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Nestle to source plant proteins from Winnipeg

By Rod Nickel, Silke Koltrowitz January 24, 2020

Winnipeg/Zurich | Reuters — Food company Nestle SA said on Friday it has teamed up with small Canadian plant-based food ingredient makers Burcon and Merit Functional Foods, the second such supply agreement this month that targets Canadian crops. Meat substitutes from plants in burgers, nuggets and many other foods are a fast-growing industry, driving up […] Read more

How does peanut butter fit into our identity as Canadians?

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It’s as Canadian as peanut butter? Fascinating food facts

Whether born out of curiosity or necessity, this country has a rich history in creating new foods

By Brenda Schoepp April 23, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes When we think of a Canadian meal, we think of beef, pork, lamb, chicken, milk, and all the fixings. Spring is here and the BBQ has likely been dusted off to welcome these old flames to our weary winter palate. As Canadians, we set the table with favourites such as lasagna, burgers of every description, […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Italy in no rush to reject EU-Canada trade deal

By Reuters July 16, 2018

Brussels | Reuters — Italy is in no hurry to bring the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada to a parliamentary vote, its farm minister said on Monday, suggesting its opposition to the deal may be easing. Ministers of the eurosceptic 5-Star/League government have said Italy would not ratify CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and […] Read more

News, Pulses

VIDEO: Cooking up good things with pulses

Canned chickpea water substitutes for egg whites in making macarons

By Shannon VanRaes January 8, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute While Canada grows copious amounts of pulses, most are exported. Chefs Geoffroy Dextraze and Chef Chris Kopp of Winnipeg’s Prairie Ink Restaurant and Bakery share their experiences developing new pulse recipes for the provincial launch of the International Year of Pulses. The event was put on by the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and attended by […] Read more

Feds predict three per cent increase in canola acres

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on bargain-buying after Friday’s slump

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm, led by rising beef prices

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Feds predict three per cent increase in canola acres

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up on bargain-buying after Friday’s slump

U.S. livestock: Live cattle end firm, led by rising beef prices

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Nestle to source plant proteins from Winnipeg

It’s as Canadian as peanut butter? Fascinating food facts

Italy in no rush to reject EU-Canada trade deal

VIDEO: Cooking up good things with pulses

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