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  • No mask, no service? C-stores have the right to require customers wear masks

    Customers hoping to get out of putting on a face mask to visit stores demanding they wear one, could be out of luck.Experts agree with remarks Ontario Premier Doug Ford made on Friday, reminding Canadians that companies have the right to ask you to slip on a face covering or seek products and services elsewhere.“Any business has the right to refuse anyone.
  • COVID-19 cleaning strategies: A Q&A with Dr. Andrew Landa

    Canada’s car washes know a thing or two about making vehicles shine and look their best.
  • Conagra provides bonuses to front-line staff

    Conagra Brands is to provide an additional US$7 million in cash bonuses to eligible employees at each of the company's 50 production and distribution facilities across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.To date, the company has committed more than US$13 million in special bonuses for front-line employees working during the pandemic."On behalf of the senior management team, I'd like to extend my deepest appreciation and thanks to our employees for their refuse-to-lose attitude in continuing to work safely and effectively to deliver our products to customers, consumers and our communities during this unprecedented time," Sean Connolly, president and chief executive officer at Conagra Brands, said in a release.
  • PepsiCo Canada outlines community support efforts

    As COVID-19 reduces access to food and other essential goods for Canadians, PepsiCo Canada and the company’s philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, is launching a number of community-based initiatives.With COVID-19 wreaking havoc everywhere, the devastation looms large on the country's food banks, where stocks are down and demand is way up.
  • Pandemic to push back new climate targets, plastics ban, Wilkinson says

    Canada's national environment agenda is the latest thing to be upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, as plans for both beefing up national climate targets and banning some plastics are likely to be delayed.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson told The Canadian Press this week that the government remains firmly committed to its environmental promises, which were a key part of the Liberal 2019 re-election campaign.
  • NACS Show a go

    The 2020 NACS Show is moving forward as scheduled and the global event will take place October 11-14 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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  • Suncor CEO predicts slow recovery for sector from pandemic demand crunch

    CALGARY - Consumer demand for fuel is growing slightly after a sudden decline due to measures to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic but the CEO of Suncor Energy Inc.
  • PepsiCo snacks, breakfast foods get a boost during COVID-19 quarantine

    PepsiCo, which makes Frito Lay chips and Quaker cereals, is getting a boost as more consumers eat breakfast and snack at home.
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