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Ontario craft brewery taproom with beer and foodservice setting

Ontario Craft Beer Scene: Retail Reform Turns Local Beer Into a Channel Game

Ontario's craft brewers are facing a channel reset as retail expansion, LCBO wholesale changes and direct delivery rules reshape how…

Okanagan vineyard landscape in Canadian wine country

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Canada’s Wine Makers: Domestic Momentum Meets Climate and Channel Pressure

Canadian wineries have a stronger domestic story and a meaningful economic footprint, but climate volatility, interprovincial barriers and channel pressure…

Stars + Honey protein bars and ingredients arranged on a dark studio background

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Stars + Honey Uses Fresh Capital to Build Protein Bar Capacity

Stars + Honey's new investment matters less as startup finance than as a signal that protein-snack brands still need owned…

Faire marketplace image from the company's news page for its business-use buyer expansion

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Faire Opens a New Wholesale Route for Restaurants and Hotels

Faire's move into business-use buyers could give restaurants, hotels and other operators a more structured wholesale route for discovery-led sourcing…

FERM FOOD gluten-free bread binder shown with a loaf and powder ingredient on a bakery worktop

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FERM FOOD Turns Gluten-Free Binding Into a Cleaner Bakery Workflow

FERM FOOD's new bread binder points to a cleaner way for industrial bakers to reduce recipe complexity without giving up…

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Saputo Keeps Supply Access While Lightening Argentina Exposure

Saputo's Argentina deal shows how dairy groups can reduce local ownership exposure while preserving manufacturing access for international product supply.