
Tag Archives food industry

Rance: Sustainability isn’t a burden, but an opportunity

The time is right for small-scale local food processing
Food processing could be the real ‘Alberta Advantage’

When it comes to food waste, the system is broken
An astonishing amount of food spoils or is thrown out — it’s time to take action

Sustainable beef pilot continues to expand
The program has a new customer and is poised to expand into Ontario

Comment: Increasingly, food must not only taste good, but ‘feel good’
Flavour and price still count, but more people want food that appeals to their social conscience

They haven’t struck oil — and that’s a good thing for canola growers
A new high-protein canola aimed at the feed market could increase farmer returns

‘What’s in the field?’ program adds new component

Spitz sunflower seed processing heads south
In the latest food-processing closure, PepsiCo is closing the Bow Island plant and moving the work to the U.S.
Steady harvest progression, but yields, crop quality suffers
Alberta crop conditions as of August 22

Where’s the beef? New food guide puts focus on ‘proteins’
Meat is being ‘merged’ with plant-based sources of protein in the revamp of Canada’s Food Guide
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