Replacing plastic packaging at the grocery store
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Metro plans to let customers bring their own containers to stores in Quebec. You can bet other retailers will follow suit (FREE)
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Tag: Food industry
Maple Leaf Foods, U.S.A.?
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The iconic Canadian brand is expanding south of the border. The decision makes perfect sense and national dithering is to blame (FREE)
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Checking out on checkout charity
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Customers face making a quick decision and without enough information. Can grocers fix this process? (FREE)
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Hey, Google! Why is the food industry in trouble?
The rise of voice-activated searches throws the traditional food marketing model out the window (FREE)
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Don’t let the Senate kill the food labelling bill
Let’s make industry’s job of marketing to kids easier by not letting them do it in the first place (FREE)
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Liberal budget sells the farm along with quotas
From supply management to food strategy to rural Internet to food processing to export targets, the government got it all wrong (FREE)
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A lonely Canada can pay off for the food industry
The number of households in Canada with just one person has never been higher. And the food industry is taking notice (FREE)
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Kraft Heinz mess puts spotlight on shifting food industry
The giant company failed to adapt its products and hacked its marketing budget. Now it’s paying dearly (FREE)
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Do vegan cheese and fake meat represent food appropriation?
The massive rise in consumption of alternative proteins has put huge pressure on the livestock and dairy industries (FREE)
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Food-related issues are widening Canada’s rural-urban gap
For years, farmers have tried to tell their stories through social media and elsewhere – and too often failed (FREE)
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Canada’s Food Guide: New dish, with a dash of condescension
After years of celebrating our agricultural know-how, the guide has gone urban – and is more than a little patronizing (FREE)
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Genetic modification a crucial tool in feeding the world
KUNIN: Scientists have found no negative differences in the health of people eating GM and non-GM foods ($$)
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