The firm behind the French’s ketchup brand is bringing its bottling of the product to its own plant in southwestern Ontario. McCormick Canada, the Canadian arm of Baltimore-area condiment and […] Read more
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McCormick brings French’s ketchup processing in-house
Club House spice maker expands London, Ont. plant
Kraft Heinz backed for ketchup production in Montreal
Company to add ketchup line at Mont Royal site
A $23.3 million expansion of Kraft Heinz’s food manufacturing complex in Montreal will see the company resume making Heinz ketchup for Canada, in Canada. The U.S.-based food processing giant and […] Read more
Tam seeks details on Ontario’s COVID-19 farm worker guidelines
Windsor-Essex area reports six ag-related outbreaks as of Thursday
Ottawa/Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s top public health official said on Thursday she plans to seek more information from Ontario about the province’s plan to allow some COVID-19 positive people […] Read more
Grower of Zing peppers under new ownership
A major greenhouse vegetable grower in southernmost southern Ontario is expanding its reach in the region. Mucci Farms, based at Kingsville, just west of Leamington, announced Wednesday it has bought […] Read more
U.S. firm launches second hostile bid for pot producer Aphria
Reuters — U.S. cannabis retailer Green Growth Brands said on Tuesday it would make a second all-stock takeover bid for Aphria, valuing the Canadian pot producer at about $2.35 billion. […] Read more
Altria reported seeking stake in cannabis firm Aphria
Reuters — Marlboro maker Altria Group is in talks for a stake in Canadian cannabis producer Aphria Inc., the Globe and Mail reported on Wednesday, citing multiple sources. The details […] Read more
Strawberry expansion proves to be good business decision
Mucci Farms identified many potential pitfalls to growing indoor strawberries, but two years later, it is looking at adding more
The owners of Mucci Farms saw many good reasons to stay away from expanding their Leamington-area greenhouse operation to grow strawberries. But as the company looks back on its 2015 […] Read more
Mushroom grower Highline expands westward reach
Canada’s biggest mushroom grower is set to further expand its market space in Western Canada with a deal for a West Coast competitor. Highline Mushrooms of Leamington, Ont. announced Wednesday […] Read more
Pearce: Rain expected to stall Ontario potato planting progress
Rainfall expected for much of southern Ontario is expected to narrow what’s been a relatively early planting window for Ontario’s potato growers. Two weeks ago, the reports from the Ontario […] Read more
Southwestern Ontario potato planting underway
Close-to-seasonal temperatures and good planting conditions across parts of southwestern Ontario have growers in the Leamington region planting potatoes. According to Eugenia Banks, a special consultant for the Ontario Potato […] Read more
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