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Ardent Mills, a flour-milling and ingredient company and provider of pizza flours, pizza mixes and custom blends, joined more than 6,000 pizza industry leaders at the 2016 International Pizza Expo held earlier this spring in Las Vegas. “We see pizza dough as another great opportunity when it comes to innovating pizza tastes and textures,” says Don Trouba, Marketing Director. “At …

Iconic brand aims to stand out from its competitors Text by Kelly Townsend From Tony the Tiger to Buzz the Bee, the right mascot can be an essential part of creating lasting brand recognition for any food product. It was with this in mind that Planters Canada, owned by Johnvince Foods, launched its new peanut butter product with a focus …

Branching out to the beverage industry, Christie Lohr, Founder of Style Nine to Five and Beauty Nine to Five, and Jesse Bannister, launch Bev Nine to Five, an online job board for Toronto and Vancouver connecting beverage industry experts with the finest companies and the dream jobs they serve up. Extending the Nine to Five brand to other industries aside …

Market research firm Canadean’s latest long-term beverage predictions highlight the increasing importance of emerging markets. By 2021, Asia is predicted to contribute two-thirds of global incremental beverage consumption, with China alone responsible for one-third of the additional volume. Latin America is expected to achieve the second-highest incremental volume growth behind Asia, with Brazil the key contributor to the regional increase. …

Youth employment initiative aims to invigorate sector Text by Kelly Townsend A job in the food and beverage industry is often far from recent graduates’ minds when starting their career. Many don’t realize that an interest in science, marketing or engineering can lead to several fulfilling and sustainable possibilities. Norm Beal, CEO, Food and Beverage Ontario (FBO), is part of …

The Angiogenesis Foundation has announced its intention to harness its scientific knowledge to combat cancer and other non-communicable diseases through diet and wellness. The U.S. non-profit organization plans to work with the biotechnology and medical community to develop ways to treat disease with food and beverages that contain naturally occurring bioactive factors that stimulate the body’s natural defense system. “Nearly …

Abell Pest Control, Malabar Super Spice, and Tom Graham of CFIA took home honours at this year’s Canadian Food Safety Recognition Awards. The awards were established by NSF-GFTC to recognize excellence in food safety and encourage companies and individuals to strive for continuous improvement in raising the level of food safety and quality in Canada. “This awards program seeks to …

One of Canada’s leading artisan bakeries has attained non-GMO bona fides. ACE Bakery received Non-GMO Project Verification for its full-size baguettes, confirming that the product’s five simple ingredients – flour, water, salt, yeast and malted barley flour – were not sourced from genetically modified crops. Those five ingredients have not changed since the company’s founding in 1993. “Research indicates that …

The approved treatment for IBS symptoms and childhood constipation in Canada used to be eating prunes. Now Health Canada has approved two health claims for Taiyo’s Sunfiber product for the same purpose. Sunfiber is now the only fibre in Canada that can claim to improve bowel regularity, relieve constipation and gastrointestinal discomfort in people with IBS. “Sunfiber is the only …

Family-run company hopes to bring olives to lunchboxes Text by Kelly Townsend When parents consider a viable snack for their kids, many fruits and vegetables are high on the list and Sardo Foods aims to put olives at the very top. Originating in the small Sicilian town of Catania in 1965, Sardo Foods is owned by its Founder and CEO, …