News by subject: FOOD/COOKING

Restaurants Canada is calling on the government of Newfoundland and Labrador to provide much needed relief to small businesses hard hit by the recent blizzard, following years of economic slowdown. In an open letter to Premier Dwight Ball and...

The Panhellenic Association of Table Olives Processors, Packers and Exporters (PEMETE) and their "OLIVE YOU European Table Olives" campaign, will showcase European table olives from Greece at a press event organized in Toronto, Canada, on February...

Restaurants Canada welcomes today's announcement from Alcool NB Liquor (ANBL) unveiling a new rebate program to be offered to bar and restaurant licensees purchasing beverage alcohol for their establishments. The program will come into effect April...

The Panhellenic Association of Table Olives Processors, Packers and Exporters (PEMETE) and its "OLIVE YOU European Table Olives" campaign will attend 2020 for the second time, to showcase European table olives from Greece in the highly targeted...

Olives have been an integral part of the Mediterranean diet since antiquity; a favorite food in Mediterranean countries to this date, and a centuries-old snack. "OLIVE YOU" is the three-year promotional program of PEMETE, co-financed by the European...

Restaurants Canada is proud to announce its newest membership savings program partnership with Superior Propane, Canada's largest propane supplier. Effective today, Restaurants Canada members will receive exclusive credits with their Business Bundle...

Japanese-inspired quick-service restaurant, Edo Japan (Edo), continues its expansion plan across Canada with two new street-front locations opening in Winnipeg. The brand continues to experience steady growth in Canadian markets, crediting its...

Noblegen Inc. ("Noblegen"), an advanced nutritional ingredient company, is excited to announce the launch of its first direct-to-consumer facing product, a plant-based "whole egg" powder. The product is named, "the egg.", and it's exclusively...

Fuwa Fuwa, Toronto's first specialty shop for souffle? pancakes, announced that it has set its sights on expansion as several new franchise groups have signed on to grow the brand. Fuwa Fuwa hopes to see expansion across Canada in 2020 with the...

Every year people around the world enjoy oysters from British Columbia (BC) but oyster-related illnesses have posed risks to human health, and the BC oyster industry. Several outbreaks from 2015 to 2018 resulted in severe cases of gastroenteritis,...

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Success Valley Farms is the latest customer to join iTrade in building the world's safest and most comprehensive global food supply chain. To underline its commitment to guaranteeing the safety of our food, iTrade is offering the iTracefresh...

Post Holdings, Inc. and TreeHouse Foods ("TreeHouse") today announced that the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has notified the companies that it will file a complaint opposing Post's proposed acquisition of TreeHouse's private label ready-to-eat...

Canada's leading hospitality group, Kinka Family, proudly announced that it was the recipient of five awards by the Toronto Star Readers' Choice Awards, including Best Asian Restaurant and Best Café/Bistro.  Founded in 2009 in Toronto, Ontario,...

Canada's largest foodservice and hospitality trade event has released its list of the top trends that you can expect to see dominating next year's dining experiences. From March 1-3, 2020, RC Show will once again host Canada's largest gathering of...

PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and innovator of great-tasting stevia ingredients for the global beverage and food industries, announces several important new developments which will further support its customers in their...

Noblegen Inc. ("Noblegen"), an advanced nutritional ingredient company, is excited to announce that they have achieved self-GRAS for their protein-rich flour sourced from dried whole cell Euglena gracilis. Noblegen's protein-rich euglena flour will...

Restaurants Canada welcomes new legislation introduced today that will allow Manitoba's restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages through takeout and delivery service. "This is something that restaurants and their customers have been wanting for...

Chicagoland-based Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. and Constellation Brands, Inc. , a leading beverage alcohol company, announced today that Kings & Convicts has signed an agreement with Constellation to acquire the Ballast Point brand and a number of...

Dawoodi Bohra communities around the world are focusing their 2019 Annual Upliftment Drive on providing support and conversation to elderly members of society. Every year, as part of the Dawoodi Bohra Upliftment Drive, thousands of Bohra volunteers...

PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and innovator of great-tasting stevia sweeteners for the global beverage and food industries, will be showcasing its next generation stevia leaf ingredients ? and some delicious products made with...

What: Whole Foods Market Square One and The Mississauga Food Bank are hosting a food drive for the Mississauga community on Saturday, November 30, from 11:00am ? 3:00pm. For every unit of non-perishable goods donated, Whole Foods Market & select...

Restaurants Canada welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new minority government and his federal cabinet of 36 ministers sworn in today at Rideau Hall. As the voice of Canada's $89 billion foodservice industry, the association is eager to renew...

EnWave Corporation ("EnWave", or the "Company") announced today that it has signed a Technology Evaluation and License Option Agreement (the "TELOA") with Pick-One S.A. de CV ("Pick-One") to evaluate the use of the Company's Radiant Energy Vacuum...

Counting down to Christmas by peeling back a cardboard window to reveal a piece of chocolate every day - it's every kid's holiday dream... and an adult's guilty pleasure. A recent survey commissioned by Purdys Chocolatier through Leger shows that 62...

The Canadian-based company, Booster Juice, is turning 20 on November 13th and is teaming up with one of their long-standing charities, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), to give back while celebrating their accomplishments. Dale...

Happy Pops all-natural frozen treats proved that it has the right ingredients to become one of the Top Ten Innovative Products at the 2019 Grocery Innovations Canada (GIC) trade show. Happy Pops was among the 10 winners that walked away with the...

PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and innovator of great-tasting stevia sweeteners for the global beverage and food industries, has developed and is now expanding use of a new stevia leaf variety which provides significant...

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the recognized world leader in fast artisanal pizza, announced today the Canada-wide availability of two game-changing pizza crusts, including a Keto Crust, which contains just six grams of net carbs, and a Cauliflower Crust....

Unbeknownst to most consumers, Canada's reliance on cheap bananas has dangerous impacts on the lives of farmers and workers across the banana industry ? exposure to hazardous pesticides, poverty wages, limited protection for women's rights,...

Nature's One celebrates Pure Market testing results calling media attention to baby foods and infant/toddler formulas with impurities.   The recognition by Pure Market for "Best in Class" builds on two decades of dedication at Nature's One® sourcing...

A renowned chef from Chile is visiting the University of New Brunswick and St. Francis Xavier University to share culinary knowledge and celebrate the universal language of food as part of Sodexo's Global Chef program. Working closely with local...

Stevia-based sweetener company SweeGen is strong in its unassailable position to defend and protect its production of Reb M by its highly titer-effective and cost-effective patent-protected process --- Reb M produced via Reb D4. This statement is in...

PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading stevia producer and innovator, has won a legal decision in its patent infringement litigation vs SweeGen. On September 19, 2018, PureCircle filed a patent infringement case versus SweeGen and its...

Ghost kitchens, future food and equipment trends, the food is medicine movement, and what role cannabis can play in foodservice's future are all topics the RC Show 2020 is tackling. This year's RC Show celebrates its 75th anniversary, while also...

Andrea Bini, restaurateur, announced today that his Italian Restaurant BiBo Pizzeria con Cucina will reopen its doors on Friday, November 1st at 1835 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver BC. The reopening follows a campaign to re-launch BiBo, which originally...

The Tinley Beverage Company Inc. (the "Company" or "Tinley") is delighted to announce that BevMo!, one of the most prominent liquor retailers in California, will now carry cannabis-free versions of the Company's beverages in California, Arizona and...

According to The Cornucopia Institute's recent ranking, (https://www.cornucopia.org/certifier-guide/), Nature's One independent organic certifying agency, OneCert, is ranked at the top earning a rating of "exemplary."  The Cornucopia Institute, an...

Restaurants Canada's RC Show, Canada's largest foodservice and hospitality trade show, has received Canada's first accreditation as an international event accredited by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. This official...

Egypt, the gateway to key markets in the Middle East and Africa, is scheduled to host two major international trade fairs in December that will set numerous business opportunities in motion and establish new international trade connections. Food...

This past July, natural grocery retailer "Goodness Me! Natural Food Market" added a valuable asset to their team.  Goodness Me! is excited to welcome Pekka Woods as their Director of Culinary Experience and Prepared Foods. Pekka Woods was raised in...

Feed Ontario will release a new study on October 1st, 2019 that reveals how much ?poverty' is costing the Government of Ontario each year. The study investigates the financial costs incurred by the provincial government when people in the province...

The tourism and cannabis industries are all set to combine forces at the first annual New Heights Cannabis Tourism Summit, to be held at Blue Mountain Village Conference Centre on Monday, October 28th, 2019. "Canada has caught the world's attention...

Sonoco , one of the most sustainable, diversified global packaging companies, held its first Sustainability and Food Waste Summit, Sept. 17-18, in Hartsville, S.C. The event brought together leaders in the packaging and food production industries for...

Roadman Investments Corp. ("Roadman Investments" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the Company's investee Champignon Brands Inc. ("Champignon") has entered into a Product Formulation and R&D Agreement (the "Agreement") with Nanaimo, B.C....

Post Holdings, Inc. ("Post") announced that its active nutrition business will be named BellRing Brands, Inc. ("BellRing") following the completion of the previously announced proposed initial public offering ("IPO") of approximately 20% of its...

OMERS Growth Equity is proud to announce that it has successfully led a C$158 million Series E funding for TouchBistro, a leading global restaurant technology solution provider, with an $85 million investment. This Series E funding includes...

PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and innovator of great-tasting stevia sweeteners for the global beverage and food industries, was recently granted a Chinese patent directed to its proprietary process for scaling up production of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, September 17, 2019 (Globe Newswire) ? Increasingly, mid-sized cities rely on diverse sectors and industries for stability and growth. Today's release of Canada's Mid-Sized Cities Outlook provides insight into the...

The official tour began on August 26 and concluded on September 6. The 2019 growing season goes on record as one of the most unprecedented and challenging environmental conditions for farmers and the entire supply chain industry to manage. With more...