Industry

Maple Leaf Foods Goes All-Natural in Entire Line of Processed Meats

The latest TV commercial from meat processing giant Maple Leaf Foods features children at a spelling bee stumbling over the names of food additives such as maltodextrin and butylated hydroxytoluene…

Rotisserie Chicken Hotspot Flock Continues to Expand

Gourmet chicken and salad chain Flock Rotisserie plus Greens is spreading its wings and embarking on expansion as demand for its high – end fast food offerings continues to soar…

Bayer Partners with The Do More Agriculture Foundation to Provide Mental Health Resources to Canadian Producers

Bayer is pleased to announce it has partnered with The Do More Agriculture Foundation – a not-for-profit organization focused on raising awareness and promoting mental well-being for farmers in Canada…

Ricky’s & Fatburger Franchise Owner Buys Famoso

One of B.C.’s most successful restaurant-franchise entrepreneurs intends to expand into the Italian-food business by purchasing the 30-location, Vancouver-based Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria chain, giving him a total of 171 restaurants…

Maple Leaf Introduces Sweeping Changes to Iconic Brand

Maple Leaf Foods is launching the most sweeping changes in the history of its iconic Maple Leaf brand to lead a real food movement in the prepared meats category This…

Animal Agriculture Industry on Recent Verdict Against N.C. Hog Farm

The following statement was issued by the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Pork Producers Council, National Turkey Federation and the North American Meat Institute The recent jury verdict against a…

Half Century Milestone for Red Angus Registrations in Canada

They are known as the power couple of Canadian beef. However, the couple aren’t producers — they’re actually the product — red and black Angus beef By Dori Modney with…

LG Partners with Celebrity Chef Chuck Hughes to Show Canadians How to Reduce Their Food Waste

According to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), Canadians are among the largest wasters of food in North America, with approximately 873 pounds wasted per capita per annum That’s why…

Meatbar™is a New Line of Pasture Raised, Grass Fed Meat Snacks

GreenSpace announced the launch of Meatbar™️, a new brand under the premium meat-based snack category. Meatbar is launching with three flavours – Sriracha, Sweet & Savory, and Original, and is…

La Coop fédérée is a New Major Player in the Animal Nutrition Industry

La Coop fédérée, an agri-food cooperative with operations across Canada, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Standard Nutrition Canada (SNC), a Winnipeg-based company offering animal nutrition products…

High Debt Levels to Dampen Canadians’ Appetite for Eating Out

Tapped-out consumers will dampen sales in the food services industry over the next five years. Restaurant sales are forecast to grow by an average of just 1.4 per cent per…

Genomic Selection Offers Promise for Identifying Disease Resilience

A professor of livestock genomics with the University of Alberta says the elusive trait of disease resilience in livestock can be more easily identified through the use of genomics by…

Long Winter Leaves Cattle Producers Scrambling for Hay

A long, cold winter has eaten away at hay supplies and is putting the squeeze on cattle producers, particularly those in drier areas of southern and central Saskatchewan by Neil…

Canadian Agricultural Partnership Launches in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotian farmers work hard to ensure that they are able to respond to the growing need for their high-quality and safe products. Today, the provincial and federal governments launched…

Walmart Canada Commits to Zero Food Waste by 2025

Walmart today announced a commitment to achieve zero food waste by 2025 in its Canadian operations, in accordance with the Zero Waste International Alliance guidelines*. To address this significant issue…

Arthur Handtmann Dies at 91

Arthur Handtmann, President of the Handtmann Group Advisory Board, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018 in Biberach Germany With his passing, the Handtmann family loses its patriarch, the Handtmann…

Senate Committee Studying How to Grow Value-Added Food Sector

A Senate committee is examining how Canadian food processors can take advantage of a golden opportunity to keep exporting quality foods and strengthen a homegrown economic sector at the same…

PigTRACE Canada Encourages Compliance with Mandatory Pig Movement Reporting

The Director of PigTRACE Canada says 2018 will see a stepped effort to encourage anyone not already reporting pig movements to begin doing so By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online…

Carbon-Tax Killjoys Want to Tax Our Hamburgers Now But Is Anyone Really Surprised?

If lately it seems to you that everything that makes life a pleasure is a target for getting slapped with a carbon tax … well, you’d be right by Peter…

Pork Producers Expected to Accelerate Transition to Canadian Pork Excellence

The Manager of Quality Assurance and Animal Care Programs with Manitoba Pork expects many of Canada’s pork producers to accelerate their transition to Canadian Pork Excellence by Bruce Cochrane –…

Our July 2025 Issue

In our July issue 2025 issue, Chicken Farmers of Canada launches a new campaign, FCC transition loans, Meat producers warn of trade concerns, Will Ottawa clear the path for domestic food trade, and much more!