Winnipeg-based Merit Functional Foods filed for bankruptcy in October after being in receivership since 2023
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Merit bankruptcy proceedings begin
Winnipeg-based Merit Functional Foods filed for bankruptcy in October after being in receivership since 2023
Targeting plant-based exports to Asia
Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t, exist market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets
Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t exist, market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets
Plant-based cheese, but more like cheese
New Canadian research has gained insight on how to improve protein content, stretch and spread of plant-based cheese, all areas where cheese from real dairy currently has significant advantages
New Canadian research has gained insight on how to improve protein content, stretch and spread of plant-based cheese, all areas where cheese from real dairy currently has significant advantages.
A place of national honour for former deputy ag minister, Dori Gingera-Beauchemin
Long public service, focus on community and industry leadership launch Dori Gingera-Beauchemin into 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame honourees
Long public service, focus on community and industry leadership launch Dori Gingera-Beauchemin into 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame honourees
Buyer steps up for shuttered Winnipeg plant protein processor
Receiver for Merit Functional Foods plant has requested court approval for the sale
The receiver for the Merit Functional Foods plant protein processing site in Winnipeg has applied for court approval to sell to a Manitoba numbered company.
Burcon announces plant protein facility buy
Burcon NutraScience Corporation, also known for its stake in Merit Functional Foods, has a deal to purchase a North American plant protein facility, location not yet confirmed
Burcon NutraScience Corporation, also known for its stake in Merit Functional Foods, has a deal to purchase a North American plant protein facility, location not yet confirmed
ADM announces plan to address accounting issues, posts earnings miss
The company's shares were up 4.3 per cent but down nearly 21 per cent for the year
Global grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland announced a plan to fix accounting issues that caused it to correct certain transactions in six years of financial results on Tuesday, though it warned the plan would take time to implement.
Faba bean research means high protein, less gas
The process of breaking down faba beans is an important sustainability tool, scientist says
[UPDATED: Mar. 5, 2024] Let’s get the obvious part out of the way. By separating “the good stuff” (protein, starch and dietary fibre) from faba beans, a University of Alberta researcher has improved on a process that minimizes human flatulence from eating them. That issue has long been a deterrent to mass acceptance of the
ADM CFO placed on leave, shares tumble on probe into nutrition unit,
The global grains merchant cut its 2023 profit forecast, delayed Q4 results on investigation into flagged transactions
Shares of Archer-Daniels-Midland ADM.N slid 16 per cent in early morning trade on Monday after CFO Vikram Luthar was placed on administrative leave as the company investigates certain accounting practices at its Nutrition segment.
At Ag in Motion: 3D printer takes aim at food ingredients
Making foods both plant-based and printable the goal
With the development of 3D printing, the age of Star Trek replicators has arrived. For master’s student Rhea Thomas Thommana and PhD student Kashika Sethi, food replication is on the horizon as well. Thomas Thommana and Sethi were at Ag in Motion this week with a 3D printer designed to incorporate plant-based ingredients into food,
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