Flame and fortune A grocer’s guide to a profitable 2021 summer grilling season Maple Leaf Foods Q4 beats expectations Food processing company see sales in meat and plant protein businesses rise Olymel’s Alberta pork plant shuts down indefinitely amid COVID-19 outbreak Walmart Canada now selling local pork at Supercentres in Quebec Big-box retailer includes pork as part of its commitment to get more local products on its shelves The lure of seafood Thanks to innovation, convenience and variety, COVID-era consumers are adding more seafood to their baskets A new day for deli Nostalgia for sandwiches and a desire for comfort food fuel consumer sales of pre-packaged meat and cheese Maple Leaf suspends pork exports to China after COVID-19 cases Voluntary suspension is in line with the Chinese governments new protocols around plant workers testing positive for the virus COVID cases among Maple Leaf plant workers in Manitoba increases, but no closure planned The meat of the matter From sustainability features and unique cuts to the rise of plant-based alternatives, today’s meat department is ever-evolving Meat industry says more safety coming with COVID-19 Safety measures will evolve beyond those introduced at the outset of the pandemic First Previous 7 8 9 10 11 Next Last