Food & Grocery

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has published the temporary flexibility for labelling requirements for Canadian-made, packaged and labelled foodservice products for sale at retail. Thi...Learn More

Return-It, BC’s beverage container recycling program released a new stewardship plan for consultation. In BC, retailers charge a deposit on beverage containers and provide a refund of that deposit w...Learn More

How does self-serve survive in an era when no one wants to touch anything? For some major supermarket chains, it’s unclear when self-serve and sampling stations will return. Read more at Financial P...Learn More

Join us for an extraordinary celebration of the achievements and innovations of the best new products of 2019 with our 27th Annual Canadian Grand Prix New Products Awards Virtual Gala celebration. &nb...Learn More

Re-opening restaurants for dine-in services in Canada will require careful planning by operators, given capacity limitations, new health and safety measures, and disrupted supply chains. We recommend ...Learn More

BC has announced changes to the legal non-medical cannabis industry that will affect those with cannabis retail stores. The requirement that cannabis retail stores be enclosed by non-transparent walls...Learn More

The BC Centre for Disease Control has updated guidance information on their food businesses page which includes several improvements for food retailers. The changes are highlighted with a yellow “up...Learn More

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) indicated this morning it has agreed to RCC’s request for flexibility regarding the sale of pre-packaged meat produced in and labelled for other countries ...Learn More

BC’s Provincial Health Officer yesterday issued a new Order revising their May 22, 2020 Order regarding food and beverage service. The new Order provides more flexibility. Where before there were se...Learn More

Quebec’s public health agency, Institut national de la santé publique (INSPQ), released a guide on prevention measures for businesses (in French only) to help retail employees who cannot mainta...Learn More