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BAT looks beyond tobacco to Canadian marijuana

Lucky Strike cigarette maker buys into Moncton's Organigram

By siddharth-cavale, Shariq Khan, GFM Network News March 11, 2021

Reuters — British American Tobacco (BAT) said Thursday it will buy a nearly 20 per cent stake in New Brunswick-based cannabis producer Organigram for about 126 million pounds (C$221.3 million) as it seeks to expand beyond its main tobacco business. Organigram, headquartered at Moncton, grows cannabis and makes cannabis-derived products in the Canadian market, where […] Read more

The alternative protein market has taken off in part due to the inclusion of such products at global restaurant chains. Photo: Getty Images

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Report says Unilever, Tesco, Nestle ranked top on meat alternatives

By siddharth-cavale July 24, 2019

London | Reuters – Unilever, Tesco and Nestlé are among the best prepared to capitalise on the trend for plant-based meat substitutes, according to a report from an investor group managing $5 trillion in assets. The report by the Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (FAIRR) coalition showed 25 major retailers and manufacturers were developing […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Constellation hedges bets on pot boom with Canopy stake

By Gayathree Ganesan, siddharth-cavale October 30, 2017

Reuters — Constellation Brands has bought a nearly 10 per cent stake in Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. for about $245 million, making it the first major wine, beer and spirits producer to invest in legal cannabis. The move by the maker of Corona beer and Svedka vodka comes as Canada and a growing […] Read more

Chipotle, which in 2013 launched the short film “The Scarecrow” as part of a campaign focused on fresh ingredients, shut all its stores Monday for a live-streamed nationwide staff meeting on food safety. (Chipotle Mexican Grill via YouTube)

Crops, Reuters

Chipotle shuts for staff food safety meeting

By siddharth-cavale, Subrat Patnaik February 9, 2016

Reuters — U.S. burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill shut its stores for four hours on Monday to hold a nationwide staff meeting, where CEO Steve Ells apologized for E. coli and norovirus outbreaks and laid out the company’s recently developed food safety program. Chipotle also said it would spend about $10 million to help local […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Kellogg to cut seven per cent of workforce by 2017

By siddharth-cavale November 4, 2013

Kellogg Co., the world’s largest maker of breakfast cereals, said it would cut about seven per cent of its workforce by 2017 and also trim production capacity, after reporting another quarterly decline in sales in its cereals business. Shares of the maker of Corn Flakes, Keebler cookies, Froot Loops cereals and Eggo waffles rose as […] Read more

B.C. again waives ag income threshold for farm properties

Flea beetles a nuisance for canola crop

Businesses, U.S. legislators fume as Canada extends travel ban

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B.C. again waives ag income threshold for farm properties

Flea beetles a nuisance for canola crop

Businesses, U.S. legislators fume as Canada extends travel ban

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BAT looks beyond tobacco to Canadian marijuana

Report says Unilever, Tesco, Nestle ranked top on meat alternatives

Constellation hedges bets on pot boom with Canopy stake

Chipotle shuts for staff food safety meeting

Kellogg to cut seven per cent of workforce by 2017

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