Tendances et consommation

Le sirop d’érable a coulé à flots en 2020
Près de quatre mois après le lancement officiel de la saison des sucres 2020, les Producteurs et productrices acéricoles du Québec (PPAQ), de concert avec le Conseil de l’industrie de… Lire la suite >>
Employee fear of coronavirus tops food industry leaders’ challenges, survey says
The biggest challenges food processors and equipment and service suppliers have had during the coronavirus pandemic include workforce issues, big changes in the way business is conducted, dealing with the… Lire la suite >>
Food and beverage is the only sector projected to grow this year, report says
Food and nonalcoholic beverage is the only sector of the economy projected to post positive growth in 2020, according to a Euromonitor analysis. A chart made by the retail analysts… Lire la suite >>
Alberta ranchers and feedlots worried about future impact of COVID-19
A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it’s coming. Lire la suite >>
“Innovation still exists in brands that are in market,” retailers are reviewing new products, investor says
While the coronavirus outbreak may have initially sidelined new food and beverage launches as retailers scrambled to stock the basics, and stay-at-home orders slowed research & development, one investor predicts… Lire la suite >>
Mycorena Raises € 1.2 Million for Unique Fungi Protein as Beginning of a “Silicon Valley of Foodtech in the Nordics”
Swedish foodtech startup Mycorena announces a raise over 1.2 Million EUR to fund the scaling of its novel fungi-based protein ingredient, Promyc®. The company will open a facility in Falkenberg,… Lire la suite >>
Foodtech will be a vital part of any ‘new normal’
Editor’s Note: Ivan Farneti is a founding partner at the European early-stage foodtech investor Five Seasons Ventures. Saskia Hoebee is a former analyst at Rabobank who joined Five Seasons this… Lire la suite >>
Task force creates official definition for ‘upcycled food’
The Upcycled Food Association created a task force of academic, nonprofit and industry leaders who just released the first official definition for « upcycled food. » The group said implementing a single… Lire la suite >>
Imperfect Foods Raises $72M to Expand Delivery of Ugly Produce and Pantry Goods
Imperfect Foods, the company that delivers surplus and “ugly” food directly to consumers, announced today that it had closed a $72 million Series C funding round. The round was led… Lire la suite >>
Alimentation : les circuits courts, une tendance lourde ?
Pendant la crise sanitaire, l’engouement pour les circuits courts alimentaires – pas plus d’un intermédiaire entre le vendeur et le client final – aura été l’une des révélations de la… Lire la suite >>
Brome-Missisquoi: un jeune couple se lance dans la pomiculture
AGRICULTURE. Le verger de la famille Goyette, situé en bordure de la route 104, aux limites de Farnham et de Cowansville, a finalement trouvé preneur. Un jeune couple de finissants… Lire la suite >>
Relance économique du secteur agroalimentaire : Sollio Groupe Coopératif propose cinq axes d’intervention
C’est devant les membres du panel sur l’autosuffisance et les chaînes d’approvisionnement dans le contexte de la COVID-19 du Comité permanent des finances de la Chambre des communes que M.… Lire la suite >>