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A quick stop on ‘food’ island and celebrating a young Canadian company
At the fag end of August, I made a short trip to Charlottetown for the opening of Chinova Bioworks’ new manufacturing facility. The opening was a huge milestone for this small natural ingredient company and its 30 staff members, who had gathered along with friends and family to celebrate a momentous occasion.
After the opening, I sat down with the founders Natasha Dhayagude and David Brown to unpack Chinova’s journey so far.
Dhayagude and Brown met in 2015 at an entrepreneurship accelerator and incubator centre in Fredericton, N.B. There they found a common interest in science and the study of mushrooms. The idea to create a natural preservative with mushroom extracts emerged, and thus began their entrepreneurial journey.
“We call it the preservative paradox because more and more people are eating processed and ready-to-eat foods that need to have a long shelf life, but the food must also be healthy, which usually means they don’t want chemical preservatives. We knew there was a big need [for natural preservatives],” said Dhayagude. “Both of us are very healthy eaters. We like clean, natural, and organic products. We also read labels. We knew how bad chemical preservatives were and we also knew about this fibre from white button mushrooms that can act as a good antimicrobial in food and
would be healthy for the consumer and good for the environment.”
Indie Bio offered pre-seed funding and R&D lab space in Ireland for four months. This allowed Dhayagude and Brown to create a little bit of the prototype. They returned to Fredericton to continue R&D with the help of many investors, including the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, the First Angel Network, DSM Venturing, Rhapsody Venture Partners, and Rich Products Ventures.
Chinova has also received help from PEI BioAlliance, Emergence, BioFoodTech, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Innovation PEI, Natural Products Canada, National Research Council of Canada, and Sustainable Development Technology Canada. The company has raised $10.5 million to date.
The product
Chinova upcycles discarded stems of white button mushrooms, procured within Atlantic Canada. It harvests and extracts a fibre from that stem to create Chiber, a natural preservative. According to Brown, Chiber can be used in dairy alternatives, salsa, spreads and dips, beverages, and baked goods. He added Chiber can offer a 12-month shelf life for beverages, depending on the product’s formulation and ingredients. Nearly 95 per cent of their clients are based in the U.S. Now that the company has FDA GRAS
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status, the duo is optimistic about expanding into the Canadian market.
New facility
Chinova’s new space is inside the 20,000-sf Bioscience Manufacturing Incubator facility on PEI. The space allows Chinova to produce 1000 tons of Chiber annually. Given that the natural preservative industry is estimated to be worth $1.5 billion, the increased capacity would enable Chinova to meet the needs of F&B giants like General Mills, Kraft and Unilever.
Focus on revenue
Dhayagude stressed the company’s biggest focus areas are increasing the customer base and scaling up to serve them as well as building a workforce to support the growth. She also spoke above innovating in other verticals, such as cosmetics and personal care products, where natural preservatives can be used. She was also frank about the challenges. “The biggest hurdle is the long sales cycle. It requires a lot of testing, validation, data, and studies, but we have solid data now in multiple food and beverage models to show clients the efficacy of the ingredient, which is helping to decrease those long sales times,” she explained.
As a Canadian company, Food in Canada wishes Chinova the best!
Nithya Caleb ncaleb@annexbusinessmedia.com
Future Meat produces cultivated lamb, an industry first
Future Meat Technologies has produced its first cultivated lamb, which “looks, cooks, and tastes like conventional ground lamb meat.” The development of cultivated lamb started in 2019 with fibroblast cells isolated from Awassi sheep, generating two independent ovine cell lines that divide indefinitely. Reaching this milestone means the company can now produce cultivated lamb at scale. The company is also preparing to enter the U.S. market.
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As announced in June 2022, Kellogg Company plans to separate into three businesses—Global Snacking Co., North America Cereal Co., and Plant Co. North America Cereal Co.’s portfolio includes Kellogg’s, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Mini-Wheats, Special K, Raisin Bran, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes, Kashi, and Bear Naked.
Labour challenges: New FBO study
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role, while a quarter of food and beverage processors note they have been waiting over a year to fill some skilled trades roles.
The report also identifies barriers to employment and potential solutions. Employers say short-term solutions should include increasing the industry’s access to qualified foreign workers for businesses that need to fill immediate skilled trade vacancies. The sector also encourages further investment in initiatives to leverage existing job opportunities and supercharge training and employment programs connecting employers with jobseekers.
Food Centre gets $1.35M
The Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre (Food Centre) receives $1.35 million from Prairies Economic Development Canada to support the commercialization of downstream processing for fermented and bioengineered products to advance the food ingredient innovation in Western Canada. This investment will also help to develop the Advanced Ingredient Program at the Food Centre to build capacity and focus on the development of new generation ingredients and processes utilizing plant-based ingredients along with their co-products.
The new equipment and programming at the Food Centre will build capacity in the Prairies to accelerate the transition of commodity products such as fractionated proteins, starches or canola meal to higher value modified food and industrial ingredients.
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The discharger frame is mounted on casters for in-plant mobility, while a hinged subframe supporting a surge hopper, flexible screw conveyor and support mast can pivot down for manoeuvring through doorways and low-headroom areas. The IBC frame is forklifted onto receiving cups, which position the IBC outlet onto the surge hopper inlet. The conveyor handles a broad range of freeand non-free-flowing bulk solids ranging from pellets to sub-micron powders with no separation of blended products. The flexible screw is the only moving part contacting material, and is driven by an electric motor positioned beyond the discharge point. www.flexicon.com
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The ‘ERA’ of increasing risk management
Dr. Amy Proulx
We all hear the words, “Big Data,” but most businesses, especially small ones are still wrapping their heads around this concept. Both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are jumping into a new era with ERA (establishment-based risk assessment) programs focused on application of predictive analytics and algorithm-based food safety analysis. The key outcome for food processors is that federal food safety authorities will use new ways to understand, quantify and apply risk within the regulatory space.
The U.S. FDA bases its ERA strategy on the four pillars of tech-enabled traceability; smarter tools and approaches for prevention and outbreak response; new business models and retail modernization; and food safety culture. CFIA’s ERA model focuses on inherent risk, mitigation, inspection, and compliance and defines risk of activities based on novel algorithms. Let’s break down how to prepare your organization for the upcoming ERA.
Perform risk analysis
In some companies, risk assessment only gets done when emergencies arise. Risk assessment should be included in FSQA task rotation and become part of the food safety culture system—when a risk is identified, there’s a channel to communicate quickly with decision-makers and respond. We know the classic risk assessment steps from HACCP-based programs: identify hazards, characterize them, determine the exposure, and estimate probability of exposure. There are activities involved in direct food safety
risk assessment: performing site-specific observations of manufacturing, observing, and analyzing quality control data; interviewing key personnel involved in production; reviewing certificates of analysis from suppliers; and reviewing customer complaint and regulatory compliance logs.
There’s a second layer of risk assessment that is not as common but just as important, and that’s looking for indirect risks that could impact product safety. Are you monitoring for potential labour disruption or worker shortages? If you don’t have the workers, food safety, sanitation or quality control tasks could be neglected or rushed. What about recall information from competitors or other products in a similar category? Recall information can be found on CFIA and FDA websites. Trade embargoes, emerging diseases in other regions, or political upheaval can add to risk, as we’ve seen with the war in Ukraine and export closures in Indonesia for palm oil. If you must switch suppliers or change lead times on product inputs, it places considerable pressure on manufacturing systems. Watching the news, both general and industry specific, can help.
Use traceability tools
Yes, it’s still technically legal to have your traceability program on paper-based systems. A traceability program for supplier management, process management, and finished goods management is essential in all modern food safety management systems. From the ERA program, we’re getting hints that there could be a larger push toward electronic registration systems. We already know that a lot of this is linked to GS1-based coding on packaged goods. We may start to see
serialization built into GS1 coding, so that each product can be linked back to the establishment, the process and the input suppliers in a more automated way. This rapid traceability scenario will be of great interest to companies using multiple co-manufacturing steps. Being able to quickly track co-manufacturing establishments was brought to light in the recent tara flour recalls, which heavily impacted meal kit manufacturers, who in turn, are heavy users of co-manufacturing for all the modular food units in their packs.
Build a food safety culture
In the ERA programs, and in fact in all the recent GFSI program updates, a major emphasis was put on food safety culture. These are the behavioural and organizational approaches ensuring the success of food safety technical systems by creating a shared purpose and value across the entire establishment. Have you done benchmarking tools such as Lone Jespersen’s Cultivate Food Safety Culture Maturity Model to see the current state of food safety culture in your organization, and define where you should prioritize growth? Do you have clear management commitment statements that are shared with all employees? Do you walk the talk and encourage people to do the right thing?
The future era of food safety is right now. Being prepared is the hallmark of food risk management, and we can prepare for the future right now.
Dr. Amy Proulx is professor and academic program co-ordinator for the Culinary Innovation and Food Technology programs at Niagara College, Ont. She can be reached at aproulx@niagaracollege.ca.
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TShort, but not so sweet: Clean labelling can be a mess
Laura Gomez
he trend toward clean labelling with simple terms, symbols and slogans can be a powerful marketing tool. However, these same tools can be minefields from a food law perspective, so proceed with caution. The clean labelling trend encourages the use of plain language, lists of ingredients with shorter, more recognizable, ‘natural’ ingredients, and a focus on “free from” claims, including no artificial additives or preservatives. Promoting health benefits, avoidance of scientific or chemical-sounding ingredients, as well as ethically sourced, environmentally friendly, and non-GMO claims are considered a part of this trend. To achieve a clean label, symbols and slogans are frequently used to highlight the benefits or unique characteristics of a food. Some of these images, logos or phrases may be protected from an intellectual property perspective by a trademark. However, it is important to note that in most cases, food legislation does not exempt these elements from regulatory compliance. All information presented to consumers, whether in symbols or words, must comply with federal legislation, including the Food and Drugs Act (FDA), Safe Food for Canadians Act (SFCA) and the Competition Act. Trademarks are often used in food labelling and advertising to convey information regarding a food’s character, quality, value, quantity, composition, merit, safety, origin, method of manufacture or preparation.These claims are subject to the general prohibition on false and misleading labelling and advertising under federal food legislation. Whether such claims are expressed or implied, the law requires them to be presented in a manner that is not false, misleading, or likely to create an erroneous impression on consumers. Given their broad nature, almost all symbols, logos
and slogans used in food labelling could be interpreted as falling within the scope of these provisions. Notably, neither FDA nor SFCA exempt trademarks from application of these legal requirements.
Consumers may be drawn to the allure of a clean label, but in a highly regulated food industry it is important to find the right balance between simplicity and compliance.
Many popular clean label claims also raise concerns under the laws enforced by the Competition Bureau. The Competition Act’s deceptive marketing provisions prohibit the use of any messages, pictures, or verbal communications that are false, misleading, or unsubstantiated. It also prohibits performance claims, includes any form of statement, warranty or guarantee of a product’s performance, efficacy, or length of life that is not based on adequate and proper testing. Again, there is no exemption just because a symbol or slogan is also a trademark.
Part of the difficulty with using symbols and slogans in order to convey information to consumers, is that expressions such as “less is more” and “short and sweet” do not always ring true when it comes to food law. Implementing a clean label approach can be a challenge from a regulatory perspective. In the list of ingredients, companies must disclose virtually everything that is added to a food. In Canada, there is no exemption for food additives even if they are added
in tiny quantities. Diverging from the clean label trend, guidance from regulators often encourages the use of additional explanatory statements and disclosures (e.g. highlighted ingredients, made in Canada). It can be difficult to use simple terms. CFIA’s criteria for ‘natural’ excludes many processed ingredients even if they aren’t synthetic, and while the word “artificial” is used in regulation, it is not defined, leaving the term subject to interpretation. Use of trademarks that imply health, comparative nutrient content or environmental claims can trigger mandatory declaration requirements, and symbols on their own can be considered vague or exaggerated if not accompanied by supporting statements. As technological innovation creates new ways to convey information (e.g. QR codes), expectations from regulators may also be evolving. In 2019, the Competition Bureau archived its guidance on environmental claims in part because the guidance no longer reflects “the latest standards and evolving environmental concerns”. This July, Health Canada acknowledged that simple and visible information is powerful tool to communicate to consumers, using this rationale in support of the new interpretive front-of-package (FOP) nutrition symbol that will be required on most prepackaged foods in Canada. Like any trend, consumers may be drawn to the allure of a clean label, but in a highly regulated food industry it is important to find the right balance between simplicity and compliance.
Laura Gomez is an Ottawa-based Gowling WLG partner who advises on food law and has been recognized in both The Best Lawyers in Canada and the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Contact her at laura.gomez@ gowlingwlg.com or visit https://gowlingwlg. com/en/sectors/food-beverage/global.
CWhat do grocers want from brands?
Birgit Blain
ompetition is fierce among Canada’s food retailers, and they have a long list of priorities and challenges. By understanding what grocers want, brands can ensure they tick all the boxes, motivating retailers to list and support them. Brands need to convince grocers the listing is worth their while. Think of listings as being earned.
Enable differentiation
Every chain strives to differentiate their stores from competitors to attract new customers, generate more shopping trips and increase basket size to grow sales. Grocers can’t afford to list “same old same old” items. They don’t want another chocolate chip cookie.
If there is an unmet need and growing demand for your products, prove it to the retailer. Brands with the power of influence can entice their loyal consumers to shop a store and even switch stores. It benefits the retailer when they acquire a new customer and creates a sales ripple effect to other categories.
Smaller independent chains lack the clout that size provides. They look to brands to provide an edge because they can’t compete on price. There is a place for specialty and niche items that align with retailer objectives and causes they support.
Generate incremental sales
Merely replacing one product with a
similar item does nothing for the retailer. The acid test is whether a product will generate new business for the category. Generating incremental sales requires innovation that satisfies an unmet need, without cannibalizing sales of other skus. Think how the coffee category benefited from the introduction of single-serve coffee pods; exponential sales were achieved. Most items on consumer shopping lists do not change from week to week. If a product has the potential to become a staple, then it’s a big win for all.
It’s the brand owner’s responsibility to drive sales through a strong marketing program that raises awareness and drives trial and repurchase. Optimizing how your brand shows up on the virtual shelf to drive online sales is equally important.
Retailers expect brands to provide trade spend, with impactful promotional programs that motivate purchases.
Achieve margin
Does the product achieve category gross margin targets? This also applies to promotional periods.
Keep in mind that grocers take penny profit, not percentages, to the bank. And no margin is earned without a sale.
Support retailers’ sustainable development goals
Sustainability is increasingly important. Grocers expect suppliers to get on board and align with their sustainability goals
to help them achieve targets. Loblaw’s goals include ethical and environmentally conscious sourcing, minimizing plastic use, smarter packaging, waste reduction, efficient use of resources, carbon footprint reduction and protecting human rights.
Add value
Find opportunities to add value and make the category manager’s life easier. Become a trusted resource by providing market intelligence and consumer insights from reputable sources. Communicate effectively, provide a heads up when a problem occurs and have a solution ready. Although it’s increasingly challenging, aim for 100 per cent service levels with orders delivered in full and on time. Quickly and efficiently resolve issues that inevitably crop up and minimize the impact on the customer.
Think like a retailer
Reams of information can be gleaned from annual reports, trade magazines, and through observational store visits. Invest time to get to know your customers— how they think, what they need and how they operate their business.
As a CPG food consultant, Birgit Blain helps clients think strategically to build a sustainable brand. Her experience includes 17 years with Loblaw Brands and President’s Choice. Contact her at birgit@bbandassoc.com or learn more at www.bbandassoc.com.
FLost in translation
Cher Mereweather
elix Frankfurter, the 20th century U.S. Supreme Court Justice, famously said, “Life is a matter of semantics because words are the tools with which we work…everything depends on our understanding of them.”
From the perspective of someone whose job it is to interpret words and pass judgements (that can literally mean life or death) based on them, this makes a lot of sense. A recent conversation with Franco Naccarato, executive director of Meat and Poultry Ontario, brought home to me how much semantics matter, not just in courtrooms or boardrooms, but also right across our food industry. If we don’t get the words right, the impact can be huge.
I write this column about sustainability as part of my commitment to be constantly demonstrating how it offers real benefits to business as well as to people and planet. The meat industry has been one of the most challenging to engage in that conversation.
Meat is often seen as one of the larger contributors to climate change, and at the same time, one of the most exposed to its impacts. In many ways, it has been proactive in developing more sustainable
practices: Maple Leaf Foods is regularly cited for its leadership and for its work on carbon neutrality. Further, meat processing typically has lower levels of food loss and waste than other areas of the industry. However, if you talk about sustainability with people running meat companies, which I do regularly, the message is clear: It is not a priority.
sustainability helps attract staff. The data is clear on this. Employers who are finding and keeping the people they need to grow their businesses have significantly higher ESG (environmental social and governance) scores than their competitors.
Sustainability is technical. It does require new skills and learning them can take time, but it shouldn’t feel inaccessible.
Franco explains, “Our industry is in a labour crisis, and we are struggling to see anything past that. Almost every firm is down on staff, which means that the leaders are stuck working in their businesses rather than working on them and can only focus on what’s directly in front of them—anything else is peripheral” for now.
My counterargument is that
“Yes, but if you ask a room full of people what ESG means, you will likely get a lot of blank stares,” responds Franco. “Sustainability language isn’t part of our everyday so when consultants, academics and experts turn up and start talking about sustainability it doesn’t connect. But if they talk about better ways to save money on energy and production, or reduce food waste, or get the business results of more relationships with customers then they relate because they are working on these things every day. Without knowing it, they are taking action on sustainability in all aspects of their work. They may not realize what they do is sustainable. They do it because it just makes sense to their business. Where we need help is in identifying and defining sustainable practices and teaching operators how to measure and track their progress.”
It’s all about semantics. The right words matter. The truth is that we all want the same thing—a more sustainable food system. Yes, sustainability is technical. It does require new skills and learning them can take time, but it shouldn’t feel inaccessible.
In fact, while it is easy to point fingers at parts of the food industry for being slow to embrace sustainability, those of us who spend our lives doing this work also need to recognize that the language we use is likely part of the problem. The onus is on us to find ways to fix that. Words are indeed the tools with which we work, and everything does indeed depend upon them.
Cher Mereweather, CEO of Anthesis Provision, is a Canadian-based food industry sustainability expert.
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MAINSTREAMING bison meat
Montreal food entrepreneur Rocco Verelli has always been big on bison.
From the moment he first saw one as a kid, he was struck by the majestic presence of the ox-like mammals, which are native to North America and once roamed the Great Plains by the tens of millions, the largest concentration of large animals in recorded history.
Later, as a young restaurateur, he and his father Luigi raised the mostly gentle giants on their family’s hobby farm just south of Montreal.
“Bison add a special magic to the landscape,” said Verelli. “Seeing them roam and graze in a field is like a throwback in time.”
As the founder and president of Northfork Bison, one of Canada’s biggest specialty and wild game meat companies,
which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Verelli is now leading the charge to both educate consumers on the savoury goodness of protein-packed bison meat and stimulate growth in a niche food industry that has helped bring the beefy ruminants back from the brink of extinction.
Based in a newly retooled, federally approved plant in Montreal’s Italian-centric Saint-Leonard neighbourhood, his company processes some 3,000 bison from more than a dozen producers in Western Canada each year, producing mostly bison steaks and burgers for restaurants, supermarkets, and foodservice distributors across North America.
From a handful of workers and customers when operations started in 1997, Northfork Bison now employs more than 40 people in Canada and the United States. Thanks to its fleet of eight refrigerated trucks and an inventory warehouse in New Jersey, it can fill orders—both
pick-up and delivery—anywhere in Canada and the U.S. within 24 hours.
“We’re one of the biggest players in the space in Canada,” said Verelli. “What differentiates us is that we control everything from A to Z. We have contracts with farmers who deliver the animals to slaughterhouses, we do our own processing, and our trucks go all the way to Washington, D.C.”
According to Verelli, roughly half of Northfork Bison’s processing production is sold as fresh meat under its brand name products in supermarkets like IGA and Loblaws. It also sells frozen products online and through Costco.
The company also supplies restaurants and specialty food distributers in Quebec, Ontario and the Northeastern U.S. with its flagship bison steaks and burgers, as well as premium cuts like boneless eight-
Northfork Bison is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year — BY MARK CARDWELL —
Rocco Verelli and his father Luigi at a Bison farm.
All photos courtesy Northfolk Bison
ounce, rib eye, striploin, and tenderloin steaks for high-end eateries like the 360 at the top of Toronto’s CN Tower.
“We can make and deliver whatever cuts our customers need,” said Verelli, who inked a new supply deal in July with a restaurant chain in the Big Apple. “You want 95-per cent lean? Sixty per cent? No problem!”
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sighting
Virelli, 60, is passionate about animals, especially bison. He feels “they are one of the most fascinating animals in North America.”
The son of Italian immigrants who grew up in Montreal’s West Island wanting to be a vet or a farmer, Verelli saw his first bison on a grade-school outing to Parc Safari, a zoo and amusement park in Hemmingford, an hour’s drive southeast of Montreal. “I remember being amazed at how strong and noble they looked, with their big beards and massive frontheavy frames,” he said.
After studying agricultural economics and commerce at Montreal’s McGill University, Verelli bought the first of the two family restaurants that he owned and operated for nearly 20 years.
“I was already working in the business as a waiter and I really liked it,” he said. “You really learn what customers want and what they expect. That knowledge has really helped me in business.”
Verelli started raising bison as a hobby on his dad’s small farm in the town of Saint-Rémi, a half-hour drive south of the city. “I bought three bison—two females and a male,” he said. “My dad and I took care of them, though it was really my dad who did most of the work.”
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Verelli started raising bison as a hobby on his dad’s small farm in the town of Saint-Rémi, Que.
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By the mid 1990s, Verelli’s herd had grown to 20 animals, including several bulls that he tried unsuccessfully to sell. “No one was buying bison in Quebec back then,” he said. “But I knew there would be people interested in the cuts, which are the same as beef, except that bison have an extra rib.”
He took the animals to a slaughterhouse and began selling bison meat—mostly steaks and burgers—to whoever was interested. “I sold a little bit here, a little bit there,” said Verelli.
Though he managed to sell some steaks to a Quebec distributer, Verelli found a big outlet for burgers when a friend in the U.S. who made menus and paper products for diners invited him to come along and meet his clients.
Breakthrough
Verelli said bison was absent from every menu, and he had a tough time convincing restaurant owners and distributors that buffalo, as bison are more commonly known in the U.S., were plentiful enough to provide meat to the market.
“Most people thought they were extinct,” said Verelli, who has explained countless times that the North American bison has come back from near extinction due to over-hunting. Commercial herds now number nearly a half-million animals.
He finally offered a Greek restaurant owner a case of bison burgers and told him that he would only have to pay if he sold them. “He called me the next day and said, ‘You better bring me more, I’m sold out,’” recalled Verelli, laughing at the memory. “I did, and I never stopped.”
Thanks to word of mouth and his dedication to
supplying his customers, including making weekly runs to the Big Apple and sleeping in his delivery truck when there, Virelli was soon supplying dozens of restaurants and distributors with bison meat, which began to appear on menus and enjoy modest, but growing, sales.
“We ended up dominating the New York City market,” said Virelli. “Sure, there was competition. But there always is and that’s good because it pushes you to do better.”
As business increased, Verelli sold his restaurants and rented a space in a federally approved processing centre in the Montreal neighbourhood of Rivière des Prairies where he cut and packaged bison products for several years.
He also named his fledging business Northfork in honour of Southfork, the fictive Texas ranch that was home to the Ewing family in the hit TV series Dallas, Verelli’s all-time favourite.
In 2002, Verelli moved the business into an existing processing facility that he bought in nearby Saint Léonard. The 5,000-sf plant was processing mostly pork for local clients and little equipment other than a skinner.
“We expanded the building and put in a blast freezer and grinders and skin pack machines for retail packaging,” said Verelli. He later added a building across the street to house the company’s offices and dry storage.
Mad cow disease
In May 2003, the confirmation of the first case of mad cow disease in Canada, and the immediate ban of all Canadian beef and bison products into the U.S., threatened Northfork’s existence.
Northfork Bison’s products are sold in supermarkets like IGA and Loblaws as well as online and through Costco.
Northfork Bison processes some 3,000 bison from more than a dozen producers in Western Canada each year, producing mostly bison steaks and burgers for restaurants, supermarkets, and foodservice distributors across North America.
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“I’d just bought the plant and all the equipment and—boom!—mad cow closed the border and cut me off from my biggest market,” said Verelli. “I had to turn on a dime to save the company.”
Buoyed by the revenues from pork processing for Viau, a sideline the company continues to this day, Verelli began buying bison from his American competitors and shipping it to a U.S. processor he was already buying trimmings from.
“We were able to keep and supply our customers,” he said. “But the quality of the processing and the meat just wasn’t the same. In this business you really must know what you’re doing.”
When the crisis ended nearly two years later, Northfork was the first Canadian company to ship meat of either beef or bison to the U.S.
“I’m very proud of that fact,” said Verelli. “It showed how well organized we were and how respected we were in the industry.”
Since then, Verelli has continued to build and expand his network of bison producers. He also became a familiar face and regular speaker and participant at meetings of North American beef and bison ranchers, processors and other meat industry stakeholders and advocates.
He also added other wild game products like elk, venison, ostrich, and boar, that now account for roughly one-third of company sales.
Despite the inherent costs of production that will always make bison meat far more expensive than beef, Verelli believes both his company and the industry will continue to grow.
“The No. 1 challenge is cost,” he said. “Bison are not given hormones and steroids, so it takes longer for them to grow to market size. Bison will never be the same cost as beef. Being a family man who knows consumers, I know that’s a problem when people see beef burgers for two or three times less money next to a bison burger.”
Still, Verelli feels lovers of red meat in general, and health-conscious shoppers with the means and desire to buy and consume top-quality products, are driving the market upward.
“We got hit hard by the pandemic because of all the restaurant closures in our markets,” he said. “But our sales are up over 20 per cent this year and demand is not slowing down.”
Virelli said a just-completed overhaul of his processing plant will help to sustain future growth.
“All the old machines are gone,” he said. “We’ve added a half-dozen, state-of-the-art multi-vac machines and grinders. That will help us to continue providing what I believe are the best bison products on the market.”
Love at first sight: Verelli was struck by the majestic presence of the ox-like bison, which are native to North America.
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Olive Oil exhibitors upbeat about sales
Despite a decline in demand, the U.S. is the world’s largest olive oil importing nation
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BY MANIK MEHTA —
Last year’s supply chain disruptions are still fresh in the minds of many olive oil importers and distributors who struggled to get different varieties. According to the International Olive Council, the United States accounted for 35 per cent of world’s olive oil imports, followed by the European Union (15 per cent), Brazil (eight per cent), Japan (six per cent) and Canada (five per cent). The United States imported 390,534 t of olive oil and olive pomace oil in the 2020/21 crop year, or 1.6 per cent less than the previous year.
Demand to rise
Many U.S. and foreign olive oil industry experts are, however, confident demand for olive oil in the U.S. and Canada will rise again. This sentiment was also reflected at the New York Fancy Food Show (NYFFS), which was held midJune. Long rows of olive oil exhibitors from Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, and Tunisia showcased their products at the event. Italy, this year’s “partner country” at the show, made a strong pitch with a variety of brands.
In an interview with Food in Canada at the trade show, Bill Lynch, president of Specialty Food Association (SFA), pointed out that the turnover of U.S. specialty foods in 2021 had touched a whopping $175 billion, up from $150 billion in 2020.
Mediterranean diet popularity to generate demand
Olive oil suppliers from the Mediterranean region also discussed Canada’s market potential. Some suppliers from Greece, for instance, observed their exports to Canada had declined the last two years. Tunisia, as one Greek supplier lamented, was “pulling the rug from under the feet of Greek olive oil suppliers”. Tunisia has been competing against Greece and other countries in the world’s major markets.
Tunisian olive oil exhibitors at NYFFS were confident about continuing their success streak because of the digitalization of the approval process and new product labels identifying the products’ origins.
The Greeks are, meanwhile, banking on the growing Canadian interest in Mediterranean diet, and highlighting the “uniqueness” of Greek olive oil in terms of flavour, acidity, and aroma, as the Greek olive oil trade association described it.
Even though Greek olive oil imports into Canada increased by eight per cent, the value of the imports fell by four per cent in 2020 over the previous year. This was explained by the stagnant and, in some cases, declining prices of Greek olive oil in Canada.
While a large section of Canadians consume domestically produced canola, sunflower, soya and palm oil, olive oil consumption has risen. Italian olive oil dominates the Canadian market. Greece now trails behind Tunisia, which is the third most popular olive oil supplier behind Spain.
Spain and Turkey to penetrate North America
Spanish olive oil suppliers have long eyed the lucrative North American market. Alberto Gonzalez, export manager (Americas) at the Sevilla-based Oleoestepa SCA, a vertical olive oil producing co-operative, explained in an interview at NYFFS, Oleoestepa has about 10 million trees in Seville, Cordoba, and Malaga. The company produced some 35 million L, of which 2 million L were exported to the United States.
“The U.S. is an attractive market … it is very big and the olive oil consumption is increasing. The U.S. is a high-cost economy where consumers are willing to pay more for high-end products. Consump-
Olive oil distributors are optimistic about boosting sales in Canada.
Gonzalez said Italy, besides being an exporter, also imported a large volume of olive oil, which it re-packaged and re-shipped to traditional markets.
Comparing the North American market with the European Union region, Gonzalez said the EU market was “more mature” because the latter had been consuming olive oil longer than North America.
However, Spanish and other European olive oil suppliers face a challenge at home because of the unusually long heatwave and lack of rain. This could lead to a sharp decline in production. Spain’s agricultural minister Luis Planas recently said the olive harvest this year could drop significantly if the dry spell continued.
Nadim Kalpaklioglu, president of Turkish olive oil producing company Ege Nkm Gida Sanayi of Izmir, was exhibiting both olives and olive oil at the show. His company produces some 300,000 tons of olive oil annually; about 50 per cent of this production is sold in the domestic market and the rest exported, mainly, to Europe (Spain and Italy), the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, and the Middle East.
While Kalpaklioglu said the response from U.S. buyers at the show had been “lukewarm”, he pointed out that besides exporting directly to the U.S., his company also shipped to Italy for re-packaging and re-shipment to Western markets, including the United States and Canada. “Italy re-exports our olive oil … but we also have our own direct importers and distributors in North America. We see that food prices, including olive oil prices, have risen everywhere. Inflation is a global phenomenon caused by the pandemic, shortages, supply chain disruptions, rising costs of raw materials, etc.,” Kalpaklioglu said.
Efe Firat, chief of the agricultural section of the Izmir-based Aegean Exporters Association, said supply chain disruptions “have impacted all of us”. “Our Turkish olive oil and food suppliers inform us
that they do not find enough containers because of the disruptions. We are closely monitoring container prices which have increased three times over the pre-pandemic price level,” Firat said.
He said the “growing health consciousness” of consumers in the U.S. and Can-
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The growing popularity of Mediterranean diet is expected to increase consumption of olive oil.
The shift to plastic-free packaging
Expect to see more alternative options for your products —
Over the last year, Eco Guardian, a food and beverage packaging firm based in Newmarket, Ont., has doubled its growth.
Yes, other packaging makers also increased business over the past year or so, largely due to the huge uptick in demand for take-out food during the pandemic. However, Eco Guardian is also growing for another reason—its plastic-free packaging options.
“We have warehouses in Vancouver and Toronto and offer about 150 plastic-free products,” says CEO Anil Abrol, who founded Eco Guardian in 2004. “We sell about 50 million individual pieces a year in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, and it’s growing. We have various clamshells, trays and other packages for meat, fruit, and vegetables in retail, and trays for sin-
gle-meal products that can go from the refrigerator or freezer to the microwave or oven up to 375 F and back again. We recently also launched wooden and fibre cutlery and a very large Canadian retailer will be distributing them.” Eco Guardian also offers larger single-use trays for food service applications.
This packaging—made from sugarcane and bamboo fibres—recently won the Plastic Waste Challenge launched by grocery chain Sobeys in March to find viable alternatives for existing meat and seafood tray packaging.
Eco Guardian has received a $25,000 cash prize from Sobeys along with a pilot project in select Sobeys stores in Nova Scotia (for which Divert NS is also contributing up to $25,000). Winning the challenge also brings support from Ignite Atlantic and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
An inside look
Whether you use sugarcane or bamboo fibre, which have similar properties, the process to make this type of packaging follows a simple course. Sugarcane fibre left over from juice extraction, or bamboo fibre processed specifically for packaging or paper/cardboard products, is processed into pulp. Sheets of pulp are generally manufactured in Thailand, China, and Vietnam. To make packaging from them, you add small amounts of oil-resistant material and mold them into various shapes with heat.
In terms of raw material availability, Abrol explains that sugarcane fibre is made into pellets for heating, running industrial processes and so on, or discarded. Therefore, sourcing more pulp is
BY TREENA HEIN —
Photos courtesy Eco Guardian
Above: Eco Guardian’s packaging is made from sugarcane and bamboo fibres.
Left: Eco Guardian sells trays and other packages for meat, fruit, and vegetables.
Is PROCESSING OR PACKAGING FOAM a problem?
DyStar Foam Control Corp. is a long-standing manufacturer of highly certified FOOD SAFE foam control product solutions and has extensive applications expertise to provide practical and effective solutions to foam control problems.
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in making sugarcane and bam boo packaging. “It’s a competi tive market, but we are a leader,” says Abrol. “I say that because of our customization of products. You can’t always create products that will replace the plastic, but we work with customers where it can be done to create exactly what they need. We also make paper-, wood-, and bamboo-based prod ucts with a thin plant-based lin ing called PLA. The functionality of this packaging is often better than the plastic it’s replacing.”
For Sobeys, Abrol and his team proposed three solutions for meat and seafood trays in four to six sizes: a simple tray, a tray lined with PLA and what they’ve dubbed the ‘Sensu,’ a double tray with a compostable soaking pad.
No more plastic for produce?
In the produce aisle, some Canadians in Eastern Canada are buying cucumbers without plastic wraps. Apeel incorporates materials that exist in the peels, seeds and pulp of fruits and vegetables into a protective coating that seals in moisture and keeps oxygen out.
“Our cucumbers last equally as long as cucumbers wrapped in single-use plastic, while slowing rot and maintaining a
cucumber’s firmness and colour,” says Ravi Jolly, Apeel vice-president of new product introduction. “And here’s a fun fact: If we replaced plastic for all greenhouse-grown cucumbers produced in Canada last year, we would avoid the use of over 800 metric tons of plastic, or the equivalent of almost 2 billion plastic straws.”
English cucumbers in Apeel plantbased coating were launched in June 2022 in a pilot program at retail stores in the Ontario region, explains Jolly.
“Our retail partner is currently monitoring category performance, and we’re looking forward to seeing initial data early this fall,” he says. “However, in the first month of the campaign, we’ve
seen strong performance and a positive response from store employees and shoppers and are confident in our abilities to expand the availability of plastic-free cucumbers nationwide.”
Apeel has actually been available since 2019 in North America on other produce, such as avocados, organic apples and limes.
Snacking plastic-free
Taking a stroll down the snack aisle, there’s been a new option in Canada since early 2022, when Ontario-based Humble Potato Chips launched five flavours (original, Sea Salt and Cider Vinegar, BBQ, Creamy Dill, and Honey Mustard) in plant-based plastic-free compostable bags. “We are now selling in 1000 stores from coast to coast across Canada, online, independents and chains such as Whole Foods, Loblaws and IGA, Well.ca and Spud.ca,” says Alicia Lahey, co-founder.
Lahey and her team worked on commercializing their packaging for over four years and tested eight different versions. She also explains, “Originally, the
Humble Potato Chips offers five flavours (original, Sea Salt and Cider Vinegar, BBQ, Creamy Dill, and Honey Mustard) in plant-based plastic-free compostable bags.
Apeel uses materials in the peels, seeds and pulp of fruits and vegetables to create a protective coating that seals in moisture and keeps oxygen out.
Photos courtesy Apeel and the Humble Potato Chips
Goodness
The Bay of Quinte Region is home to a large cluster of food-processing facilities including many well-known multi-national corporations. Strategically located, the region is known as a prime Canadian logistics and manufacturing hub that provides fast access to major Canadian and US Markets.
With a regional population of almost 225,000, this dynamic region provides access to skilled labour combined with an exceptional quality of life.
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packaging was way too expensive. Over the last three years, the technology has advanced quickly and the demand for sustainable packaging options have rapidly increased. The cost of plastic-free packaging came down to a place where we could make it work to have a product on shelf that is competitively priced with other snack brands.”
A look at the supply chain Companies are also going beyond using plastic as their end-product packaging where possible and cutting down plastic used in the supply chain for their raw ingredients.
Ari Davis, co-founder of Simpla Foods in Ontario (which sells coconut milkbased yogurt in glass containers) gives the example of wrapped skids, where generally 4.4 kg of plastic is used for each one.
“We are trying our best to look at every element and every raw ingredient in our supply chain in order to minimize the plastics that we use as a company,” says Davis. “We source our maple syrup locally and ensure the jugs are returned for re-use. We buy our cocoa powder in bulk and direct trade to ensure it hasn’t been repackaged.”
Simpla has also achieved ‘Plastic Neutral’ certification from RePurpose Global,
We are at the tip of the iceberg to displace plastic, and leaders like Sobeys are helping speed adoption. Consumers, food processors, retailers, and food service are all looking for a change. — Anil Abrol
which means it funds the collection and ethical processing of as much plastic waste found in nature as it uses along the supply chain.
What’s ahead
The federal government recently announced a ban on single-use plastics, but in early August a group of plastics companies known as the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition sought an end to the ban in court. This follows a first lawsuit filed in 2021 to overturn the government’s decision to designate plastics as ‘toxic’ under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. This seems strange, as Canadians eat food that’s stored or even heated in plastic packaging every day. While more alternatives to plastic are expected to emerge for packaging food and beverages, we must remind ourselves that all types of packaging require energy (heat and electric-
ity) consumption for processing, and for transportation of both the raw materials to make the packaging and the packaging itself to end users (other companies, retailers, food service and so on). Every bite of food we eat, including the packaging, has an environmental impact.
For his part, Abrol notes packaging alternatives to plastic still come with a price premium, but come companies are accepting this in order to be more sustainable.
However, he adds that as use of alternatives grows, “the prices may come down. One thing that’s certain is that we are at the tip of the iceberg to displace plastic, and leaders like Sobeys are helping speed adoption. Consumers, food processors, retailers, and food service are all looking for a change. Companies are taking bold steps, organizations are working together and it’s going well.”
For the Sobeys’ Plastic Waste Challenge, Eco Guardian proposed three solutions for meat and seafood trays: a simple tray, a tray lined with PLA, and a double tray with a compostable soaking pad.
Photos courtesy Eco Guardian
A GLOBAL SEAWEED FUTURE
Canada’s vast coastline and know-how can help it stay ahead in regenerative aquaculture
— BY MARK JUHASZ —
The desire and demand for nutrient-rich foods that have a positive impact on people and planet continues to grow, and Canada’s vast coastline is an advantage. Seaweed, algae, and shellfish will increasingly become a whole food, ingredient, soil enhancement, animal feed, or bioplastic option to consider. Further, Canada can meet both domestic demand and help a world confronting land use pressures, nutrient-deficits, and supply chain challenges from land-based production. Canadian ‘know-how’ in the seaweed and ocean farming sector can also weighin heavily as countries seek to build up their own production capacities.
The FAO estimates that by mid-century, global food production will need to increase by 70 per cent to meet the nutritional demands of a growing world population. Amidst the increasingly tangible impacts of climate change, stressed wild-caught fisheries, or the concerns
surrounding ecosystem impacts of finfish aquaculture, the opportunity with seaweed and shellfish cultivation, sometimes called regenerative aquaculture, is gaining global attention.
Benefits
Edible seaweed has been consumed around the world for thousands of years, particularly in east and southeast Asia (especially Japan) and maritime Latin America and Europe (Ireland and France) and by First Nations in North America. Experts believe there can be as many as 10 million species of algae (mainly microalgae), including well-known seaweed varieties such as wakame, kombu, dulse, sugar kelp and
nori. This rich biodiversity is a resource for Canada, and an opportunity to connect entrepreneurs with marine scientists and Indigenous communities.
The nutritional and culinary aspects of seaweed, kelp and shellfish are becoming more fully understood. Seaweeds contain vitamins, fibre, and trace mineral elements not attainable from land-based plants. Seaweeds rich in antioxidants fight free radicals and protect the body’s immune system, reducing inflammation and disease, while supporting gut health function with prebiotic characteristics. Seaweeds and algae can also serve to meet growing demand for animal-free omega-3 rich fatty acids containing DHA and EPA, both of
The desire and demand for nutrient-rich foods that have a positive impact on people and planet continues to grow, and Canada’s vast coastline is an advantage.
which are critical to healthy brain function at all stages of life. A note of caution, though: Seaweeds can be high in iodine.
From a job creation, and economic development perspective, seaweed, algae, and shellfish are adept at producing high yields of biomass, use non-drinkable seawater, and grow on non-arable land. Seaweeds and algae also have broader economic use functions beyond that for human consumption. This includes animal feed, fertilizers and soil enhancers, and compostable bioplastic.
Seaweed and ocean farming can have important environmental benefits. As an effective carbon capture system, seaweed and shellfish production, given their often-rapid growth rates, can help to mitigate the rise of atmospheric CO2, while supporting aquatic life and cleaning the water in its surroundings. Seaweed consumes nitrogen and phosphorus, elements that can harm the oceans in large quantities. As climate and carbon financial markets gain more maturity, regenerative aquaculture offers a multi-benefit proposition. For example, the UN’s Ocean Stewardship Coalition developed in 2020 a Seaweed Manifesto, to emphasize that ocean farming of seaweed and shellfish should be considered, in part, as a carbon sink, and promoted as
Innovating with seaweed
To meet the prospects and opportunity of ocean farming, companies and organizations are stepping up with creative businesses to meet growing demand. In New England, ongoing research at the University of Maine connects seaweed, algae, and microalgae with food science and human nutrition. Companies like Springtide Seaweed and Atlantic Sea Farms bring to market products like air-dried kelp milled into powders as seasoning, or kelp ideal to add to smoothies. New York Citybased Akua provides meat alternatives in the form of ground kelp that can be used for anything from burgers to meatballs and tacos.
In Europe, Havhost is a Danish member-driven organization promoting and developing regenerative ocean farming with communities along their coastline, growing everything from seaweed to mussels and oysters that use specially designed harvest towers and equipment. Havhost is focused on educational activities and learning experiences for its members. Netherlands-based North Sea Farmers is another member-led organization promoting and increasing the production of E.U. farmed seaweed, and now counts major
a nature-based climate solution.
Seaweed and algae contain many nutrients that are making them popular among consumers.
Seaweeds rich in antioxidants fight free radicals and protect the body’s immune system.
companies like Unilever and Shell among its partners. In Canada, B.C.-based Ocean Regenerative uses seaweeds as biostimulants and soil conditioners. According to the company, the development of the sector depends on well-trained personnel, technicians, scientific researchers, and entrepreneurs working with financing organizations, institutions, and investors. Testament to this on Canada’s East Coast is New Brunswick-based Atlantic Mariculture that has been harvesting dulse, a type of seaweed, for consumers since 1974.
GreenWave, founded by Newfoundland-born Bren Smith, is an organization intent on training thousands in regenerative ocean farming using a polyculture method of multiple sources of food production that includes shellfish and seaweed, set on plots of ocean acreage in relatively shallow waters. GreenWave claims that with access to a boat, equipment and a $20,000 to $50,000 investment, companies can be established. Smith and GreenWave are working with communities in Atlantic Canada, as well as with First Nations on Vancouver Island.
Export potential
This leads to the question of Canadian leadership in the ocean and seafood economy, both for domestic production and consumption, but also for export. Canada is uniquely positioned between Asian, European, Latin American, and U.S. markets on all coasts. Canada can build a combination of scientific research in marine biology, food science, nutrition, with appli-
Canada can meet both domestic demand and help a world confronting land use pressures, nutrient-deficits, and supply chain challenges from land-based production.
cation of traditional Indigenous marine food knowledge. Seaweed, algae, and microalgae have been used in food applications for years, but there’s renewed vigour from development, health, nutrition, and sustainability perspectives.
Canadian management systems and applied technologies can provide further context for leadership in ocean farming. Canadian organizations need to deliver quality experiences, and foods that are tasty, nutritious and provide value for the cost. Public and private investment will be needed to advance the sector, and update regulations, policies, and incentives. This will require determined and informed dialogue, as concerns are being raised about the impact of fish farming on ecosystems. There is also a significant current of ‘re-shoring’ taking place in many nations as economies try to grapple with food inflation. In this context, Canada will need to think carefully which seaweed markets are developed domestically, and which provide greater prospects for export be it seaweed products, packaged goods, nutritious ingredients, or technical applications. For example, the U.S. has the ninth largest coastline in the world, but ranks 16th in farm-raised seafood production, and imports 85 per cent of its seafood, clearly an ongoing opportunity for Canada. With major federal initiatives such as Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, and co-ordination with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, along with regional and provincial governments in maritime Canada, the prospects for a rising global opportunity are there.
Mark Juhasz is CEO and founder of Harvest Insights. He has more than 20 years of experience in the agri-food industry. He can be reached at www.harvestinsights.com.
The UN recommends ocean farming of shellfish as a naturebased climate solution.
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
• The Food in Canada Buyers’ Guide is based on an alphabetical/numerical system. Our guide contains seven sections. Please consult the contents page for the section you’re looking for (e.g. spices). Look up the item you need alphabetically and a company list will appear underneath the item. If there are multiple choices, such as our (whole wheat, rice or gluten free, etc.) a numerical rating will advise on which choices each supplier carries. Look up the suppliers’ contact information in the alphabetical listing beginning on page 71.
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2022/23 Buyers’ Guide
Ingredients & Additives
This section includes preservatives, fruits, avours, mixes, ours, chemicals and spices. For complete contact information on companies listed in the following section, see Suppliers’ Information at the end of this guide.
ACACIA GUM
A M Ingredients Corp
AKR Consulting Canada Inc
American International Foods, Inc
Azelis Canada Inc
Barentz
British Canadian Importers Ltd
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Farbest Brands
H & A Canada Inc.
IMCD
Ingredion Canada Corporation
Kerry
Mitsubishi International Food
PLT Health Solutions
Pond Naturals Inc
Quadra Ingredients
Tic Gums Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
ACIDIFIERS
A M Ingredients Corp
Azelis Canada Inc
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Caldic Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Jungbunzlauer Inc.
MMIS Inc.
Occidental Flavors Inc.
Prinova Nutra Corp.
PURAC America, Inc.
rb Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
ACIDS
BSA Wiberg by IFF 4,6-7,12
Corbion 12
H & A Canada Inc. 3-4,6,8,12-13,16,20
Hela Spice Canada Inc. 4,6
Nutralliance 3
Quadra Ingredients 4, 6,12
ACIDULANTS
A M Ingredients Corp
ADM - Specialty Food
American International Foods, Inc
Azelis Canada Inc
Balchem Encapsulates
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Debro Inc.
Fleischmann’s Vinegar
H & A Canada Inc.
IMCD
Jungbunzlauer Inc.
Kingsway Chocolate Company
Malabar Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
MLG Enterprises Limited
Occidental Flavors Inc.
Prinova Nutra Corp.
PURAC America, Inc.
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
ACTIVATED CARBON
A M Ingredients Corp
American International Foods, Inc
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
General Filtration
rb Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
AGAR AGAR
American International Foods, Inc
Azelis Canada Inc
British Canadian Importers Ltd
Caldic Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Dempsey Corporation
Fisher Scientific Limited
Grain Process Enterprises
H & A Canada Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Nex-xus Distribution
Pangaea Sciences Inc.
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Tic Gums Inc.
ALCOHOL
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Constant America
Contract Testing Inc.
Fisher Scientific Limited
Grain Processing Corporation
Permolex
The Tin Whistle Brewing Co Ltd
ALGINATES
Azelis Canada Inc
Barentz
British Canadian Importers Ltd
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Ingredients Solutions, Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Univar Canada Ltd.
ALKALIS
A M Ingredients Corp
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Momentive Performance
rb Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
ALMOND PASTE
Azelis Canada Inc
Caldic Canada Inc.
Grain Process Enterprises
Nex-xus Distribution
Pro Ingredients
Pro Ingredients Inc.
ALMOND PASTE - ARTIFICIAL
Contract Testing Inc.
ALMONDS
All Gold Imports Inc.
Bassé Nus
Compass Food Sales Company
CORE Foodservice
Grain Process Enterprises
Grain-Free JK Gourmet Inc
Mondelez Canada Inc
Nex-xus Distribution
Pro Ingredients
Pro Ingredients Inc.
Sass Foods
ALUM
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Constant America
Univar Canada Ltd.
ALUMINUM
1 Ammonium Sulphate
2 Others
3 Sulphate
1 • INGREDIENTS & ADDITIVES
AMARANTH
American International Foods, Inc
British Canadian Importers Ltd
Caldic Canada Inc.
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Essences Bonnie & Don Flavours
Food Ingredient Solutions, LLC
Grain Process Enterprises
Quadra Ingredients
Sensient Colors Canada Ltd.
AMMONIUM
1 Carbonate
2 Miscellaneous
3 Salts
4 Sulphate
Blendtek Ingredients 1
ANHYDROUS AMMONIA
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Fisher Scientific Limited
ANISE SEED
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Grain Process Enterprises
Worlée Natural Products (Canada) Inc.
ANNATTO COLOURS
American International Foods, Inc
Brenntag Canada Inc.
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Buchanan Trading Inc
Caldic Canada Inc.
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
Chr. Hansen Inc.
Debro Inc.
Ecom Food Industries
Embassy Ingredients Ltd.
Essences Bonnie & Don Flavours
Food Ingredient Solutions, LLC
Kalsec Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Mondelez Canada Inc
Quadra Ingredients
ROHA Canada, Ltd.
Sensient Colors Canada Ltd.
Sensient Food Colors
The Ingredient Company
Univar Canada Ltd.
ANTI-CAKING AGENTS
ADM/Matsutani LLC
American International Foods, Inc
Arkema Inc.
Barentz
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
Debro Inc.
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
IMCD
Malabar Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
Nex-xus Distribution
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Quadra Ingredients
Solvaira Specialties Inc.
ANTIFOAMING AGENTS
Arkema Inc.
Barentz
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Charles Tennant & Company
Chemroy Canada Inc
Constant America
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Kerry
Leo-Chem Enterprises Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Momentive Performance
Stepan Company
Univar Canada Ltd.
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
American International Foods, Inc
Azelis Canada Inc
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
CK Ingredients
Corbion
Debro Inc.
IMCD
Malabar Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
Quadra Ingredients
ANTIOXIDANTS
A M Ingredients Corp
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Arkema Inc.
ATOKA Cranberries Inc.
Azelis Canada Inc
Barentz
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Buchanan Trading Inc
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Chemroy Canada Inc
CK Ingredients
Corbion
Dempsey Corporation
DSM Nutritional Products
DuPont Nutrition & Health
H & A Canada Inc.
Hexion Inc.
Hilltech Canada Inc.
Kalsec Inc.
Kemin Food Technologies, Inc.
Malabar Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
PLT Health Solutions
Pond Naturals Inc
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
The Ingredient Company
The Wright Group
Univar Canada Ltd.
APPLES
1 Canned
2 Freeze Dried
3 Juice
4 Low Moisture
5 Pomace
6 Sauce
7 Sliced
8 Spray Dried Powder
BSA Wiberg by IFF 8
Buda Juice Canada 3
FreshWagon Market Inc. 7
Pond Naturals Inc 8
Quadra Ingredients 4
AQUA AMMONIA
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
AROMA ESTERS BENZYL ACETATE
Fisher Scientific Limited
AROMA ESTERS BENZYL BENZOATE
Fisher Scientific Limited
AROMA ESTERS BENZYL SALICYLATE
Fisher Scientific Limited
ASCORBYL PALMITATE
Brenntag Canada Inc.
DSM Nutritional Products
Kemin Food Technologies, Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Univar Canada Ltd.
ASPARTAME
American International Foods, Inc
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Contract Testing Inc.
Debro Inc.
H & A Canada Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Mondelez Canada Inc
Prinova Nutra Corp.
rb Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
AZODICARBONAMIDE
Arkema Inc.
Caravan Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
B
BACTERIAL STARTER
Azelis Canada Inc
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Chr. Hansen Inc.
DuPont Nutrition & Health
MMIS Inc.
BAKED GOODS
1 Cookies
2 Crackers
3 Ice Cream Cones
4 Wafers
A Baker’s Story Inc 1
Dare Foods Ltd. 1-2
FreshWagon Market Inc. 1
BAKING POWDER
American International Foods, Inc
Balchem Encapsulates
Bellarise
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Contract Testing Inc.
Donmar Foods, Inc.
JC Baking Innovation
Mitsubishi International Food
Quadra Ingredients
UniLever Foodsolutions
BAKING SODA
Almat Pharmachem Inc
American International Foods, Inc
Balchem Encapsulates
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
BSA Wiberg by IFF
CCC Ingredients
Debro Inc.
Donmar Foods, Inc.
JC Baking Innovation
Mitsubishi International Food
Sel Plus
The Wright Group
Univar Canada Ltd.
BANANA
1 Chips
2 Flakes
3 Freeze-Dried
4 Powder
5 Puree
Africa Haven 1
All Gold Imports Inc. 1,5
Pond Naturals Inc 4
BARLEY PRODUCTS
Azelis Canada Inc
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CK Ingredients
CORE Foodservice
Grain Process Enterprises
k2MILLING Ltd
Upper Canada Malt Co.
BATTERS
A Baker’s Story Inc
Ascona Foods Group (Canada)
Blends
Caldic Canada Inc.
Grandma Joy’s Kitchen Inc
Kerry
McCormick Canada
Newly Weds Foods
Nex-xus Distribution
BEANS, PRECOOKED
ADM - Specialty Food
Caldic Canada Inc.
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary Solutions
CK Ingredients
The Ingredient Company
BEEF EXTRACT
1 Fluid
2 Freeze-Dried
3 Paste
4 Spray Dried
Flavorcan International Inc. 4
BEESWAX / BEE POLLEN
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Centerchem, Inc.
Charles Tennant & Company
Univar Canada Ltd.
BENZALDEHYDE
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Fisher Scientific Limited
Givaudan Canada Co.
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Univar Canada Ltd.
BENZOYL PEROXIDE
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caravan Ingredients
CCC Ingredients
Fisher Scientific Limited
The Wright Group
BEVERAGE CRYSTALS
CORE Foodservice
Donmar Foods, Inc.
Kerry
Newly Weds Foods
Occidental Flavors Inc.
W.T. Lynch Foods Ltd
BEVERAGE WEIGHTING AGENT
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Occidental Flavors Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
BINDERS
A M Ingredients Corp
ADM - Specialty Food
ADM/Matsutani LLC
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Arkema Inc.
Ascona Foods Group (Canada)
Azelis Canada Inc
Barentz
Blends
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
British Canadian Importers Ltd
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Cargill Food Ingredients
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
CK Ingredients
DuPont Nutrition & Health
First Spice Mixing Company (Canada) Ltd.
Food Supplies Inc
Grain Processing Corporation
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
Hexion Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Ingredients Solutions, Inc.
Ingredion Canada Corporation
k2MILLING Ltd
Kerry
Malabar Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
Momentive Performance
Newly Weds Foods
Nex-xus Distribution
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
Unipac Packaging Products Ltd.
Univar Canada Ltd.
BLEACHING AGENTS
Arkema Inc.
Caravan Ingredients
CCC Ingredients
Constant America
The Wright Group
Univar Canada Ltd.
BLENDING - CUSTOM
A M Ingredients Corp
American International Foods, Inc
Ascona Foods Group (Canada)
Blends
Blendtek Ingredients
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Can AM Ingredients, Inc
Cargill Food Ingredients
LanticRogers.com TheMapleTreat.com
E AS T T. 1(888) 526-8421 E. csr@lantic.ca
WES T T. 1(800) 661-5350 E. westsales@lantic.ca
Donmar Foods, Inc.
DSM Nutritional Products
Food Supplies Inc
H & A Canada Inc.
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
Hilltech Canada Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Kerry Lantic Inc.
Malabar Ingredients
McCormick Canada
Newly Weds Foods
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
The Wright Group
Unipac Packaging Products Ltd.
Upper Canada Malt Co.
BOTANICAL EXTRACTS
Barentz
Buchanan Trading Inc
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Charles Tennant & Company
CK Ingredients
Ecom Food Industries
Embassy Ingredients Ltd.
Essences Bonnie & Don Flavours
FlavorSum
Hilltech Canada Inc.
Kerry
Mitsubishi International Food
Naturex, Inc.
Nutralliance
PLT Health Solutions
Prinova Nutra Corp.
The Wright Group Univar Canada Ltd.
BRAN
Barley
2 Improvers 3 Softeners
Blendtek Ingredients 2-3 IMCD 2-3
BREADINGS
Ascona Foods Group (Canada)
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Food Supplies Inc
Griffith Foods Limited
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
Inca Gold Organics
Kerry
Lovingly Made Ingredients
McCormick Canada
Newly Weds Foods
Nex-xus Distribution
Unipac Packaging Products Ltd.
Valley Flaxflour Ltd
Yes Group Inc.
BREWERS CORNFLAKES
Contract Testing Inc.
BREWERS EXTRACT
Caldic Canada Inc.
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Caldic Canada Inc.
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Chemroy Canada Inc
Donmar Foods, Inc.
Le Groupe Alimentaire Nrdq Inc
Newly Weds Foods
BULKING AGENTS
A M Ingredients Corp
ADM/Matsutani LLC
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Azelis Canada Inc
Brenntag Canada Inc.
British Canadian Importers Ltd
Caldic Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Grain Processing Corporation
Ingredion Canada Corporation
Malabar Ingredients
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
BUTTER PRODUCTS
1 Almond Butter
2 Butter
3 Butter Flavours
4 Butter Powdered
British Canadian Importers Ltd 2
FlavorSum 3
Hela Spice Canada Inc. 3
Leo-Chem Enterprises Inc. 3
Malabar Ingredients 3
Quadra Ingredients 3
BUTTERMILK DRY
Acces Ingredients
Agropur Coopérative
American International Foods, Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
British Canadian Importers Ltd
Burt Lewis (Canada) Inc.
Can AM Ingredients, Inc
Fonterra (Canada) Inc
Kerry
Malabar Ingredients
Ronald A. Chisholm Limited
BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE
H & A Canada Inc.
Kemin Food Technologies, Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Univar Canada Ltd.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Kemin Food Technologies, Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Univar Canada Ltd.
CAFFEINE
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
Debro Inc.
Fisher Scientific Limited
H & A Canada Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Pond Naturals Inc
Prinova Nutra Corp.
The Wright Group
Univar Canada Ltd.
CAFFEINE CITRATE
Mitsubishi International Food
CAKE
CANE JUICE
A M Ingredients Corp
International Sugars Inc.
rb Ingredients
Russell Marketing Inc.
CANNABIS
Almat Pharmachem Inc
CANOLA OIL
ADM - Specialty Food
American International Foods, Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Arista Industries, Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Bunge Oils (Canada)
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Cargill Food Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
Contract Testing Inc.
Debro Inc.
Eco Friendly Chef Corp
Grain Process Enterprises
MLG Enterprises Limited
Mondelez Canada Inc
Richardson Oilseed Limited
Toledo Food Service
Viterra Canola Processing
Viterra Inc.
CAPSICUM
Ascona Foods Group (Canada)
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Buchanan Trading Inc
Ecom Food Industries
Hilltech Canada Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Kalsec Inc.
Malabar Ingredients
McCormick Canada
Sensient Natural Ingredients
The Ingredient Company
Yes Group Inc.
CARAMEL
1 Caramel 2 Colours
BSA Wiberg by IFF 1-2
1 • INGREDIENTS & ADDITIVES
Malabar Ingredients 2
Quadra Ingredients 2
ROHA Canada, Ltd. 2
Sensient Food Colors 2
CARBON
General Filtration
Univar Canada Ltd.
CARBON DIOXIDE
Air Liquide Canada Inc.
Linde Canada Limited
Praxair Canada Inc.
CARBON DIOXIDE SOLID DRY ICE
Air Liquide Canada Inc.
Linde Canada Limited
Praxair Canada Inc.
CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE
Blendtek Ingredients
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Charles Tennant & Company
Chemroy Canada Inc
CP Kelco
Debro Inc.
Di-Corp Ingredients
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
IMCD
rb Ingredients
Tic Gums Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
CAROB POWDER
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
PLT Health Solutions
CAROTENE
American International Foods, Inc
Azelis Canada Inc
Barentz
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
DSM Nutritional Products
Ecom Food Industries
Farbest Brands
Pond Naturals Inc
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Sensient Colors Canada Ltd.
The Wright Group
CARRAGEENAN
American International Foods, Inc
Ascona Foods Group (Canada)
Azelis Canada Inc
Barentz
Brenntag Canada Inc.
British Canadian Importers Ltd
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Can AM Ingredients, Inc
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
CP Kelco
DuPont Nutrition & Health
H & A Canada Inc.
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
IMCD Ingredients Solutions, Inc.
Ingredion Canada Corporation
Kerry Malabar Ingredients
McCormick Canada
Mitsubishi International Food
Newly Weds Foods
PLT Health Solutions
Quadra Ingredients
Tic Gums Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
Yes Group Inc.
CASEIN
Acces Ingredients
American International Foods, Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caldic Canada Inc.
Farbest Brands
Fonterra (Canada) Inc
Hexion Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Ronald A. Chisholm Limited
CASEINATES
1 Calcium
2 Miscellaneous
3 Sodium
BSA Wiberg by IFF 3
Farbest Brands 1-3
CASTOR OIL
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Arista Industries, Inc.
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Debro Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
CELLULOSE
Arkema Inc.
Azelis Canada Inc
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Chemroy Canada Inc
Crawford Packaging
DuPont Nutrition & Health
General Filtration
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
IMCD
k2MILLING Ltd
Malabar Ingredients
Mimex Ingredients
Solvaira Specialties Inc.
SunOpta Ingredients Group
Univar Canada Ltd.
CEREAL BASED PRODUCTS
Ardent Mills
Cargill Food Ingredients
CCC Ingredients
CK Ingredients
CORE Foodservice
Grain-Free JK Gourmet Inc
Inca Gold Organics
JC Baking Innovation
Kerry
Kriscor & Associates
Nex-xus Distribution
CHARCOAL
Arkema Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
CHEESE
1 Bakers
2 Cake Base
3 Cottage, Cream
4 Powdered
5 Shredded & Grated
6 Spray Dried
Flavorcan International Inc. 6
Malabar Ingredients 3-6
Quadra Ingredients 3-4
CHEESE FLAVOURS
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Azelis Canada Inc
Biocatalysts Ltd
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Burt Lewis (Canada) Inc.
Caldic Canada Inc.
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Can AM Ingredients, Inc
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
Corporation Novotaste, Inc.
David Michael & Co.
Debro Inc.
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Eatem Foods
Ecom Food Industries
Edlong Dairy Technologies
Essences Bonnie & Don Flavours
First Choice Ingredients
Flavorcan International Inc.
FlavorSum
Glanbia Nutritionals
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Kerry
Leo-Chem Enterprises Inc.
Malabar Ingredients
McCormick Canada
Quadra Ingredients
Russell Marketing Inc.
Sensient Flavors Canada Inc.
Synergy Taste
The Ingredient Company
CHELATED MINERALS
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CK Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
Novotech Nutraceuticals, Inc
Science Based Ingredients (SBI)
The Wright Group
CHELATING AGENTS
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caldic Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Mitsubishi International Food
CHERRIES
1 Bulk 2 Freeze-Dried
3 Low Moisture
Pond Naturals Inc 2
CHILLPROOFING COMPOUNDS & STABILIZERS
General Filtration
CHLORINE
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caravan Ingredients
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Fisher Scientific Limited
General Filtration
Kersia Canada Inc.
CHLORINE DIOXIDE
Arkema Inc.
ProMinent Fluid Controls Ltd.
CHOCOLATE
1 Bakers
2 Coatings
3 Fudge Base
4 Milk Base
5 Miscellaneous
6 Praline Shells
7 Sauce
8 Toppings
9 Vermicelli
FreshWagon Market Inc. 7
CHOCOLATE CHIPS
1 Flavored
2 Pure
CITRAL
Givaudan Canada Co.
Hilltech Canada Inc.
CITRUS
1 Freeze-Dried
2 Peel
3 Powder
Fiberstar, Inc. 2-3
Flavorcan International Inc. 3
Malabar Ingredients 2-3
CITRUS JUICE CONCENTRATES
1 Concentrates
2 Freeze-Dried
3 Frozen
4 Spray Dried
CITRUS OILS
1 Encapsulated
2 Spray Dried
Flavorcan International Inc. 1-2
CLARIFYING AGENTS
Barentz
Caldic Canada Inc.
Charles Tennant & Company
Chemroy Canada Inc
CLEAN LABEL
American International Foods, Inc
Barentz
Blendtek Ingredients
Caldic Canada Inc.
Embassy Ingredients Ltd.
Flavorcan International Inc.
IMCD
Nutriart s.e.c.
CLOUDING AGENTS
A M Ingredients Corp
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Caldic Canada Inc.
Charles Tennant & Company
Chemroy Canada Inc
David Michael & Co.
Givaudan Canada Co.
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
Ingredients Sensient Flavors Canada Inc. Stepan Company Univar Canada Ltd.
Virginia Dare Extract Co Inc. COATINGS
Inc.
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Gasp-Eau
Kerry
rb Ingredients
Reunion Coffee Roasters
Russell Marketing Inc.
SSP Group International Inc
Tipper Tie Inc.
COFFEE EXTRACTS, LIQUID/DRY
A M Ingredients Corp
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Contract Testing Inc.
Essences Bonnie & Don Flavours
Flavorcan International Inc.
Givaudan Canada Co.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Kerry
rb Ingredients
Russell Marketing Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
Virginia Dare Extract Co Inc.
COLOSTRUM
Tipper Tie Inc.
COLOURS
1 Certified Food
2 Natural
3 Other
BSA Wiberg by IFF 1-2
Farbest Brands 2
LomaNutra Inc. 2
Pond Naturals Inc 2
Quadra Ingredients 2
ROHA Canada, Ltd. 1-3
Sensient Food Colors 1-3
CONCENTRATE DRINK BASE
California Custom Fruits & Flavors
Corporation Novotaste, Inc.
Donmar Foods, Inc.
Kerry
Newly Weds Foods
Occidental Flavors Inc.
W.T. Lynch Foods Ltd
CONDITIONERS
Caravan Ingredients
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
JC Baking Innovation
Mitsubishi International Food
CORN PRODUCTS
1 Corn Flour - Pregelatinized
2 Dextrose Refined
3 Meal 4
5
6
Arista Industries, Inc. 4
Blendtek Ingredients 2
BSA
COTTONSEED OIL
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Arista Industries, Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Bunge Oils (Canada)
Cargill Food Ingredients
CREAM
1 Other Toppings
2 Whipped
CREAM OF TARTAR
A M Ingredients Corp
American International Foods, Inc
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Debro Inc.
Donmar Foods, Inc.
H & A Canada Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Modulex Solutions Inc
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
Univar Canada Ltd.
CRYSTAL PRODUCTS
Kerry
Newly Weds Foods
Quadra Ingredients
CULTURES & SOURS
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Chr. Hansen Inc.
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Quadra Ingredients
CURING MATERIALS
Blends
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Corbion
First Spice Mixing Company (Canada) Ltd.
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
MMIS Inc.
Newly Weds Foods
Univar Canada Ltd.
CYSTEINE
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caravan Ingredients
Prinova Nutra Corp.
The Wright Group
Univar Canada Ltd.
D
DAIRY FLAVOURS
121625 Canada Inc. T/A Food Specialties.
A M Ingredients Corp
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Azelis Canada Inc
Caldic Canada Inc.
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
California Custom Fruits & Flavors
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Carmi Flavors
Chemroy Canada Inc
Colarome Inc.
Corporation Novotaste, Inc.
David Michael & Co.
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Edlong Dairy Technologies
Essences Bonnie & Don Flavours
Flavorcan International Inc.
FlavorSum
Foodarom Group Inc
Givaudan Canada Co.
Hilltech Canada Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Kerry
Leo-Chem Enterprises Inc.
Malabar Ingredients
McCormick Canada
PreGel CANADA
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
Russell Marketing Inc.
Sensient Flavors Canada Inc.
Silesia Flavors Inc
Synergy Taste
The Ingredient Company
Virginia Dare Extract Co Inc.
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DAIRY INGREDIENTS
A M Ingredients Corp
Acces Ingredients
Agropur Coopérative
Alca Trading Corp.
American International Foods, Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Barentz
Brenntag Canada Inc.
British Canadian Importers Ltd
Burt Lewis (Canada) Inc.
California Custom Fruits & Flavors
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Can AM Ingredients, Inc
Caravan Ingredients
CCC Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
Chr. Hansen Inc.
CK Ingredients
Contract Testing Inc.
DSM Nutritional Products
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Edlong Dairy Technologies
Farbest Brands
Fountain Food and Beverages Ltd
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd
Glanbia Nutritionals
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
IMCD
Kawartha Dairy Ltd.
Kerry
Lactalis Canada
Malabar Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
Nex-xus Distribution
PLT Health Solutions
PreGel CANADA
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
Ronald A. Chisholm Limited
Saputo Dairy Products Canada
Sensient Flavors Canada Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
W.T. Lynch Foods Ltd
DANISH BASE
Caldic Canada Inc.
Caravan Ingredients
Puratos Canada Inc.
DATES
1 Bulk 2 Freeze-Dried
3 Low Moisture
DEFOAMERS
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caldic Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Constant America
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Leo-Chem Enterprises Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Momentive Performance
Univar Canada Ltd.
DEHYDRATED MEATS
Azelis Canada Inc
CK Ingredients
Dempsey Corporation
International Dehydrated
McCormick Canada
DEHYDRATED VEGETABLES
Azelis Canada Inc
Blends
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Buchanan Trading Inc
Caldic Canada Inc.
Ecom Food Industries
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Malabar Ingredients
McCormick Canada
Nex-xus Distribution
Quadra Ingredients
Russell Marketing Inc.
The Ingredient Company
Worlée Natural Products (Canada) Inc.
DEXTRIN
Can AM Ingredients, Inc
CK Ingredients
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
IMCD
Ingredion Canada Corporation
Tipper Tie Inc.
1 • INGREDIENTS & ADDITIVES
DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE
A M Ingredients Corp
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Fisher Scientific Limited
Mitsubishi International Food
rb Ingredients
Tipper Tie Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH
Arkema Inc.
Azelis Canada Inc
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Debro Inc.
General Filtration
Univar Canada Ltd.
DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Fisher Scientific Limited
Mitsubishi International Food Prinova Nutra Corp.
The Wright Group
Tipper Tie Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
DISODIUM PHOSPHATE
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Fisher Scientific Limited
H & A Canada Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Prinova Nutra Corp.
The Wright Group
DODECYL ALCOHOL
Constant America
Fisher Scientific Limited
DOUGH
1 Conditioners
2 Frozen Products
3 Short Time
4 Tenderizers
5 Whiteners
Blendtek Ingredients 1
Corbion 1
H & A Canada Inc. 5
DOUGHNUT
1 Glazes
2 Improvers
1 Albumen
2 Dried
3 Extenders
4 Frozen
5 Liquid
6 Replacers
Avena Foods Limited 6
Blendtek Ingredients 2
British Canadian Importers Ltd 3,6
Fiberstar, Inc. 6
H & A Canada Inc. 6
IMCD 6
Quadra Ingredients 1-3,6
EMULSIFIERS
121625 Canada Inc. T/A Food Specialties.
A M Ingredients Corp
American International Foods, Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Arkema Inc.
Azelis Canada Inc
BASF
Bellarise
Blendtek Ingredients
Brenntag Canada Inc.
British Canadian Importers Ltd
Bunge Oils (Canada)
Caldic Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Caravan Ingredients
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Chemroy Canada Inc
CK Ingredients
Corbion
CP Kelco
Debro Inc.
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Farbest Brands
Fiberstar, Inc.
Gelita North America
Glanbia Nutritionals
H & A Canada Inc.
Hexion Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
IMCD
Ingredients Solutions, Inc.
Ingredion Canada Corporation
Kerry
Leo-Chem Enterprises Inc.
Malabar Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
Momentive Performance
Mondelez Canada Inc
Natural Products Inc.
Nex-xus Distribution
Palsgaard Inc.
Prinova Nutra Corp.
Quadra Ingredients
rb Ingredients
Stepan Company
The Wright Group
Tic Gums Inc.
Univar Canada Ltd.
ENCAPSULATES
Almat Pharmachem Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Arkema Inc.
Balchem Encapsulates
Blendtek Ingredients
CCC Ingredients
DSM Nutritional Products
Ecom Food Industries
Farbest Brands
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
IMCD
Ingredion Canada Corporation
Malabar Ingredients
Mitsubishi International Food
Sensient Flavors Canada Inc.
The Wright Group
ENRICHMENT INGREDIENTS
ADM - Specialty Food
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Barentz
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Caravan Ingredients
CK Ingredients
DSM Nutritional Products
Pond Naturals Inc
PURAC America, Inc.
Quadra Ingredients
The Wright Group
ENZYMES
1 Bakery
2 Bromelain
3 Functional
4 Papain
H & A Canada Inc. 1,4
IMCD 1,3
Malabar Ingredients 1
EPSOM SALTS
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
CCC Ingredients
Grain Process Enterprises
Mitsubishi International Food
Recochem Inc.
Sel Plus
Univar Canada Ltd.
ERYTHROSINE
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Debro Inc.
Sensient Colors Canada Ltd.
ESSENTIAL OILS
Buchanan Trading Inc
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Corporation Novotaste, Inc.
DSM Nutritional Products
Ecom Food Industries
Givaudan Canada Co.
Hilltech Canada Inc.
Kalsec Inc.
Kerry
Mitsubishi International Food Naturex, Inc.
Occidental Flavors Inc.
Pond Naturals Inc
Powell May International
Quadra Ingredients
The Ingredient Company
Virginia Dare Extract Co Inc.
ETHYL ALCOHOL
Fisher Scientific Limited
Grain Processing Corporation
Permolex
EXTRACTS & CONCENTRATES
A M Ingredients Corp
Barbours
Barentz
BSA Wiberg by IFF
Buchanan Trading Inc
Calico Food Ingredients Ltd
Cambrian Solutions, a Maroon
Charles Tennant & Company
Chemroy Canada Inc
Donmar Foods, Inc.
Ecom Food Industries
FlavorSum
Food Ingredient Solutions, LLC
Givaudan Canada Co.
Hilltech Canada Inc.
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Ingredion Canada Corporation
Kemin Food Technologies, Inc.
Kerry
McCormick Canada
Nex-xus Distribution
Occidental Flavors Inc.
PLT Health Solutions
Prinova Nutra Corp.
rb Ingredients
Russell Marketing Inc.
Sensient Flavors Canada Inc.
United Canadian Malt, Ltd.
Univar Canada Ltd.
Upper Canada Malt Co.
Virginia Dare Extract Co Inc. F
FAT SUBSTITUTES
101 Loders Croklaan
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Azelis Canada Inc
Cargill Food Ingredients
Chemroy Canada Inc
CP Kelco
David Michael & Co.
Edlong Dairy Technologies
Fiberstar, Inc.
Grain Processing Corporation
HT Griffin Food Ingredients
Ingredients Solutions, Inc.
Ingredion Canada Corporation
Kerry
Quadra Ingredients
SunOpta Ingredients Group
Univar Canada Ltd.
FERRIC & FERROUS SALTS
Almat Pharmachem Inc
Balchem Encapsulates
Brenntag Canada Inc.
PURAC America, Inc.
The Wright Group
Univar Canada Ltd.
FIBRE
919 Kamato Road
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 2R5
Tel: 905.625.1813
Fax: 905.625.1824 flavorsum.com
Email: contact_ca@flavorsum.com
British Canadian Importers Ltd 3
BSA Wiberg by IFF 2-3,6-13
Carmi Flavors 1-3,6-8,10-11,14
Flavorcan International Inc. 1-4,6-14
FlavorSum 7-9,14
Hela Spice Canada Inc. 1,6-7,11
IMCD 2-3,8
Leo-Chem Enterprises Inc. 8,11,13
Malabar Ingredients 6,9-10
Melthom Foods 8
Pond Naturals Inc 8-9,11,13
Quadra Ingredients 1,4,7-8,11,14
FLOUR 1 Barley 2
&
With
P&H
Africa Haven 7
Ardent Mills 3-6,8,10-13,15,2122,25,29,32-33,35
Avena Foods Limited 5,17,21,23
British Canadian Importers Ltd 5,7,11,17,21,24-25,27,29
This section includes conveyors, lift trucks, logistics software and transportation services. For complete contact information on companies listed in the following section, see Suppliers’ Information at the end of this guide.
A
ACCUMULATORS
Capmatic Ltd.
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Cozzini LLC, Food Processing
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Heat and Control, Inc.
Meyer Industries Inc.
MGS Machine Corporation
Newmapak Ltd.
Parker Hannifin Corp.
Siemens Canada Limited
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
Wajax
Wecon Systems
B
1
2
Clemmer Technologies Inc.
Firing Industries Ltd.
Hayward Gordon
Lorenz Conveying Products
Meyer Industries Inc.
Modulex Solutions Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
Process In Motion Inc
ROSTA Inc.
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
Tripp-Vogt-Trotter Ltd.
BINS
1 Blending
2 Ice
3 Miscellaneous
4 Shipping
5 Sizing
6
7 Storing
BOTTLE CONVEYORS
Capmatic Ltd.
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Newmapak Ltd.
R-J Machinery Inc.
Storcan
Wajax
Wecon Systems
BOTTLE DISCHARGERS
Capmatic Ltd.
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Newmapak Ltd.
SSP Group International Inc
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
BRANDERS
Heat and Control, Inc.
BULK DELIVERY TRANSPORT
EQUIPMENT
Firing Industries Ltd.
Kornylak Corp.
Lorenz Conveying Products
BULK MATERIALS HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Bunting Magnetics Co.
Cozzini LLC, Food Processing
Crawford Packaging
Dematic Limited
Eckert Machines Inc.
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Firing Industries Ltd.
H2Flow Wastewater Equipment Inc
Hayward Gordon
Kornylak Corp.
Lorenz Conveying Products
MD Packaging Inc
Meyer Industries Inc.
Process In Motion Inc
ROSTA Inc.
Screw Conveyor Corporation
Spaltech Industrial Ltd
Sterling Systems & Controls
Superior Bakery Systems Inc.
Tiermax Inc
Trans-Quip Inc.
Tripp-Vogt-Trotter Ltd.
ULtratainer Inc
UniTrak Corporation Limited
Wajax
CCAN DEPALLETIZERS
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Industrial Magnetics Inc.
MD Packaging Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
CAN EJECTORS
MD Packaging Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
CASE CLOSURES (HOT-MELT)
Crawford Packaging
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
MD Packaging Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
Nordson Canada
CASE PALLETIZING SYSTEMS
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Columbia Machine Inc.
Crawford Packaging
CyroLogistics Refrigeration Technologies Ltd.
Dematic Corp.
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Fanuc Canada, Ltd.
Geo. T. White Co. Ltd.
Honeywell Intelligrated
Kornylak Corp.
MD Packaging Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
Nordson Canada
R & D ERGO LTD
Schneider Packaging Equipment
Storcan
Superior Bakery Systems Inc.
Tetra Pak Canada Inc.
Wecon Systems
CASE STACKERS
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Kuhl Corporation
MD Packaging Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
Schneider Packaging Equipment
Superior Bakery Systems Inc.
Tetra Pak Canada Inc.
Trans-Quip Inc.
Wecon Systems
CASE UNLOADERS
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Kornylak Corp.
Meyer Industries Inc.
Newmapak Ltd.
Schneider Packaging Equipment
Wecon Systems
CASTERS
Trans-Quip Inc.
CHUTES & SLIDES
Dymar Mechanical
Wecon Systems
COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR DISTRIBUTION
Ahearn & Soper Inc.
Almat Pharmachem Inc
Atopone E & M Ltd
Commsoft Technologies Inc
EMC (Excellence in Emydex
Exceltec Canada In
Intersect Business Systems
JustFoodERP
MD Packaging Inc
Merit-Trax Technologies Inc.
Minotaur Software
Minotaur Software Ltd.
Newmapak Ltd.
Prism Visual Software Inc.
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Siemens Canada Limited
Sirop & Cie
Universite Laval, Institut sur Wajax
Wecon Systems
Wecon
Whiting
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Crawford Packaging
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Eriez
Fanuc Canada, Ltd.
Honeywell Intelligrated
MD Packaging Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
Process In Motion Inc
R & D ERGO LTD
Schneider Packaging Equipment
Superior Bakery Systems Inc.
Wecon Systems
DOLLIES
Trans-Quip Inc.
ULtratainer Inc
FLOUR HANDLING
Automation Products Inc.
Eckert Machines Inc.
Firing Industries Ltd.
Lorenz Conveying Products
R & D ERGO LTD
Siemens Canada Limited
Superior Bakery Systems Inc.
Tiermax Inc
Young Industries
FORK LIFT ATTACHMENTS
Bunting Magnetics Co.
Fork Truck Training
R & D ERGO LTD
Toyota Canada Inc.
Yale Industrial Trucks
FORK LIFT TRUCKS
Wajax 1-5
HHAND TRUCKS - PALLET
Atopone E & M Ltd
Cat Lift Trucks
Fork Truck Training
Redirack Storage Systems
Wajax
Yale Industrial Trucks
HOISTS
1 Compressed Air
2 Electric
3 Electric Truck
4 Hand
5 Monorail
6 Pneumatic
R & D ERGO LTD 2,5-6
HOPPERS
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Atopone E & M Ltd
Cozzini LLC, Food Processing
Crawford Packaging
Dymar Mechanical
Firing Industries Ltd.
Meyer Industries Inc.
Modulex Solutions Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
Process In Motion Inc
Provisur Technologies | Weiler I
ICE MELT
Kissner Milling Company Limite
INGREDIENT FEEDERS
1 Oscillating
2 Screw
3 Vibratory
4 Volumetric
L
LIFT TABLES
Atopone E & M Ltd
MD Packaging Inc
Motion Industries/Canada
R & D ERGO LTD
Trans-Quip Inc.
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
Wecon Systems
LIFTING EQUIPMENT
A & M Process Equipment Ltd.
Atopone E & M Ltd
Cozzini LLC, Food Processing
Eriez
Pemberton & Associates Inc
R & D ERGO LTD
Redirack Storage Systems
Trans-Quip Inc.
LIVE ROLLER CONVEYORS
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Crawford Packaging
Dematic Corp.
Dematic Limited
Kornylak Corp.
Mosur Machine Co. Ltd.
Motion Industries/Canada
Newmapak Ltd.
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
Wecon Systems
LOADERS
Cozzini LLC, Food Processing
Kornylak Corp.
Meyer Industries Inc.
Scan American Corp.
Spaltech Industrial Ltd
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
M
MALT & GRAIN HANDLING
EQUIPMENT
Automation Products Inc.
Busch Vacuum Technics inc.
Siemens Canada Limited
Spaltech Industrial Ltd
ULtratainer Inc
MONORAIL SYSTEMS
Bosch Rexroth Canada Corp.
R & D ERGO LTD
Wecon Systems
Whiting Equipment Canada Inc
P
PALLET BINS
CHEP Canada Inc.
CyroLogistics Refrigeration Technologies Ltd.
ULtratainer Inc
PALLETIZERS
Chisholm Machinery Solutions
Columbia Machine Inc.
Crawford Packaging
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Fanuc Canada, Ltd.
Honeywell Intelligrated
Kornylak Corp.
MD Packaging Inc
Mosur Machine Co. Ltd.
Newmapak Ltd.
R & D ERGO LTD
Redirack Storage Systems
Schneider Packaging Equipment
Wecon Systems
PALLETS
1 Metal
2 Plastic
3 Wood
PROCESS CONTROLS
Automation Products Inc.
Exceltec Canada In
Schneider Canada Inc.
Siemens Canada Limited
Spartan Controls Ltd.
techniCAL Systems 2002 Inc.
Tetra Pak Canada Inc.
WIKA Instruments Ltd.
R
R.F.I.D.
MD Packaging Inc
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Sherway Group
Siemens Canada Limited
Sterling Systems & Controls
RACKS & RACKING
1 Fastfrozen
2 Refrigerated
RAIL TRANSPORT
C.A.T. Global Inc.
RAMPS
1 Hydraulic
2 Mechanical
Wajax 1
REFRIGERANTS
Arkema Inc.
Berg Chilling Systems Inc.
CIMCO Refrigeration
CyroLogistics Refrigeration Technologies Ltd.
Eastern Refrigeration Supply
S
SHELVING
Dymar Mechanical
Redirack Storage Systems
Trans-Quip Inc.
ULtratainer Inc
Wajax
SILOS
Clemmer Technologies Inc.
Process In Motion Inc
Superior Bakery Systems Inc.
SKIDS SEMI-LIVE
Trans-Quip Inc.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
American International Foods, Inc
Automation Associates Inc.
Bullseye Packaging Services
Deloitte & Touche/Deloitte
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Groupe Morneau
Intersect Business Systems
JustFoodERP
Landstar
Motion Industries/Canada
Recurve Solutions
Ryder Canada
Sherway Group
Siemens Canada Limited
VersaCold Logistics Services
TTRAILERS INDUSTRIAL
Drake Truck Bodies
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
C.A.T. Global Inc.
Checker Flag Leasing
DB Schenker
Erb Group of Companies
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Groupe Morneau
Lakeside Logistics Inc.
Landstar
Ryder Canada
Sherway Group
Transport Distribution M.T.L
VersaCold Logistics Services
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, LTL
DB Schenker
Erb Group of Companies
Groupe Morneau
Landstar
Sherway Group
Transport Distribution M.T.L
VersaCold Logistics Services
TRIPPERS
Clemmer Technologies Inc.
TROLLEYS
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
ULtratainer Inc
TROUGHS
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Clemmer Technologies Inc.
TRUCK BODIES
Drake Truck Bodies
TRUCKING SERVICES
C.A.T. Global Inc.
Checker Flag Leasing
Erb Group of Companies
Landstar
Sherway Group
TRUCKS
7 Transport
U
UNLOADERS
Kornylak Corp.
Meyer Industries Inc.
Pneu-Tech Systems Limited
Screw Conveyor Corporation
Spaltech Industrial Ltd
Young Industries
V
VIBRATORS
Capmatic Ltd.
Eriez
Meyer Industries Inc.
Mosur Machine Co. Ltd.
Motion Industries/Canada
ROSTA Inc.
W
WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION
1 3rd Party Contract Logistics
2 Pick to Light Systems
3 Warehousing & Distribution
Bullseye Packaging Services 1 Coldbox 3
FreshWagon Market Inc. 1
Recurve Solutions 1
Technical Consulting Services
This section includes consulting, research and development, training, communications and technical services offered by companies whose primary role is consulting. Many ingredients and additives suppliers also offer technical support. (Readers are advised to consult their supplier representatives for more information.) For complete contact information on companies listed in the following section, see Suppliers’ Information at the end of this guide.
A
ANTI-COUNTERFEITING
SICPA Securink Corp.
ARCHITECTS
Coldbox
IBI Group
Mallot Creek Group Inc
SNC-Lavalin O&M
ASSOCIATION
Canadian Institute of Food Science & Technology (CIFST)
EMC (Excellence in Food Processing Skills Canada
B
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Alan Grant Consulting Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Baking Association of Canada
Canaan Bridges Consulting Inc.
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
FOODTECH Canada
FWS Group of Companies
Global Training Solutions Inc.
Halal Transactions, Inc.
International Food Focus Ltd.
Islamic Food and Nutrition
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Provision Coalition Inc
Surety Food Safety Group
C
CO-PACKER MANAGEMENT
Bakers Touch Consulting
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Hoffmann’s Fine Foods
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Pond Naturals Inc
Quadra Ingredients
RJ McDougall Associates
Sherway Group
TekPak Solutions
COMPUTER
1 Graphic Designs
2 Hardware
3 Pheripherals
4 Software
5 Software - ERP
6 Supplies & Services
Emydex Technology 4-5
Fidelio 5
Minotaur Software 5
CONSUMER RESEARCH
ACCE International
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Contract Testing Inc.
Global Training Solutions Inc.
Halal Transactions, Inc.
Islamic Food and Nutrition
Mallot Creek Group Inc
PPEC
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Puratos Canada Inc.
Quadra Ingredients
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
COST OPTIMIZATION
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Bakers Touch Consulting
Corporation Novotaste, Inc.
Dematic Limited
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Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Food Science Solutions Inc.
Intersect Business Systems
Kersia Canada Inc.
Oceatec div. of Cube Automatio
Phoenix Systems
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Provision Coalition Inc
Sealed Air Food Care
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
Surety Food Safety Group
UNI Cost Management Inc.
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Anctil Labour Law
Jaan Koel
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
CUSTOM BUILDING
CONTRACTORS
Coldbox
FWS Group of Companies
CUSTOM FREEZING
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
CIMCO Refrigeration
Terra Beata Farms Ltd
CUSTOM PROCESSING
Apex Ingredients Inc.
BIOFOODTECH
BL Valve Process Solutions
Blends
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
Clemmer Technologies Inc.
Food Development Centre
Heat and Control, Inc.
JBT FoodTech
Lovingly Made Ingredients
Newly Weds Foods
Nutri-Nation Functional Foods
Oceatec div. of Cube Automatio
Pacific Coast Fruit Products
Pneu-Tech Systems Limited
Qualtech (British Columbia)
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Sidmac Engineering & Manufacturing Inc.
Siemens Canada Limited
SK Food Industry Development
Terra Beata Farms Ltd
Tetra Pak Canada Inc.
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
CUSTOM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Aliments LUDA Foods Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Bakers Touch Consulting
Best Bearings Co. Ltd.
BL Valve Process Solutions
Blends
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
Capella Innovation
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Conflow Technologies Inc.
Corporation Novotaste, Inc.
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Food Development Centre
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Heat and Control, Inc.
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
Hilltech Canada Inc.
Lovingly Made Ingredients
Mallot Creek Group Inc
McCarthy Consultant Services
Newly Weds Foods
NSF Canada
Nutri-Nation Functional Foods
Occidental Flavors Inc.
Pacific Coast Fruit Products
Phoenix Systems
Pond Naturals Inc
Qualtech (British Columbia)
RJ McDougall Associates
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Sidmac Engineering & Manufacturing Inc.
Siemens Canada Limited
Sterling Systems & Controls
Terra Beata Farms Ltd
Tetra Pak Canada Inc.
The Food Development Group
Viandes Dunham
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
West Penetone Inc
CUSTOM SPRAY DRYING
Apex Ingredients Inc.
BL Valve Process Solutions
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
E
ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
ALTECH Environmental Consulting Ltd.
BRECOflex Co., L.L.C.
Bunting Magnetics Co.
CIMCO Refrigeration
Coldbox
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Endress+Hauser Canada
Food Development Centre
FPS - Food Plant Services Inc.
FWS Group of Companies
GEA North America
IBI Group
Lakeside Process Controls Ltd
M.J. Intl/PHP Systems & Design
Majik Systems
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
Oceatec div. of Cube Automatio
Proax Technologies Ltd.
Provision Coalition Inc
Qualtech (British Columbia)
Ryder Canada
Sealed Air Food Care
Shaver Industries Inc.
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Sidmac Engineering & Manufacturing Inc.
SKF Canada Limited
SNC-Lavalin O&M
Spartan Controls Ltd.
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
Tetra Pak Canada Inc.
Wajax
Water Bridge Environmental
F
FINANCIAL SERVICES
BDO Canada LLP
Export Development Canada
Grant Thornton LLP
J D Factors Corp.
JBT FoodTech
MNP LLP
National Deduction Recovery
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prism Visual Software Inc.
FOCUS GROUP MODERATORS
ACCE International
Alpha Controls & Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
H
HALAL CERTIFICATION
Capella Innovation
Halal Transactions, Inc.
Islamic Food and Nutrition
Mallot Creek Group Inc
HOSPITALITY SERVICES MENU
Almaas Food Safety Plus
Capella Innovation
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Menu-Depot
I
IMPORT AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
Agriculture & Food Laboratory,
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Atopone E & M Ltd
Baking Association of Canada
Canoe Global Trading Company
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
DB Schenker
Halal Transactions, Inc.
Mitsubishi International Food
Pacific Coast Fruit Products
INSURANCE
DB Schenker
Export Development Canada
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
ISO CERTIFICATION
ALTECH Environmental Consulting Ltd.
CIBUS Consulting
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Phoenix Systems
SAI Global Assurance Services
L
LABEL / BAG DESIGN
Ahearn & Soper Inc.
Atopone E & M Ltd
Capella Innovation
Chantler Packaging Inc.
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Crawford Packaging
Fisher Scientific Limited
FOODTECH Canada
FreshWagon Market Inc.
International Food Focus Ltd.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
McCarthy Consultant Services
Primal Communications Ltd
Sealed Air Food Care
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Synthesis Agri-Food Network
Wecon Systems
LABELLING/HEALTH CLAIMS
BIOFOODTECH
Capella Innovation
Carman Consulting Inc.
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Food Development Centre
International Food Focus Ltd.
LTS Consulting Inc.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
McCarthy Consultant Services
N.J. Reynolds Consulting Inc
NSF Canada
SK Food Industry Development
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
LANGUAGE SERVICES
Carman Consulting Inc.
Corporate Search Group
Halal Transactions, Inc.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Translations.CA
M
MARKET & TECHNOLOGY
ASSESSMENT
ACCE International
Ahearn & Soper Inc.
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Canaan Bridges Consulting Inc.
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
E.B.R. Inc.
Fisher Scientific Limited
FOODTECH Canada
Halal Transactions, Inc.
IBI Group
International Food Focus Ltd.
Islamic Food and Nutrition
Mallot Creek Group Inc
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Proax Technologies Ltd.
SKF Canada Limited
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Water Bridge Environmental
N
NUTRITION COMMUNICATION
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Capella Innovation
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Pond Naturals Inc
Recipe for Health Inc.
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
NUTRITION LABELLING
Ahearn & Soper Inc.
BIOFOODTECH
Capella Innovation
Carman Consulting Inc.
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
CIBUS Consulting
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Food Development Centre
FOODTECH Canada
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
ILC Micro-Chem Inc.
International Food Focus Ltd.
Intersect Business Systems
LTS Consulting Inc.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
McCarthy Consultant Services
N.J. Reynolds Consulting Inc
NSF Canada
Pond Naturals Inc
Q Laboratories
Recipe for Health Inc.
SK Food Industry Development
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
NUTRITION TEACHING AIDS
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Recipe for Health Inc.
O
OVEN REPAIRS
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
JBT FoodTech
P
PACKAGING DEVELOPMENT
BIOFOODTECH
Capella Innovation
Chantler Packaging Inc.
Co-Motion Packaging Solutions
Crawford Packaging
Cryopak Industries Inc.
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Food Development Centre
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
NSF Canada
Proax Technologies Ltd.
RJ McDougall Associates
Sealed Air Food Care
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
TekPak Solutions
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Alpha Controls & AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Baumer Canada Inc.
Best Bearings Co. Ltd.
BIOFOODTECH
Clemmer Technologies Inc.
Commsoft Technologies Inc
Edson Packaging Machinery Ltd.
Endress+Hauser Canada
Food Development Centre
Food Science Solutions Inc.
JBT FoodTech
Lovingly Made Ingredients
Mallot Creek Group Inc
NSF Canada
Oceatec div. of Cube Automatio
Phoenix Systems
Pneu-Tech Systems Limited
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Proax Technologies Ltd.
Provision Coalition Inc
Qualtech (British Columbia)
RJ McDougall Associates
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Sidmac Engineering & Manufacturing Inc.
Siemens Canada Limited
SK Food Industry Development
Stanfos Inc.
The Food Development Group
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT CONSULTANTS
Alan Grant Consulting Inc
Almaas Food Safety Plus
Alpha Controls &
Bakers Touch Consulting
Baumer Canada Inc.
Best Bearings Co. Ltd.
BL Valve Process Solutions
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
Clemmer Technologies Inc.
Commsoft Technologies Inc
Endress+Hauser Canada
Food Development Centre
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FOSS North America
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
IBI Group
JBT FoodTech
JustFoodERP
Lakeside Process Controls Ltd
Majik Systems
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Metcalf Design Inc.
NSF Canada
Oceatec div. of Cube Automatio
Phoenix Systems
Pneu-Tech Systems Limited
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Proax Technologies Ltd.
Provision Coalition Inc
Qualtech (British Columbia)
SAI Global Assurance Services
Sealed Air Food Care
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Sidmac Engineering & Manufacturing Inc.
SK Food Industry Development
SNC-Lavalin O&M
Spartan Controls Ltd.
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
Synthesis Agri-Food Network
The Food Development Group
Tri-Mach Group Inc.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
ACCE International
Almaas Food Safety Plus
BIOFOODTECH
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Commsoft Technologies Inc
David Michael & Co.
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
NSF Canada
Quadra Ingredients
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Sidmac Engineering & Manufacturing Inc.
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Viandes Dunham
West Penetone Inc
PRODUCT FORMULATION, DEVELOPMENT
Almaas Food Safety Plus
Ascona Foods Group (Canada)
BIOFOODTECH
Blends
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
Cintech Agroalimentaire
David Michael & Co.
Donmar Foods, Inc.
Food Development Centre
FOODTECH Canada
FreshWagon Market Inc.
Giraffe Foods Inc
JustFoodERP
Kersia Canada Inc.
McCarthy Consultant Services
NSF Canada
Occidental Flavors Inc.
Pond Naturals Inc
Puratos Canada Inc.
Quadra Ingredients
RJ McDougall Associates
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
SK Food Industry Development
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Viandes Dunham
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
CIBUS Consulting
Coldbox
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
E.B.R. Inc.
Endress+Hauser Canada
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FOODTECH Canada
FreshWagon Market Inc.
FWS Group of Companies
GEA North America
IBI Group
International Food Focus Ltd.
Intersect Business Systems
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
Phoenix Systems
Pneu-Tech Systems Limited
PPEC
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Provision Coalition Inc
Qualtech (British Columbia)
Scan American Corp.
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Stainless Process Equipmen
Storcan
Surety Food Safety Group
Synthesis Agri-Food Network
PUBLIC & GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS
ALTECH Environmental Consulting Ltd.
Baking Association of Canada
Capmatic Ltd.
CIBUS Consulting
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Crave Public Relations
Fisher Scientific Limited
International Food Focus Ltd.
Jaan Koel
McCarthy Consultant Services
PPEC
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Q
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Agriculture & Food Laboratory, Ahearn & Soper Inc.
Alan Grant Consulting Inc
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
BIOFOODTECH
BioMerieux Canada Inc.
Capmatic Ltd.
CIBUS Consulting
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Conflow Technologies Inc.
E.B.R. Inc.
Food Development Centre
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FOODTECH Canada
FWS Group of Companies
ILC Micro-Chem Inc.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Meyer Service & Supply Ltd.
N.J. Reynolds Consulting Inc
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Q Laboratories
SAI Global Assurance Services
Sherway Group
SK Food Industry Development
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
SPX Flow Technology
Surety Food Safety Group
Xygen Diagnostics Inc.
R
RECRUITMENT
Almaas Food Safety Plus
Contract Testing Inc.
Corporate Search Group
Food Industry Recruiters
FoodGrads
The Staffing Exchange Inc.
REGULATORY ISSUES
Agriculture & Food Laboratory,
Alan Grant Consulting Inc
Anctil Labour Law
Carman Consulting Inc.
CIBUS Consulting
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Commsoft Technologies Inc
Ecolab Co.
Endress+Hauser Canada
Food Development Centre
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FOODTECH Canada
Global Training Solutions Inc.
Halal Transactions, Inc.
International Food Focus Ltd.
Islamic Food and Nutrition
JustFoodERP
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
McCarthy Consultant Services
MSC Intellectual Property & Technology
Law
N.J. Reynolds Consulting Inc
Pemberton & Associates Inc
Phoenix Systems
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Q Laboratories
Qualtech (British Columbia)
SAI Global Assurance Services
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Workplace Safety Prevention
SSENSORY ANALYSIS
ACCE International
Alpha Controls &
BIOFOODTECH
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Contract Testing Inc.
David Michael & Co.
Food Development Centre
FOODTECH Canada
SK Food Industry Development
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
SENSORY EVALUATION
ACCE International
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Contract Testing Inc.
Corporation Novotaste, Inc.
David Michael & Co.
Food Development Centre
FOODTECH Canada
NSF Canada
SK Food Industry Development
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
Baking Association of Canada
Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
DB Schenker
interpack@Messe Duesseldorf
Jaan Koel
Mallot Creek Group Inc
RJ McDougall Associates
Synthesis Agri-Food Network
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS/ LECTURING
ACCE International
Alan Grant Consulting Inc
Baking Association of Canada
Canaan Bridges Consulting Inc.
Carman Consulting Inc.
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FOODTECH Canada
FreshWagon Market Inc.
International Food Focus Ltd.
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Minotaur Software Ltd.
Oceatec div. of Cube Automatio
PPEC
RJ McDougall Associates
Source Nutraceutical, Inc.
Surety Food Safety Group
Synthesis Agri-Food Network
TTECHNICAL SUPPORT
Ahearn & Soper Inc.
Alan Grant Consulting Inc
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Bakers Touch Consulting
Best Bearings Co. Ltd.
BIOFOODTECH
Bunting Magnetics Co.
Buzz Equipment
Carman Consulting Inc.
CIBUS Consulting
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Commsoft Technologies Inc
Deloitte & Touche/Deloitte
Edgme Inc.
Endress+Hauser Canada
Flo Components
Food Development Centre
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FOODTECH Canada
Global Training Solutions Inc.
Hela Spice Canada Inc.
HWMR LTD.
IBI Group
Intersect Business Systems
JBT FoodTech
JustFoodERP
Kersia Canada Inc.
Majik Systems
Manawa Networks
MD Packaging Inc
MMIS Inc.
Motion Industries/Canada
N.J. Reynolds Consulting Inc
Newmapak Ltd.
NSF Canada
Ontor Ltd.
Phoenix Systems
Proax Technologies Ltd.
Puratos Canada Inc.
QMS International Inc.
Qualtech (British Columbia)
RJ McDougall Associates
Rondo Inc.
SAI Global Assurance Services
Sarong North America Inc.
Spartan Controls Ltd.
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
Wecon Systems
TECHNOLOGY PARTNERING
Ahearn & Soper Inc.
ALTECH Environmental Consulting Ltd.
Apex Ingredients Inc.
Bakers Touch Consulting
Best Bearings Co. Ltd.
Bunting Magnetics Co.
Commsoft Technologies Inc
Deloitte & Touche/Deloitte
Dematic Limited
Endress+Hauser Canada
FOODTECH Canada
Intersect Business Systems
JustFoodERP
k2MILLING Ltd
Majik Systems
Manawa Networks
Merit-Trax Technologies Inc.
Phoenix Systems
Pond Naturals Inc
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prism Visual Software Inc.
Proax Technologies Ltd.
RJ McDougall Associates
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Spartan Controls Ltd.
The Food Development Group
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Deloitte & Touche/Deloitte
Food Development Centre
k2MILLING Ltd
Manawa Networks
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
The Food Development Group
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
TESTING EQUIPMENT
Alpha Controls & BIOFOODTECH
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Fisher Scientific Limited
FOODTECH Canada
FOSS North America
HWMR LTD.
M+L Testing Equipment (1995)
Mandel Scientific Company Inc
MD Packaging Inc
Meyer Service & Supply Ltd.
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Stanfos Inc.
techniCAL Systems 2002 Inc.
WIKA Instruments Ltd.
THERMAL PROCESSING CONSULTANTS
Berg Chilling Systems Inc.
BIOFOODTECH
HWMR LTD.
NSF Canada
SiccaDania Canada Inc.
Spaltech Industrial Ltd
TRACEABILITY TECHNOLOGY
Ahearn & Soper Inc.
Canaan Bridges Consulting Inc.
Capella Innovation
Commsoft Technologies Inc
Emydex Technology
Endress+Hauser Canada
Intersect Business Systems
JustFoodERP
Merit-Trax Technologies Inc.
Minotaur Software Ltd.
Oceatec div. of Cube Automatio
Prism Visual Software Inc.
Proax Technologies Ltd.
Sarong North America Inc.
techniCAL Systems 2002 Inc.
TRAINING
5 Sales
Almaas Food Safety Plus 2
Carman Consulting Inc. 2
Loma Systems 2
Source Nutraceutical, Inc. 2 Wajax 1-3
Health & Safety, Sanitation Supplies & Services
This section includes supplies and services related to protective clothing, laboratory supplies, cleaning, extermination services and waste water treatments. For complete contact information on companies listed in the following section, see Suppliers’ Information at the end of this guide.
A
AIR CLEANERS
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Donaldson Co., Inc.
Eastern Refrigeration Supply
Eckert Machines Inc.
Insect-O-Cutor
Mosur Machine Co. Ltd.
Scan American Corp.
Sealed Air Food Care
AIR PURIFIERS
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Donaldson Co., Inc.
Parker Domnick Hunter
Parker Hannifin Corp.
RoboVent Solutions Group Inc.
Scan American Corp.
ALARM SYSTEMS
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Ontor Ltd.
Siemens Canada Limited
AMMONIA
Berg Chilling Systems Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
AMMONIA ANHYDROUS
Berg Chilling Systems Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
ANALYZERS
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Endress+Hauser Canada
FOSS North America
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mandel Scientific Company Inc
Mettler Toledo
Ontor Ltd.
Romer Labs Canada ULC
Siemens Canada Limited
Spartan Controls Ltd.
techniCAL Systems 2002 Inc.
AUTOMATED LAB STATIONS
Siemens Canada Limited
B
BACTERIA CONTROL EQUIPMENT
BioMerieux Canada Inc.
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Constant America
Kersia Canada Inc.
Neogen
Rea UltraVapor Inc.
Sealed Air Food Care
Shaver Industries Inc.
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
BACTERICIDES
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Charles Tennant & Company
Constant America
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Fisher Scientific Limited
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Sealed Air Food Care
West Penetone Inc
BATTERY CHARGERS
INDUSTRIAL
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
BOILERWATER TREATMENTS
Constant America
Cortec Corporation
Ontor Ltd.
Sealed Air Food Care
Water Bridge Environmental
West Penetone Inc
BOTTLE WASHING COMPOUNDS
Constant America
E.B.R. Inc.
Ecolab Co.
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mandel Scientific Company Inc
Sealed Air Food Care
West Penetone Inc
BROOMS
3M
Atesco Industrial Hygiene Ltd.
Chesher Equipment Ltd.
Ecolab Co.
Fisher Scientific Limited
Food Supplies Inc
Harco Enterprises Limited
Kersia Canada Inc.
Motion Industries/Canada
Trans-Quip Inc.
Yes Group Inc.
BRUSHES
1 Cleaning
2 Process
Harco Enterprises Limited 1-2
CCASE CLEANING MACHINES
E.B.R. Inc.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Kuhl Corporation
MD Packaging Inc
Stanfos Inc.
CAUSTIC POTASH
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Constant America
Debro Inc.
Ecolab Co.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Sealed Air Food Care
Water Bridge Environmental
CAUSTIC SODA FLAKE
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Debro Inc.
Jarvis Industries Canada Ltd.
Water Bridge Environmental
CAUSTIC SODA LIQUID
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
CCC Ingredients
Debro Inc.
Jarvis Industries Canada Ltd.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Sealed Air Food Care
Water Bridge Environmental
CHEMICALS LABORATORY
Arkema Inc.
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caledon Laboratories Ltd
Fisher Scientific Limited
Hexion Inc.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mandel Scientific Company Inc
Merieux NutriSciences
Momentive Performance
Water Bridge Environmental
CHEMICALS WASTE TREATING
Arkema Inc.
Bionetix International
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Constant America
Hexion Inc.
Jarvis Industries Canada Ltd.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Momentive Performance
Sealed Air Food Care
Viking Pump Canada
Water Bridge Environmental
CHLORINATORS
Brenntag Canada Inc.
Caravan Ingredients
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Fisher Scientific Limited
Sealed Air Food Care
Water Bridge Environmental
CLEAN IN-PLACE EQUIPMENT
AMF Bakery Systems Canada
Automation Products Inc.
BL Valve Process Solutions
Constant America
E.B.R. Inc.
Ecolab Co.
Harco Enterprises Limited
John Brooks Co Ltd.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Kuhl Corporation
McFlusion Corp (Clean 3X Brand
Mettler Toledo
Rea UltraVapor Inc.
Sani Marc Inc
Sani-Matic, Inc.
Sealed Air Food Care
Shaver Industries Inc.
Spartan Controls Ltd.
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
Stanfos Inc.
West Penetone Inc
WIKA Instruments Ltd.
CLEANERS
Avmor
Bionetix International
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Constant America
Cortec Corporation
Darco Industrial Cleaning Equipment -
Sales & Service
Ecolab Co.
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Fisher Scientific Limited
GEA North America
Jarvis Industries Canada Ltd.
John Brooks Co Ltd.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Lubrication Engineers of
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Recochem Inc.
Sealed Air Food Care
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
Viking Pump Canada
West Penetone Inc
CLEANERS JET
BL Valve Process Solutions
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
GEA North America
Harco Enterprises Limited
John Brooks Co Ltd.
Rea UltraVapor Inc.
Sealed Air Food Care
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
Wickens Dry Ice Blasting Inc.
CLEANING EQUIPMENT
Almat Pharmachem Inc
Atesco Industrial Hygiene Ltd.
Atopone E & M Ltd
BEX Engineering Ltd
BL Valve Process Solutions
Chesher Equipment Ltd.
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Darco Industrial Cleaning EquipmentSales & Service
Ecolab Co.
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
EMC (Excellence in
Exceltec Canada In
Fisher Scientific Limited
GEA North America
Harco Enterprises Limited
John Brooks Co Ltd.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Kuhl Corporation
Landa Cleaning Systems
McFlusion Corp (Clean 3X Brand
Motion Industries/Canada
Nilfisk Canada Company
Rea UltraVapor Inc.
Sani Marc Inc
Sani-Matic, Inc.
Sealed Air Food Care
Shaver Industries Inc.
Sirop & Cie
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
Tiger-Vac International Inc
Tork
Universite Laval, Institut sur
Wajax
West Penetone Inc
Wickens Dry Ice Blasting Inc.
Yale Industrial Trucks
CLEANING SYSTEMS - SILO/BIN/ HOPPER
BL Valve Process Solutions
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
E.B.R. Inc.
Firing Industries Ltd.
GEA North America
Harco Enterprises Limited
John Brooks Co Ltd.
Kuhl Corporation
McFlusion Corp (Clean 3X Brand
Sani-Matic, Inc.
Sealed Air Food Care
CLOTHING
DDEODORANTS
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Constant America
Jarvis Industries Canada Ltd.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Viking Pump Canada
DEODORIZERS
Avmor
Caldic Canada Inc.
Constant America
Ecolab Co.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Sani Marc Inc
Water Bridge Environmental
West Penetone Inc
DETERGENTS
Avmor
Bionetix International
Caledon Laboratories Ltd
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Constant America
Darco Industrial Cleaning EquipmentSales & Service
Ecolab Co.
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Fisher Scientific Limited
GEA North America
Jarvis Industries Canada Ltd.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Sani Marc Inc
Sealed Air Food Care
Spaltech Industrial Ltd
Viking Pump Canada
West Penetone Inc
DISINFECTANTS
Avmor
Bionetix International
CCC Ingredients
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Constant America
Crawford Packaging
Ecolab Co.
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Fisher Scientific Limited
Jarvis Industries Canada Ltd.
Kersia Canada Inc.
ProMinent Fluid Controls Ltd.
Recochem Inc.
Sani Marc Inc
Sealed Air Food Care
Viking Pump Canada
West Penetone Inc
DISPENSERS, TOWEL
Cascades Tissue Group
Crawford Packaging
Kersia Canada Inc.
Sani Marc Inc
Sealed Air Food Care
Tork
DUST COLLECTING SYSTEMS
N R Murphy Ltd.
RoboVent Solutions Group Inc.
Schenck Process
Shaver Industries Inc.
Tiger-Vac International Inc
DUST MASKS
Crawford Packaging
Fisher Scientific Limited
Kersia Canada Inc.
Motion Industries/Canada
Ronco
Trans-Quip Inc.
Yes Group Inc.
EXTERMINATING & FUMIGATING
SERVICES
Insect-O-Cutor
Shaver Industries Inc.
FLY TRAPS
Food Supplies Inc
Insect-O-Cutor
FOGGING EQUIPMENT
BEX Engineering Ltd
Ecolab Co.
John Brooks Co Ltd.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
FOGGING MACHINES
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
FOOD SAFETY QUALITY
ASSURANCE
3M
Almaas Food Safety Plus
Biotrial Bioanalytical
Bureau Veritas Laboratories
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary
Solutions
CIBUS Consulting
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Commsoft Technologies Inc
Fisher Scientific Limited
Food Development Centre
Food Science Solutions Inc.
ILC Micro-Chem Inc.
Islamic Food and Nutrition
JustFoodERP
Kersia Canada Inc.
Loma Systems
Mettler Toledo
N.J. Reynolds Consulting Inc
NSF International51
Q Laboratories
SAI Global Assurance Services
Sani Marc Inc
Sealed Air Food Care
Surety Food Safety Group
The Food Development Group
Tork
Trendi Tech Inc
Workplace Safety Prevention
Yes Group Inc.
FUMIGANTS
Arkema Inc.
Insect-O-Cutor
G
GERMICIDES
Avmor
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Constant America
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Sani Marc Inc
Sealed Air Food Care
West Penetone Inc
GMO TESTING
Agriculture & Food Laboratory,
Merieux NutriSciences
Romer Labs Canada ULC
Xygen Diagnostics Inc.
HHACCP
Almaas Food Safety Plus
BIOFOODTECH
Bunting Magnetics Co.
Bureau Veritas Laboratories
CIBUS Consulting
Cintech Agroalimentaire
Commsoft Technologies Inc
Deb Canada
Deloitte & Touche/Deloitte
Fisher Scientific Limited
Food Development Centre
Food Science Solutions Inc.
FOODTECH Canada
HWMR LTD.
ILC Micro-Chem Inc.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Loma Systems
Mallot Creek Group Inc
Mettler Toledo
N.J. Reynolds Consulting Inc
Phoenix Systems
Romer Labs Canada ULC
SAI Global Assurance Services
Sensitech Canada Inc.
SK Food Industry Development
Surety Food Safety Group
techniCAL Systems 2002 Inc.
The Food Development Group
Tork
West Penetone Inc
Yes Group Inc.
HAND TOWELS
Cascades Tissue Group
Crawford Packaging
Kersia Canada Inc.
Tork
IINSECT CONTROL
Ecolab Co.
Insect-O-Cutor
Kersia Canada Inc.
Shaver Industries Inc.
INSECTICIDES
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
INSPECTION EQUIPMENT
Abbey Packaging Equipment Ltd.
Alpha Controls &
Atesco Industrial Hygiene Ltd.
Capmatic Ltd.
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Eckert Machines Inc.
FOSS North America
Heat and Control, Inc.
Kersia Canada Inc.
Key Technology
Loma Systems
M+L Testing Equipment (1995)
Siemens Canada Limited
INSPECTION SERVICES
Almaas Food Safety Plus
Baumer Canada Inc.
Bureau Veritas Laboratories
CIBUS Consulting
Food Science Solutions Inc.
ILC Micro-Chem Inc.
Islamic Food and Nutrition
Kersia Canada Inc.
SAI Global Assurance Services
Siemens Canada Limited
The Food Development Group
Workplace Safety Prevention
KKEGS
1 Rinsers
2 Washers
West Penetone Inc 1-2 L
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
3M
Alpha Controls &
BioMerieux Canada Inc.
Biotrial Bioanalytical
BL Valve Process Solutions
Capmatic Ltd.
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Fisher Scientific Limited
FOSS North America
GENEQ Inc.
Harco Enterprises Limited
HEMCO Corporation
Insect-O-Cutor
M+L Testing Equipment (1995)
Mandel Scientific Company Inc
Mettler Toledo Parker Domnick Hunter
Spectrum Nasco
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
- POLARIMETERS, REFRACTOMETERS
Alpha Controls & Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Fisher Scientific Limited
GENEQ Inc.
Harco Enterprises Limited
Mandel Scientific Company Inc
LABORATORY RESEARCH & TESTING SERVICES
Agriculture & Food Laboratory,
Alpha Controls & BioMerieux Canada Inc.
Biotrial Bioanalytical
Bureau Veritas Laboratories
Chef Brandz Inc. / Signature Culinary Solutions
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
Contract Testing Inc.
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Fisher Scientific Limited
Food Development Centre
ILC Micro-Chem Inc.
JBT FoodTech
Mandel Scientific Company Inc
Merieux NutriSciences
Q Laboratories
Romer Labs Canada ULC
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
techniCAL Systems 2002 Inc.
The Food Development Group
Wickens Dry Ice Blasting Inc.
WTI Inc
LABORATORY SUPPLIES
1 Microbiology
2 Miscellaneous
3M 1
Harco Enterprises Limited 2
Xygen Diagnostics Inc. 1
LABORATORY TESTING KITS
Aliquot Diagnostics
Alpha Controls & Bio-Rad Laboratories
BioMerieux Canada Inc.
Biotrial Bioanalytical
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
DuPont Nutrition & Health
Fisher Scientific Limited
M+L Testing Equipment (1995)
Mandel Scientific Company Inc
Merieux NutriSciences
Romer Labs Canada ULC
Sealed Air Food Care
Spectrum Nasco
Water Bridge Environmental
Xygen Diagnostics Inc.
LIGHTS, SAFETY SAFETY SLEEVE
Fisher Scientific Limited
LIGHTS, SAFETY SHATTER PROOF
Insect-O-Cutor
Kason Industries, Inc.
Shat-R-Shield Inc.
MMILK STONE REMOVER
Ecolab Co.
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
GEA North America
Kersia Canada Inc.
Mega-Lab Manufacturing Co
Sealed Air Food Care
West Penetone Inc
PPAPER WIPERS
Cascades Tissue Group
Crawford Packaging
Kersia Canada Inc.
Tork
PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS
Abell Pest Control Inc.
Ecolab Co.
Insect-O-Cutor
Orkin Pest Control
Shaver Industries Inc.
PEST CONTROL SERVICES
Abell Pest Control Inc.
Agriculture & Food Laboratory, Ecolab Co.
Orkin Pest Control
Shaver Industries Inc.
PESTICIDE ANALYSIS
Agriculture & Food Laboratory,
Bureau Veritas Laboratories
Ecolab Co.
Viking Pump Canada
QQUALITY SYSTEMS REGISTRATION
BioMerieux Canada Inc.
CIBUS Consulting
Deloitte & Touche/Deloitte
SAI Global Assurance Services
R
RECIRCULATORS CIP
BL Valve Process Solutions
Cole-Parmer Canada Inc.
E.B.R. Inc.
Ecolab Co.
Ecolab Inc. - Food & Beverage
GEA North America
Spraying Systems Canada Ltd.
RESPIRATORS
3M Parker Domnick Hunter
Ronco
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Canadian brewers having a hard time staying afloat
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
When listening to reports about people going out and enjoying the weather, one can only assume that everything is back to normal. Not quite, especially for the beer industry in Canada. In fact, total beer sales have actually dropped 7.3 per cent compared to last year, according to a report obtained by Beer Canada.
Total beer sales are up in Newfoundland and Labrador by a whopping 20.1 per cent. But in other provinces, beer sales for both retail and service have dropped significantly. The largest drop so far this year has been in the province of Quebec. Beer sales have dropped 13.3 per cent compared to last year. In Saskatchewan, sales have dropped by 12.6 per cent and in Alberta, by 10.7 per cent. All areas are in the red, except for the Territories. In the beer business, a simple -1 per cent is massive, so the -3.3 per cent in Ontario is considered a disaster. These drops are in addition to a disastrous 2021 when lockdowns were the norm to combat COVID-19. When things started to open earlier this year, this is not the scenario the beer industry was expecting.
In volume, beer sales are 8.3 per cent below pre-pandemic levels. Beer sales have dropped for a variety of reasons. Firstly, our labour shortage is clearly a contributing factor. Restaurants are either closing earlier, or not opening some days during the week. Many locations are now opening only five days. Many locations will close at 10 p.m. versus midnight or 2 a.m. Again, many operators cannot get the staff.
Public events are back, but we have
had fewer of them across the country. And attendance in many cases have dropped significantly from pre-COVID standards. It will take a while before people get comfortable with our new post-COVID reality. We’re not sure what is in store for us this fall, pandemic-wise, but we are expecting people to behave with extreme caution, as they should.
Canadians are still drinking beer, but the numbers are telling us the percentage of beer drinkers has dropped significantly.
Total beer sales have actually dropped 7.3 per cent compared to last year, according to a report obtained by Beer Canada.
As for consumers, they appear to be in a different place now. Home consumption beer sales this year so far have returned to pre-pandemic levels. But sales for beer consumed at restaurants and events remain 35 per cent to 40 per cent below prepandemic levels. Over the last three years or so, many of us were drawn instead to wine, spirits, and other products. Seltzer and ready-to-drink alternatives are also becoming more popular. In a nutshell, Canada went from being an on-premises beer drinking country to a more at-home wine and spirits drinking market. Many of us have tried new products and have experimented with new tastes and brands. These experiences have drawn many away from beer.
The other factor, of course, is inflation. Alcohol is obviously discretionary for consumers, and many are cutting back expenses these days to cope with skyrocketing food prices. Beer prices have also risen by 10 to 15 per cent in the last 12 months, and will likely rise even more next year. In 2017, Ottawa introduced an indexation formula to raise taxes on beer, based on our consumer price index (CPI). With this year’s CPI, the deferral portion of taxes on beer could rise by up to seven per cent in April 2023, which is a record. Some provinces have expressed some sympathy by not raising their own tax portion on alcohol products, but not Ottawa. At least, not yet.
In essence, working from home changes our behaviours and food choices. The beer situation is one good example of how the food industry is being affected by a more home-based food market. People will drink beer at home, but going to events, and seeing friends at different locations will get people to consume more, but differently. Continuing labour issues and market changes will entice the food industry to adjust and seek new opportunities, for better or worse.
In the meantime, the year 2022 was to be a comeback year for the beer industry. Looks like it may need to wait a little longer for that to happen.
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is professor and senior director, Agri-food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University, Halifax.
