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(English) Here’s what healthy means now
Remember when it seemed like just about every health food featured labels calling out things like “only 90 calories!” or “low-fat”? While those labels do still exist, the meaning of… Lire la suite >>
(English) Nectar, beekeeping tech startup, raises $1.1 million cad seed round
The round was led by Interdomus Capital, and saw participation from Real Ventures, Upper Canada Equity Fund, First Stone Venture Partners, Third Estate Investments, and other angel impact investors sourced… Lire la suite >>
(English) AVRIL | Natural wonder The fast-growing natural and organic chain’s Laval store is its most ambitious
Customers need only look up when they enter the Avril Supermarché Santé in Laval, Que. to determine they’re in no ordinary grocery store. Once they do, they’ll see an automated… Lire la suite >>
(English) 4 trends impacting packaged foods
While the consumer packaged food (CPG) industry is booming, it’s also rapidly changing. Industry giants are re-engineering household-name products to meet modern preferences and diversifying into healthier, fresher and less… Lire la suite >>
(English) The 10 largest food retailers in the world by sales
From Walmart to Tesco, Edge by Ascential looks at in-store and online sales for the biggest global grocers. E-commerce insights firm Edge by Ascential recently ranked international grocery chains by… Lire la suite >>
(English) Check this out: No Name gets quirky on YouTube
No Name’s Twitter account has been garnering positive attention since it went live earlier this summer. And now, the brand has popped up on another digital media platform: YouTube. Lire la suite >>
(English) The World’s Largest Protein Companies Are Failing To Address Their Environmental Impacts
Many of world’s largest animal protein producers are failing to address their environmental, animal welfare and human health impacts, a new report suggests. Now in its second year, the Coller… Lire la suite >>
(English) Packaging tech TIPA raises $25m to fuel European, Australian, US growth
Finding new solutions for packaging materials that are biodegradable and sustainable is all the rage these days, not only in the food industry but the entire consumer products space, as… Lire la suite >>
(English) Kite Hill, co-founded by the creator of Impossible Foods, looks to be gaining traction, too
Before he founded the plant-based burger company Impossible Foods, Patrick Brown, who spent 25 years as a biochemistry professor at Stanford, also co-founded a Hayward, Ca.-based food company called Kite… Lire la suite >>
(English) Why I love modern farming (and you should too)
Another day, another study showing the incredible potential of Canada’s agricultural sector. According to a new study from RBC researchers and economists, agriculture can inject an additional $11 billion into… Lire la suite >>