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Editor's Note 
 
Hello! It's the season of food trends. Find out the four key trends Mintel believes will shape 2025. Also, Nourish Food Marketing's annual Halal Shopper Study provides insights into key shifts in consumer preferences. Do you agree with these reports?
- Nithya Caleb, Editor, Food in Canada
 
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TreeHouse Foods recalls products

TreeHouse Foods issues a voluntary recall of frozen waffle and pancake products in Canada and the United States because of potential listeria contamination.


J.M. Smucker to divest Voortman cookies

The J.M. Smucker Co. enters into a definitive agreement to sell its Voortman cookie brand to Second Nature Brands. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately US$305 million.


Halal consumers seek diversity, convenience

Nourish Food Marketing's 2024 Halal Shopper Study sheds light on key shifts in consumer preferences and behaviours, particularly a growing interest in halal products in categories such as baked goods, beverages, and candy.


Mintel unveils four key food trends for 2025

In 2025 and beyond, Mintel believes there'll be more focus on blood sugar and hormone health, with food and drink playing an increasing role in mental health management.


Innovation Insights: Exploring B.C.’s food and beverage ecosystem

With its inspiring natural environment, multicultural culinary scene, and abundance of technical expertise, B.C.’s food and beverage landscape is robust and evolving.


 
 
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INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHTS 
 
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Daiya Foods and partners invest $16M to enhance plant-based cheese

Daiya Foods, Ingredion, Ingredion Plant Based Protein Specialties and Lovingly Made Flour Mills are combining their expertise to use Canadian pulses, such as pea and fava, in the development of new protein ingredients and plant-based cheeses. A combined total of $16 million has been invested in the project, with Protein Industries Canada committing $5.8 million and the partners the remainder. » Read full article
 
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Rising demand for better-for-you foods drives innovation

There’s a lucrative market for functional foods in Canada due to an increasing demand for foods that promote health and wellness. Today, food processors have significant opportunities to develop new products catering to gut-friendly, low-FODMAP, spike-free or anti-spike, glucose-management-related, and GLP-1-compliant foods. » Read full article
 
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Competition Bureau seeking input on property controls in grocery industry

The Competition Bureau seeks information from grocery retailers and those in the real estate business about restrictive real estate clauses in the Canadian grocery industry. The regulator said it is seeking input from those in the sector about the restrictions, often referred to as property controls, both in the industry as a whole and as part of its ongoing investigations into Sobeys and Loblaw. » Read full article
 
 
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