Reading Time: 2 minutes A plan for public consultations on the future of liquor retailing is included in the Saskatchewan government’s speech from the throne. Premier Brad Wall’s throne speech, delivered Wednesday by Lt.-Gov. Vaughn Schofield, reiterated previous statements that the Saskatchewan Party government “will not spend one more taxpayers’ dollar building liquor stores.” New liquor stores in the […] Read more
Sask. to review liquor retailing system
Hong Kong fast-food firm sheds food-court icons
Reading Time: 2 minutes A group of quick-serve Asian cuisine outlets renowned in shopping-mall food courts across Canada is back under Canadian ownership. Hong Kong-based Cafe de Coral, a major publicly-traded operator of Chinese fast-food restaurant chains, and its operating arm Manchu Wok Entities announced Thursday they’ll sell the Manchu Wok, Wasabi Grill and Noodle and SenseAsian businesses in Canada […] Read more
Olymel plans major expansion at Que. chicken plant
Reading Time: 2 minutes Meat packing giant Olymel has announced plans for $10 million in expansions and upgrades at one of its poultry further-processing plants in Quebec’s Monteregie region. The company said Wednesday the planned expansions at its Ste-Rosalie facility will include 15,000 additional square feet of work space and storage, including a third cooking line, a spice warehouse, […] Read more
Larger grain handle helps boost CN’s Q3
Reading Time: 2 minutes A markedly larger grain and fertilizer handle in the three months ending Sept. 30 has helped pump up the third-quarter bottom line for Canadian National Railway (CN). Montreal-based CN on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $853 million on $3.118 billion in total revenue, up from $705 million on $2.698 billion in the year-earlier period. […] Read more
Prairie grain revenue up as CP books record Q3 profit
Reading Time: 2 minutes An increased grain handle for the three months ending Sept. 30 has helped boost Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) to its highest third-quarter profit ever. Calgary-based CP released its Q3 results Tuesday, reporting record net income of $400 million on record total revenue of $1.67 billion for the quarter, up from $324 million on $1.534 billion […] Read more
CP, CSX no longer talking merger
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has shut down last week’s media buzz about any possibility of a merger with the third biggest railway in the U.S. The Wall Street Journal and other media recently reported Calgary-based CP and Jacksonville-based CSX had held “exploratory talks” about combining their operations. [Related story] CP on Monday confirmed it had […] Read more
A+W tightens chicken supply requirements
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s No. 2 burger chain, in the midst of a bid to carve out new market space for its beef and eggs, now plans to differentiate its chicken burgers and chicken strips in the same way. A+W Food Services on Monday announced the latest step in its “Our Ingredients Guarantee” campaign, pledging it will “only […] Read more
Domino’s Canadian arm commits to Canadian cheese
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the wake of a rival’s play to import cheaper U.S. mozza, the Canadian franchisee of U.S. pizza chain Domino’s has formally gone all-in on the Canadian brand. Domino’s Pizza of Canada on Wednesday announced what it bills as a “major partnership” with Dairy Farmers of Canada, which will see DFC’s 100 per cent Canadian […] Read more
Ontario’s Gay Lea to buy Hewitt’s Dairy
Reading Time: 2 minutes A 127-year-old family-owned Ontario dairy processor is set to go co-op. Gay Lea Foods, the province’s largest dairy co-operative, announced Wednesday it reached a deal to buy Hewitt’s Dairy of Hagersville for an undisclosed sum, effective Nov. 1. Hewitt’s is an icon in southern Ontario for its dairy bar just north of Hagersville, about 25 […] Read more
A+W pledges another ‘major ingredient change’ ahead
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s second-biggest burger chain plans to follow up its new sourcing policies for beef and eggs with a third “major ingredient change,” due out next week. While releasing their results for the third quarter ending Sept. 7, A+W Revenue Royalties Income Fund and A+W Food Services of Canada said the ingredient change is set to […] Read more
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