topo Chico Spirited, a new line of canned cocktails made with real spirits, real juice and sparkling water. With Topo Chico Spirited, Molson Coors is showing it’s a ...

Canadians Are Buying More Coffee from Restaurants As They Return to Their Pre-Pandemic Routines

Coffee servings ordered at restaurants increase year-over-year by 13%

19-Sep-2022 - As much as Canadians love their coffee, many love others making it for them more. Coffee ordered from restaurants is rebounding as consumers return to worksites, schools, and other outside activities, reportsThe NPD Group. In the 12 months ending July 2022, more than 2 billion coffee servings ...

Canadian Food Startup, Fieldless, Raises $17.5M for Major Expansion

Funding round led by Forage Capital Partners and includes Farm Credit Canada and BDC

20-Jul-2022 - Fieldless Farms, a modern food and Controlled Environment Agriculture company that launched in 2019, announced a Series A round raising $17.5 million in equity and debt to expand operations at its Cornwall facility by 10 times. The expansion will help Fieldless better meet demand for its cut ...

Golden Wing, a barley milk made from Coors barley, debuts

16-May-2022 - Molson Coors’ push beyond the beer aisle has coupled it with much-celebrated products like La Colombe coffee and ZOA energy drink. Now the company is tapping one of beer’s primary ingredients to introduce its newest innovation, Golden Wing Barley Milk, a non-alcohol plant-based milk that will ...

Study finds children with vegetarian diet have similar growth and nutrition compared to children who eat meat

Children with a vegetarian diet also had higher odds of underweight weight status

02-May-2022 - A study of nearly 9,000 children found those who eat a vegetarian diet had similar measures of growth and nutrition compared to children who eat meat. The study, published in Pediatrics and led by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital of Unity Health Toronto, also found that children with a ...

Feel Foods now accepts cryptocurrencies as a form of payment

Feel Foods integrates its Shopify online commerce platform with Coinbase to enable cryptocurrency payments

31-Mar-2022 - FEEL FOODS LTD is pleased to announce that its Shopify online commerce platform now accepts a number of leading cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, as payment methods for the purchase of plant-based products. The company's online commerce platform has been integrated with the ...

Food-tracking AI system developed to reduce malnutrition in LTC homes

31-Jan-2022 - New technology could help reduce malnutrition and improve overall health in long-term care homes by automatically recording and tracking how much food residents consume. The smart system, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo,theSchlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging andthe ...

Rritual Superfoods Inc: Rritual Superfoods gets into Prime at Amazon Store in the U.S.

15-Oct-2021 - Rritual Superfoods Inc. is pleased to announce that the entire Rritual product line is now available to all customers on the company's Amazon Store, including Amazon Prime in the US. The launch of Rritual on the Amazon Store is an important milestone for the company, as more people search for ...