Insights and Stories on Food Processing

Protein Industries Canada to fund scale-up of domestic processing

Mar. 20, 2025 at 11:47 am CDT

A new pot of cash will help Canadian food processors reformulate products or create new goods for the domestic market in the face of trade uncertainty, Protein Industries Canada (PIC) announced Thursday.

Vanscoy, Sask. plant protein processor closes

Jan. 8, 2025 at 5:08 pm CST

By Geralyn Wichers

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

Dec. 11, 2024 at 1:45 pm CST

By Brendan Pierson Reuters

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

Packaged food giant Conagra reported first-quarter results that missed Wall Street estimates as budget-conscious consumers prioritized spending on lower-priced alternatives over the company's higher-priced pantry staples, sending its shares down about seven per cent.

By Anuja Bharat Mistry Reuters

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

Sep. 19, 2024 at 9:19 am CDT

Food companies Ajinomoto and Danone unveiled on Thursday a partnership to reduce the dairy industry's greenhouse gas emissions using a feed additive called AjiPro®-L, which is purported to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from manure.

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

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