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During times of war, a message of courage

Our History: December 1943

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 22, 2017

The image on the front page of our December 15, 1943 issue carried a Christmas message to take courage during the bleak time of the Second World War. Among the news on the front page was that Manitoba’s total Victory Bond sales had reached $99,641,400, just short of the $100-million objective and that the Manitoba

Stephen and Vicki Yanyk are third-generation farmers.

Country Crossroads, Hogs

‘Farm fresh’ is Oakburn couple’s slogan

Steve’s Farm Fresh Pork offers a variety of products to area consumers

By Darrell Nesbitt October 17, 2017

Encouraging strong roots for a better food and agriculture system for all, a young Oakburn couple operating a third-generation family farm, has diversified their operation by offering 100 per cent fresh pork from the farm gate. Steve’s Farm Fresh Pork, owned and operated by Stephen and Vicki Yanyk, offers a variety of products to Oakburn-area

Hogs, Livestock

JBS to buy U.S. pork processor Plumrose

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 13, 2017

U.S. ham and bacon processor Plumrose is set to become an arm of major Brazilian meatpacker JBS. JBS, whose holdings include one of Canada’s biggest beef packing plants at Brooks, Alta., announced Monday it has an agreement in place to buy Plumrose from Danish co-operative Danish Crown for US$230 million. The deal would give JBS

Hogs, Livestock

Pizza chains expand antibiotic-free meat market

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 7, 2017

Canadian pizza chains Pizza Nova and Pizza Pizza are both staking out further space in the chain dining market for meats from livestock raised without antibiotics. Toronto-based Pizza Pizza on Jan. 23 announced it would source all chicken products on its menu from birds raised without the use of antibiotics, effective immediately. The company’s pledge

A+W, whose English Muffin Bacon + Egger is shown here, plans to go head to head against McDonald’s in offering all-day breakfast across Canada by the end of February. (CNW Group/A+W Food Services of Canada Inc.)

Beef cattle, Livestock

McDonald’s, A+W roll out all-day breakfast for Canada

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 26, 2017

Burger chains McDonald’s and A+W expect to dial up their demand for Canadian eggs as they offer all-day breakfasts alongside their beef and chicken wares across the country, starting next month. Toronto-based A+W announced Thursday it would be “the first national burger chain to offer all-day breakfast at its restaurants” coast-to-coast starting Feb. 27, after

Our History

British folks happy with ‘Bacon for Britain’ program

Our History: September 1948

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 7, 2016

Crossword enthusiasts may wish to have a go at this Manitoba Cooperative Wholesale ad from our Sept. 2, 1948 issue. During the Second World War, farmers had been encouraged to raise hogs for the “Bacon for Britain” program, and a brief article in the issue reported that the British were happy with the product. A

Local news

Manitoba celebrates bacon month

Winnipeg is considered Canada’s bacon capital

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 15, 2016

If bacon makes everything better, Winnipeg must be the best place on earth. That’s because Canada’s bacon capital is celebrating Bacon Month in Manitoba, for the third year in a row, and Manitoba Pork is calling on bacon lovers to help celebrate by entering a contest to win bacon for a year. There’s little doubt

Hogs, Local news

Winnipeg home to new ‘bacon centre of excellence’

More of the bacon people bring home will soon come from an expanded Maple Leaf plant in Winnipeg

By Shannon VanRaes August 2, 2016

A so-called “bacon centre of excellence” is coming to Winnipeg. Manitoba’s minister of agriculture used the phrase to describe a planned expansion of Maple Leaf Food’s bacon plant in Winnipeg during a Growing Forward 2 funding announcement last week. “This is one of my favourite products… and I know our customers to the south certainly

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Feds and province fund Maple Leaf bacon plant

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 18, 2016

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced funding of $500,000 toward an expansion of Maple Leaf Food’s bacon processing plant in Winnipeg. The announcement was made Monday at the plant by federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler. A release said Maple Leaf Food’s investment in the bacon line expansion

Hogs, Livestock

A+W books further sales growth, shifts bacon sourcing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 7, 2016

Canadian burger and root beer chain A+W has logged a 12th straight quarter of same-store sales growth, this time following a shift in pork sourcing for its bacon supply. The Vancouver-based income fund on Tuesday reported gross sales of $243.8 million among the 838 restaurants in its royalty pool for its first quarter ending March

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures slow descent

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat plummet from highs on limited Chinese demand

Feed Grain Weekly: Prices starting to pick up

Tag Archives Bacon

During times of war, a message of courage

‘Farm fresh’ is Oakburn couple’s slogan

JBS to buy U.S. pork processor Plumrose

Pizza chains expand antibiotic-free meat market

McDonald’s, A+W roll out all-day breakfast for Canada

British folks happy with ‘Bacon for Britain’ program

Manitoba celebrates bacon month

Winnipeg home to new ‘bacon centre of excellence’

Feds and province fund Maple Leaf bacon plant

A+W books further sales growth, shifts bacon sourcing

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