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Are Consumers Outsourcing Their Connections to Food?
We exist in a culture that celebrates being busy — prizing hours logged at the office or school, as well as juggling extracurriculars, hobbies and appointments. In all that hustle and bustle, we tend to sacrifice our relationship with food. Technology, services and...
Canadian Thanksgiving Traditions are Shifting
Time’s and traditions have changed, and the Canadian Thanksgiving table reflects that. Gone are the days of the traditional meat and potatoes meal cooked by Mother for her nuclear family. The Turkey Farmers of Canada brought this new normal to light as they reimagined...
How Millennials are Disrupting the Food Industry
We are living and eating in a millennial world. Thanks to the largest consumer demographic (those born in the early 1980s to 2004) we have seen major shifts in the way food is ordered, prepped, and consumed over the last few years. It shouldn’t come as a surprise...
The Beyond Meat Craze & the Future of Food
Beyond Meat is on everyone’s lips these days, and we don’t just mean literally. Since last year when they signed a deal with burger chain A&W, Beyond Meat has exploded in the Canadian Market. Initially, A&W was flooded with such high demands from their...
5 Grocery Trends on the Rise for Summer 2019
Canadian food trends for last summer included fried chicken, meal kits, mushrooms and super lattes. Here are some of the major hits so far this year: Plant-Based Cuisine With environmental concerns rising, sustainable diets are at an all-time high. The 2019 Food Guide...
Banning Single-use Plastic in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this June that Canada plans to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021. "We need to cover all of Canada with this decision,” he said. But what falls under this ban? Single-use plastic is exactly what it sounds like: anything...
Building Brand Loyalty with Mental Health Conversations
North America’s drive to have it all, may be costing us more than we realize. In a culture prioritizing hustle over balance, ambition over happiness, and hard work over quality of life, mental health is at an overall decline. Time is a commodity no one can afford -...
Canadian Food is Changing: the evolution of the Canadian Food Guide
Canada’s Food Guide was born in 1942. At the time, its focus was on improving the health of Canadians and preventing nutritional deficiencies, while citizens were subject to wartime food rationing protocols. Since then, the food guide has transformed many times but...
10 Grocery Trends to Expect in 2019
2018 proved to be a complex year for grocery retailers and food manufacturers, as disruptions are quickly changing the game in an industry that’s notoriously slow to adapt. Here are the top trends that will continue to shape how grocery will look in 2019. Rising...
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