


No Frills workers at 17 Ontario stores ratify deal with wage gains, full time jobs
TORONTO – No Frills workers at 17 stores in…

Canada needs to put an end to polluting plastic: group
Carl Duivenvoorden’s pet peeve is bottled water. The sustainability…

Panel – How automation, robotics, and AI are transforming food manufacturing
At MRO and Food and Beverage Engineering and Maintenance…

Festo names management board chairman
Thomas Böck, has been appointed as head of the…

Milk carton shortage hits school lunchrooms in New York, California and other states, USDA says
The tiny, half-pint cartons of milk served with millions…

An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – An industrial robot grabbed…

How Preferred Popcorn improved uptime and compliance with a preventive maintenance program
At MRO and Food and Beverage Engineering and Maintenance…

Refrigerated containers to help group distribute food
Thunder Bay, Ont. – Thunder Bay’s Regional Food Distribution…

New organic rules announced by USDA tighten restrictions on livestock and poultry producers
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Livestock and poultry producers…

Reduction of micro-stoppages
At MRO and Food and Beverage Engineering and Maintenance…

Better data, management of water needed for Canada’s agri food sector: report
OTTAWA – The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute is recommending…

Canadian ranchers brace for long, lean winter after droughts, soaring feed costs
CALGARY – It could be a long, lean winter…

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk, FDA says
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health regulators are warning consumers…

Statistics Canada says retail sales down 0.1% at $66.1 billion in August
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says retail sales fell 0.1…

Eight avoidable errors for world-class F&B equipment reliability
At MRO and Food and Beverage Engineering and Maintenance…

Rittal Application Center hosts grand opening
Rittal along with Eplan held a grand opening for its new Rittal Application Center (RAC) in Mississauga, Ontario, recently.

Independent grocers call for milk price pause amid pressure to keep food costs down
TORONTO – The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers is…

Showing appreciation for Norfolk County’s farm workers
Theirs are the unseen hands that start apples and…

From the ground to the dinner plate: Dufferin farm tour digs into the process of food production
Along country roads in Melancthon, Mulmur and Grand Valley,…

Servomotors for food and beverage
Siemens Simotics S-1FS2 line of servomotors, designed for…

Improving attendance and boosting productivity.
A good attendance program can motivate employees to maintain consistent attendance while promoting a healthy and balanced
work environment. Here are some helpful tips to help today’s manufacturers stay productive.
South Africa culls about 7.5 million chickens in an effort to contain bird flu outbreaks
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) _ South Africa has…

Judge greenlights class action against Bausch Health on Cold FX products
TORONTO – An Ontario Superior Court judge has certified…

Multichannel pipette calibration balance
Mettler Toledo XPR105MCP has readability of 10 μg and…

Italy’s leader signs deal with industry to lower prices of essentials like food for 3 months
MILAN (AP) – Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni launched a…

Food prices are rising as countries limit exports. Blame climate change, El Nino and Russia’s war
How do you cook a meal when a staple…

Leading experts developing new ag technologies
Kandice Kew, Regional Communications Advisor for Agriculture and Agri-Food…

Cost of living: Pepsi and Coca Cola absent in meeting with federal industry minister
Canada’s industry minister made a point of calling out…

Fertilizer distribution centre could be set up near Tisdale
A fertilizer company is planning to set up a…

Essex Topcrop receives $500k from province for $5.4M growth project
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited the region to…