Insights and Stories on Peas

Jan. 24, 2020 at 4:22 pm CST

Winnipeg/Zurich | Reuters — Food company Nestle SA said on Friday it has teamed up with small Canadian plant-based food ingredient makers Burcon and Merit Functional Foods, the second such supply agreement this month that targets Canadian crops. Meat substitutes from plants in burgers, nuggets and many other foods are […]

By Rod Nickel, Silke Koltrowitz

Jan. 22, 2020 at 7:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The price spread between green and yellow peas continues to widen in Western Canada, but whether or not that trend will continue remains to be seen. Numerous outside factors lend a general air of uncertainty to the pulse market, according to a pulse trader. Green peas typically trade […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jan. 15, 2020 at 3:45 pm CST

Plant-based protein firm Roquette has been booked to “significantly” increase the amount of pea protein it provides to expansion-hungry U.S. faux-meat processor Beyond Meat in the next three years. Los Angeles-based Beyond Meat on Tuesday announced a “multi-year pea protein supply agreement” with France’s Roquette, renewing a “longstanding partnership” between […]

By GFM Staff

Jan. 13, 2020 at 4:59 am CST

Major fast-food chains McDonald’s and Subway are both expanding their rollouts of plant-based Beyond Meat products in Canada, beyond the range of their initial tests. McDonald’s Canada announced Wednesday it will expand the test marketing of its “P.L.T.” burger from its 28 stores in London, Ont. to also include 52 […]

By GFM Staff

Nov. 4, 2019 at 2:50 pm CST

MarketsFarm – Quality issues with Canada’s green pea crop are starting to show up in the cash market, with a widening spread between green and yellow peas expected going forward. Top end green pea bids have risen by more than a dollar per bushel over the past month, while yellow […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin