Industry

The Messy Business of Meal Kits and Canadian Food Retailers

Meal kits are becoming a North American phenomenon. Deals are happening everywhere. In the latest deal, Walmart has partnered with Gobble to deliver meal kits. In the battle over the…

Canadian Farmers Advised to Watch Interest Rates and Value of Canada’s Dollar

Farm Credit Canada is advising Canadian farmers to be aware of the value of the Canadian dollar and to keep on top of interest rates by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

Snapshot: Few Americans Vegetarian or Vegan

Animal rights activists have long encouraged Americans to adopt a plant-based diet by becoming vegetarians (abstaining from eating meat) or by becoming vegan (rejecting all animal products) RJ Reinhart –…

Montreal’s Restaurant Industry Mourns the Loss of Joël Robuchon

The death of world-famous French chef Joël Robuchon has shaken up members of the restaurant industry both in Montreal and abroad Eater Montreal Robuchon was known as an eminently influential…

With New Canada Food Guide Due Soon The Debate Over Healthy Eating Continues

Some countries adopt food guides that simply state Eat unprocessed foods and Learn to cook. Low carb. High protein. Low calorie. No gluten. Ketogenic. It’s not hard to find conflicting…

Health, Technology, Consumer Perceptions, Influencing Swine Sector Research Priorities

The CEO of the Prairie Swine Centre observes an increased focus on animal and human health, the adoption of new technology and consumer perceptions of agriculture are having a much…

Canadians Becoming Less Aware of How to Safely Handle and Prepare Food

Canadians are becoming less aware of how to safely handle and prepare food to avoid food-borne illness and food poisoning, according to government-backed research THE CANADIAN PRESS The findings from…

Small Agri-Business Confidence Takes Major Dive in July

Small business confidence took a nose dive in July, following an upturn in May and June. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer index dropped five and a…

Chick-Fil-A Selects Toronto for First International Expansion

Chick-fil-A, the #1 chicken restaurant in the United States, today announced that it will open its doors in Toronto in 2019. These will be the company’s first franchisee-owned restaurants outside…

What is Meat Anyway? Lab-Grown Food Sets Off a Debate

You don’t typically find philosophical bickering at an FDA public meeting. But then again, this was no ordinary public meeting. On Thursday, the agency convened a scrum on so-called cultured…

Pork Producers Pleased with Moves to Group Sow Housing

A Research Scientist with the Prairie Swine Centre says those who have made the switch from stall housing of gestating sows to group housing have been generally pleased with the…

McDonalds Will Be First to Serve Sustainable Canadian Beef

In a major nod to the quality of Canadian beef, McDonald’s Canada announced today that it will be the first company in Canada to serve Canadian beef from certified sustainable…

How a Bacteria-Detecting Strip of Plastic Film Could Make Best-Before Dates Irrelevant

It’s impossible to tell if meat is contaminated with potentially deadly E. coli bacteria by simply smelling or looking at it, but one day a glance at the plastic packaging…

MB Beef Producers Welcomes USDA Decision to End Bovine T-B Pre-export Test

Manitoba breeding cattle and bison producers will see new market opportunities open up thanks to a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture by Candace Derksen – Steinbach Online…

Researchers to Assess Infectivity of FMD in Feed

The Swine Health Information Centre has approved a research project which will examine the risk of transmitting the virus responsible for Foot and Mouth Disease through feed by Bruce Cochrane…

Toronto’s Annual Halal Food Festival returns in 2018

Halal Food Fest Toronto (HFFTO), the largest halal food festival in North America returns for its sixth consecutive year between Saturday, July 14 and Sunday July 14 and Sunday, July…

Investing in Innovation in Canada’s Egg Industry

Canada’s hardworking farmers are the backbone of Canada’s economy, ensuring families across Canada and around the world have safe, high-quality food on their tables The Canadian egg industry is a…

Manitoba Pork Updating Farm and Food Discovery Centre Hog Pork Displays

In an effort to better engage with the public, Manitoba pork is updating and modernizing its presence at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre Corwyn Friesen –

Buy Canadian? Good Idea But The Trend Won’t Last

In a nutshell, here is what happened following the G7 Summit: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau played nice with U.S. President Donald Trump, Trump tore Trudeau apart on social media, Trudeau…

Manitoba Pork Encourages U.S. Adoption of Swine Movement Traceability

Manitoba Pork Chair George Matheson suggests a U.S. system for tracing swine movements, modeled after the one being used in Canada, would help protect swine heath in both countries. by…

Our January 2025 Issue

In our January 2025 issue we dive into the Smithfield files IPO, Global Red Meat Market trends, Solar Energy and Agricultural activities, Brazil adopting beef traceability, Meat Processing equipment, Rising agriculture crime, Canadian Ag investing, the Meat Institute's new COO, and much more!