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Food manufacturers hooked on salt, fat, sugar, says speaker

Author Michael Moss says food companies have a real challenge making processed foods palatable without excessive amounts of three ingredients

By Lorraine Stevenson March 12, 2014

When New York Times reporter Michael Moss started delving into why the foods we eat contain so much salt, sugar and salt, he didn’t expect his investigation to leave him empathizing with the food industry. “At one point I asked, ‘Everyone wants you to cut back on sodium because of high blood pressure. Why don’t

News, Oilseeds

March 23, 2012

Syria needs to import more grain milan / reuters / Syria, hit by a civil unrest, needs to raise cereals import by about a third in the current marketing year after its local grain output 10 per cent dropped in 2011, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said March 14. “Continued civil unrest

Livestock

Richardson Centre For Functional Foods And Nutraceuticals Marks Fifth Anniversary

By Lorraine Stevenson June 2, 2011

When James Richardson International made a multimillion donation to the University of Manitoba in 2006 to set up the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, words like antioxidants, probiotics and plant sterols were mostly the stuff of the science labs, not lunchroom chatter. Those words are heard more often nowadays, as products containing them

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

South Australian Harvest Boosts Viterra Profit

By Rod Nickel March 17, 2011

Viterra Inc., Canada’s biggest grain handler and farm retailer, posted its biggest-ever first-quarter profit March 9, easily beating expectations, as the company reaped the benefits of a record harvest in South Australia and high crop prices. “This is a great time to be in the business of producing and marketing food ingredients as the world’s

Crops, Oilseeds

ADM Licenses Canadian Firm’s Soy Protein Product

By Dave Bedard March 17, 2011

A soy protein product made by Canadian plant protein firm Burcon NutraScience will go to world markets by way of agri-food giant Archer Daniels Midland. Illinois-based ADM has signed on to a 20-year licensing deal with Burcon for worldwide production, distribution and sale of Burcon’s Clarisoy, billed as a 100 per cent soluble, transparent protein

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Oct. 21, 2010

By Reuters October 21, 2010

Baltic stake:Viterra Inc. is opening a new marketing office in Kiev, Ukraine. “By establishing our company in key geographic areas such as Ukraine, we extend our ability to manage trade flows of food ingredients, freight activities and arbitrage opportunities, while managing price risk,” said Christian Joerg, vice-president and managing director, Europe.Net trade exports of wheat,

Livestock

CFIA Launches Review Of Imported Food Safety – for Sep. 16, 2010

By Alex Binkley September 16, 2010

Along-delayed bid to level the playing field and better protect Canadians from unsafe imported foods is being revived. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has launched a consultation with industry players and the general public to develop a set of principles that will be the foundation of new regulations for some imported foods. The government has

News

“Cuisine Of My Country” Hottest Trend In Culinary World

By Lorraine Stevenson June 10, 2010

Was last night’s supper cooked in a microwave or Crock-Pot? Then you’re part of a growing number of North Americans switching from the oven to small appliances to prepare meals. Do you eat at home most of the time? Contrary to popular thinking, Canadians continue to prepare and consume most of their meals at home.

News

Canadian Diet Would Emphasize Health-Giving Dimensions Of Domestic Foods

By Lorraine Stevenson March 18, 2010

“It is a concept that would enable people to start to think about Canadian foods as providing an incredible array of healthy foods right across the food spectrum.” – CAPI PRESIDENT AND CEO DAVID MCINNES Those paying attention to a message from Canadian dietitians this month are getting a small taste of the “Canadian diet”

Country Crossroads

Biggest Rural Citizenship Ceremony Another Milestone For Growing Southern Manitoba

By Lorraine Stevenson December 24, 2009

Laurie Sawatzky can remember when local grocery stores were stocked with the kinds of foods eaten by folks of Mennonite background. The execut ive di rector of Winkler-based Regional Connections, a settlement agency serving the large number of immigrants pouring into southern Manitoba, says seeing food ingredients from all parts of the world is just

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Food manufacturers hooked on salt, fat, sugar, says speaker

Richardson Centre For Functional Foods And Nutraceuticals Marks Fifth Anniversary

South Australian Harvest Boosts Viterra Profit

ADM Licenses Canadian Firm’s Soy Protein Product

In Brief… – for Oct. 21, 2010

CFIA Launches Review Of Imported Food Safety – for Sep. 16, 2010

“Cuisine Of My Country” Hottest Trend In Culinary World

Canadian Diet Would Emphasize Health-Giving Dimensions Of Domestic Foods

Biggest Rural Citizenship Ceremony Another Milestone For Growing Southern Manitoba

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