Insights and Stories on Food Processing

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Food and beverage makers’ sales predicted to slide on trade tensions: FCC

Sep. 29, 2025 at 2:35 pm CDT

Canadian food and beverage makers have begun to feel the pinch of trade tensions with the U.S. according to a new forcast by Farm Credit Canada, which downgraded sales growth predictions from the start of the year.

child's hands hold a cup of Cheerios cereal.

General Mills keeps annual outlook as North America demand softens

Sep. 17, 2025 at 9:48 am CDT

By Anuja Bharat Mistry Reuters

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Agriculture, food should tie labour needs to federal priorities, panel says

Jun. 27, 2025 at 3:23 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

General Mills forecasts weak annual profit as economic uncertainty weighs

Jun. 25, 2025 at 10:41 am CDT

By Neil J. Kanatt Reuters

Public trust in Canadian food system at a low

Jun. 12, 2025 at 10:49 am CDT

By Delaney Seiferling

General Mills restructures as company deals with choppy demand

May. 28, 2025 at 11:16 am CDT

General Mills said on Tuesday it would record a charge of about $70 million in its current quarter, mainly reflecting severance expenses, as part of the Cheerios cereal maker's restructuring efforts.

By Reuters

Buyer steps up for shuttered Winnipeg plant protein processor

May. 26, 2025 at 11:38 am CDT

The receiver for the Merit Functional Foods plant protein processing site in Winnipeg has applied for court approval to sell to a Manitoba numbered company.

By Geralyn Wichers

Canola seed pours from a combine into a grain cart.

Grain, oilseed millers’ sales, volumes projected to decline in 2025

May. 5, 2025 at 1:54 pm CDT

Grain and oilseed millers are predicted to see sales, volumes and margins decline in 2025 according to Farm Credit Canada's food and beverage report.

By Geralyn Wichers

Bags of Doritos are displayed on a shelf in a supermarket in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 29, 2024.

Packaged food giant PepsiCo cuts profit forecast as tariffs set to drive up costs

Apr. 24, 2025 at 10:19 am CDT

Packaged food giant PepsiCo has cut its annual profit forecast as tariffs are set to drive up production costs and demand remains uncertain. Nestle says it has beaten its first quarter sales growth expectations and tariff effects are unclear.

By Reuters

White yogurt packages on a production line at a dairy processor.

Strong year predicted for Canadian dairy products, meat processors expect squeeze

Apr. 2, 2025 at 2:46 pm CDT

It's projected to be a strong year for dairy product makers, while meat product manufacturers' margins may be squeezed as rising prices fail to offset higher input costs, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) said in its new Food and Beverage Report.

By Geralyn Wichers

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Insights and Stories on Food Processing

Food and beverage makers’ sales predicted to slide on trade tensions: FCC

General Mills keeps annual outlook as North America demand softens

Agriculture, food should tie labour needs to federal priorities, panel says

General Mills forecasts weak annual profit as economic uncertainty weighs

Public trust in Canadian food system at a low

General Mills restructures as company deals with choppy demand

Buyer steps up for shuttered Winnipeg plant protein processor

Grain, oilseed millers’ sales, volumes projected to decline in 2025

Packaged food giant PepsiCo cuts profit forecast as tariffs set to drive up costs

Strong year predicted for Canadian dairy products, meat processors expect squeeze

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