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Federal surplus food program now taking applications

Qualified NGOs sought to move, distribute perishables to 'populations in need'

A federal program to get food to those who need it, using stockpiles of perishables created by the COVID-19-related shutdown of the dining sector, is now taking applications. The $50 million Surplus Food Rescue Program — which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau telegraphed in a funding announcement May 5 — will take applications from “organizations addressing […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Campbell to sell Bolthouse Farms for US$510 million

By Reuters April 12, 2019

Reuters — Campbell Soup Co. said on Friday it would sell its Bolthouse Farms business to an affiliate of private equity firm Butterfly Equity for US$510 million, in the U.S. food company’s first major sale as part of its plan to reduce debt. With the completion of deal, expected by July, Campbell will have divested […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Britain faces fresh food bottleneck if no Brexit deal

By James Davey, Paul Sandle January 10, 2019

London | Reuters — Britain faces a fresh food bottleneck if it drops out of the EU without a deal, the country’s largest supermarket group warned on Thursday, echoing comments from its biggest rival the previous day. As the country counts down to Brexit while politicians remain deadlocked over how best to oversee its departure […] Read more

General, Machinery & Shop, Reuters

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

By Daina Beth Solomon November 15, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Cornershop, a Latin American grocery delivery app being acquired by Walmart, plans to expand into Canada early next year as a test market for the U.S., an executive for the three-year-old mobile app said. Walmart is buying Cornershop, which offers deliveries in Mexico and Chile, for US$225 million. The deal, […] Read more

Opinion

New technologies are creating new ways to grow fresh produce

Vertical farming operations are popping up everywhere and this new technology can complement traditional agriculture 

By Brenda Schoepp March 13, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes We were in Holland and our group stood in amazement at the growing capabilities of Koppert Cress. Owner Rob Baan, a policeman’s son turned world entrepreneur, was emphatic that neither soil nor light is needed to grow food — only heat. And all of those components could be provided by technology, he said. In a […] Read more

Potash partnership with BHP ‘not our focus,’ Nutrien executive says

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans in good shape

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as Midwest rains seen boosting crop health

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Potash partnership with BHP ‘not our focus,’ Nutrien executive says

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba dry beans in good shape

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as Midwest rains seen boosting crop health

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Federal surplus food program now taking applications

Campbell to sell Bolthouse Farms for US$510 million

Britain faces fresh food bottleneck if no Brexit deal

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

New technologies are creating new ways to grow fresh produce

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