Published: Apr 18, 2016

With the Canadian Produce Marketing Association in full swing, one of the country’s leading fresh produce sales, marketing and distribution companies announces the promotion of Steve Young to the role of sales director for Canada.

Published: Apr 15, 2016

Essex County farmers and food processors are reaping the benefits of the ongoing condiment firestorm sparked last month when food giant French's entered the ketchup market.

Published: Apr 15, 2016

Mustard relish from HardyWares Preserves in Nova Scotia is under recall by Canadian authorities because of possible contamination with the bacteria that causes botulism poisoning.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

In 1947, the late Gaston Allaer immigrated to Canada with his entire family from East Flanders, Belgium. Gaston and his family brought with them a solid agricultural background and a strong work ethic which led them to settle and begin farming in Wallaceb

Published: Apr 12, 2016

Food prices in Canada's Far North are exceptionally high, with a bunch of grapes, for example, costing between $26-28. By contrast, in downtown Toronto, some 1,900 miles due south, grapes can be found for as low as $4 to $5 a bunch.

Published: Apr 11, 2016

The director of Venezuela's National Federation of Potato Producers and Vegetables, Aldemaro Ortega, said it's possible there will be a shortage of potatoes by the end of the year if producers don't purchase seeds.

Published: Apr 11, 2016

The Glencore Agri business comprises over 200 storage facilities across the globe, along with 31 processing facilities and 23 ports.

Published: Apr 08, 2016

The volume of apple concentrate exports from Poland in the first half of the season abruptly fell compared to the same period of 2014/15, reports "APK-Inform: Vegetables and Fruits", referring to the website portalspozywczy.pl.

Published: Mar 31, 2016

Ingredion, a global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, has announced that Health Canada has granted approval of quillaja extract (type 2) as an emulsifying agent for oil-based coloring formulations

Published: Mar 28, 2016

Canada's major retail chains, such as Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc., and Sobeys Inc. were asked whether they plan to sell genetically modified produce like the Innate potato and Arctic apple and, if so, how they would be labelled.

Published: Mar 23, 2016

J.R. Simplot Company, the creators of a genetically engineered potato, reported that it could be sold in Canadian supermarkets by Thanksgiving.

Published: Mar 22, 2016

Although food prices continued to increase in February, the rate was much more moderate compared to the leaps in prices seen in January, reported Statistics Canada on Friday 18 March. In some parts of Canada, prices for certain fresh fruit and vegetables

Published: Mar 18, 2016

A Canadian company is using bees in a revolutionary new way to develop a natural pesticide solution. Bee Vectoring Technologies, according to their website

Published: Mar 17, 2016

A photo posted by a Vancouver resident of a pre-cut avocado wrapped in plastic and cardboard has caused an internet uproar. Christine Kizik posted the photo of a $3.99 pre-cut avocado on the Facebook page of Canadian grocer Sobeys Inc., saying she was “su

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Canada-based M&M Meat Shops announced plans to change its name to M&M Food Market, accompanied by a new tagline, "Helping You Make Real Food for Real Life.”

Published: Mar 15, 2016

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) announces funding from Growing Forward 2 (GF2) for up to $172,000 over the next two years to implement a Retail Educational Merchandising Program for the U.S. market.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

Mastronardi Produce is proud to announce their 7th consecutive year of being named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. This impressive milestone now makes Mastronardi Produce a platinum member of Canada’s Best Managed.

Published: Mar 10, 2016

More bakery foods makers jumped on the clean label trend in 2015. It meant giving the boot to artificial flavors, trans fat, ingredients with genetically modified organisms, and high fructose corn syrup.

Published: Mar 07, 2016

Prices for fresh vegetables in Canada were up 18.2 per cent in the 12 months to January, where the average price of food in global markets has fallen by 14.5 per cent in the last year as wholesale prices fell for oil, grains and other food products, accor

Published: Mar 04, 2016

Loblaw stores plan to introduce more ugly fruit and vegetables across Canada to appeal to shoppers who are looking to save money in the face of sky high food prices.