May 18, 2021 A new survey by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in partnership with Angus Reid found that while beef is still highly popular among Canadians, consumer have their doubts. The survey found that 92 per cent of Canadians eat beef and two-thirds (65 per cent) eat beef at least once a week. Most respondents (69 per cent) ...Read more about this post
May 5, 2021 Canadian diners want healthier meals, to fight climate change, and to support local farms. This is a challenge for chefs and struggling restaurants, but microgreens can be the answer. Ontario’s short growing season forces restaurants to import greens most of the year — not only losing nutrition from harvest-to-plate but also contributing significant greenhouse gas emissions ...Read more about this post
April 12, 2021 New data from the Plant-Based Foods Association (PBFA) and The Good Food Institute (GFI) shows that U.S. retail plant-based food sales grew 27 per cent to US$7 billion in 2020. The growth in plant-based food sales was consistent across the nation, suggests the report, with more than 25 per cent growth in every U.S. census region. And ...Read more about this post
March 23, 2021 Planta, the Canadian plant-based, full-service restaurant that creates all its own vegan menu items from scratch, is expanding in the United States. Planta is opening its seventh location in Florida this month, with plans to open more units in the New York and Maryland later this year. The brand operates four different versions of its concept in ...Read more about this post
March 23, 2021 Burger King Canada has announced that it has begun serving the plant-based Impossible Whopper in stores across Canada as of April 12. The meal is now available in other Canadian provinces, after launching in Ontario locations in March. After a successful launch in the U.S., the Impossible Whopper, a collaboration between Burger King and Impossible Foods, ...Read more about this post
November 13, 2020 Technomic lifts the lid on what’s to come by assessing 5 Canadian foodservice trends we should expect in 2021. Read more about this post
October 20, 2020 Nutrition For Non-Nutritionists assesses five growing food industry trends and innovations that could impact the next five to 10 years to come. Read more about this post
March 3, 2020 By Sara Burnside Menuck Chef Liana Robberecht is firmly planted in Canada’s food scene. Trained in both culinary and visual arts, she led Calgary’s Petroleum Club for over 18 years before joining WinSport as executive chef in 2015. She’s won numerous industry awards, including being named 2011’s Chef of the Year by the Alberta Foodservice Expo ...Read more about this post
February 13, 2020 By Julie Istead Thanks
to heightened attention from consumers to the quality of food, the ‘Better For
You’ dining category is growing faster than the foodservice industry can keep
up. Consumers
drive the food and beverage markets, and the demand for products starts to increase
well before they hit the mainstream. Take, for example, the current growth of
keto and the quick movement ...Read more about this post
January 14, 2020 Press Release Puratos Canada, the Canadian arm of global Belgium-based ingredient supplier Puratos, has committed to becoming the market leader for health and well-being solutions. As a leader in innovation, Puratos is meeting consumer demands through a variety of strategies, offering the best nutritional value possible, without compromising on taste, quality, or safety. In 2019, Puratos Canada ...Read more about this post
May 14, 2019 By Jo-Ann McArthur
Fads burn bright, then burn out. Plant-based eating may have seemed like a niche trend at one point, but it’s now an established and evolving in the mainstream. The far end of the spectrum, veganism, which advocates for quitting all animal-derived products, including meat, eggs, dairy and even honey, is still uncommon. Towards ...Read more about this post
May 7, 2018 New findings presented at the Canadian Nutrition Society annual conference this past weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia, show that many foods made from enriched grains and whole grains are important nutrient contributors to the Canadian diet.
The University of Saskatchewan research project examined grain consumption patterns identified in the recently released 2015 Canadian Community Health ...Read more about this post
May 4, 2018 Fast-growing health and wellness brand Freshii continues to drive forward its mission — to make healthy food convenient and accessible for all — with the launch of an energizing new bowl. Developed by Freshii’s lead nutritionist and inspired by the flavours of Morocco, Biiblos makes its debut at locations worldwide starting today, only for a ...Read more about this post
September 13, 2017 By Sue Mah
Mom was right when she told you to eat your fruits and veggies. But what your mom probably didn’t know is that there are so many more health benefits to eating apples, pears, broccoli and carrots!
If you had to name one health benefit of eating fruit and vegetables, what would come to mind? ...Read more about this post
August 18, 2017 By Donna Bottrell
What’s in a bowl of soup? Everything! Who doesn’t love a wonderful bowl of steaming soup on a cold or rainy day? Soup can be made with any combination of ingredients that are readily available to everyone. It can be complicated or simple fare, adding comfort in a bowl to any well-engineered menu.
Refrigerated ...Read more about this post
