Unless you count volcanic eruptions out at sea (and we don't), every year there are fewer and fewer acres available for growing food, building houses, or setting aside for habitat. The decision of what should be built where or how land should be used is a complicated, complex, and controversial topic. In this episode of... Read More
Category: Food
Pulse crop and plant-based food ingredient company Global Food and Ingredients Ltd. (GFI) is winding down its operations while owing its secured lenders at least $21 million. The Toronto, Ont.-based company bought and marketed peas, beans, lentils, chickpeas and other high-protein specialty crops, operating three handling facilities at Lajord, Sedley, and Zealandia, Sask., and a... Read More
B.C. wine of a 2024 vintage is going to be hard to find in the coming years, as vineyards and fruit producers in much of southern B.C. are reeling from a cold snap in January — the latest in a series of major challenges for the high value crops grown in the region. "I'm hearing... Read More
Canada is a major global player in the trade of bulk commodities and animal protein, that's clear. In addition, the increase in domestic processing of plant-based protein and pulse-based ingredients in the last five years has created more opportunities for processors to ship these types of products worldwide. Bill Greuel, CEO of Protein Industries Canada,... Read More
Protein Industries Canada has announced a new project to increase the value of sunflower and hemp products, in partnership with Burcon NutraScience, HPS Food & Ingredients, and Puratos Canada. A total of $6.9 million has been committed to the project, with Protein Industries Canada committing $3 million and the partners together committing the remainder. Burcon... Read More
Approval of a biotechnology reform bill in the European Parliament last month has been hailed as a major breakthrough toward allowing "new genomic techniques," such as gene-editing, to be used in crop breeding in Europe. The bill still faces an uphill battle to become law across the European Union, but the vote was one example... Read More
The federal government is contributing $3.1 million to further develop the National Index on Agri-Food Performance. A pilot version of the index, which was designed to measure and support marketing around the sustainability of food produced in Canada, was launched in May 2023. As of early 2024, the Centre for Agri-Food Benchmarking, led by executive... Read More
Canada has what the world needs: abundant food and food ingredients. More importantly, Canada has what much of the world lacks — good arable land, clean water, and stability. Murad Al-Katib, president and CEO of AGT Food and Ingredients, based at Regina, is well versed in moving commodities and food products around the world. In... Read More
Louis Dreyfus Company has announced plans to build a pea protein isolate production facility at the company's existing location at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Construction on the pea protein facility is slated to begin this year and wrap up by the end of 2025. The company has not provided any details on cost or processing volume, but... Read More
An Israel-based company that's looking to revolutionize the dairy market says it's the first producer of animal-identical protein to receive a "no objection letter" from Health Canada. Remilk produces BLG (Beta-lactoglobulin) — the main whey protein in milk — without any cows, through a fermentation process that involves genetically-modified microbes. The company says it can... Read More