Insights and Stories on Food Processing

Lawsuit accuses major food companies of marketing ‘addictive’ food to kids

Dec. 11, 2024 at 1:45 pm CST

Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the U.S. on Tuesday accusing them of designing and marketing 'ultra-processed'; foods to be addictive to children, causing chronic disease.

Brazil’s JBS sees strong demand for meat in US

Nov. 14, 2024 at 10:23 am CST

By Reuters

JBS, Sigma vie for Kraft Heinz’s $3 billion hot-dog business, sources say

Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:44 pm CDT

By Abigail Summerville Reuters

Packaged food giant Conagra Brands’ quarterly results miss on weak demand

Oct. 2, 2024 at 11:22 am CDT

By Anuja Bharat Mistry Reuters

Food companies launch partnership to cut dairy industry’s CO2 emissions

Sep. 19, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

By Reuters

Food and beverage sales to fall in 2024; processor margins to improve

Apr. 12, 2024 at 11:32 am CDT

Farm Credit Canada is predicting Canadian food and beverage sales will fall slightly this year as consumers manage tight budgets. Gross margins, however, should increase as the effects of falling commodity prices work their way through the supply chain, the farm lender said in an April 9 news release.

By Geralyn Wichers

Feds fund agriculture and food processing robotics projects

Apr. 8, 2024 at 4:07 pm CDT

The federal government pledged up to $5 million in funding for agriculture and food-processing robotics on Friday in hopes of addressing ongoing workforce challenges.

By Geralyn Wichers

Agriculture workers not mentioned in TFW rule changes

Mar. 22, 2024 at 10:58 am CDT

The federal government announced Thursday that, effective May 1, some sectors would be allowed no more than 20 per cent of their workforces to be made up of temporary foreign workers (TWFs) brought in via the low wage stream—down from 30 per cent since 2022.

By Geralyn Wichers

Protein sector faces labour crunch: report

Feb. 6, 2024 at 2:58 pm CST

Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report.

By Sean Pratt

Feds plan to invest in processing projects

Feb. 6, 2024 at 10:00 am CST

The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa's commitment to help sectors that lost market share due to trade agreements.

By Karen Briere

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