Corporate Governance

While vegans and vegetarians might seem an obvious market for the growing number of plant-based products being launched right now, grocers and foodservice operators would be wise to focus on the ever-increasing number of “flexitarians”—people who eat mostly plant-based foods, but who also eat meat and other animal products in moderation.

PepsiCo has purchased BFY Brands for an undisclosed amount.

As c-store operators it’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day of running your business.

An operator’s guide to developing policies for employees and customers With the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada in October 2018 (and, more recently, edibles), many businesses, including convenience retailers, are now faced with the challenge of managing the effects of the legislation on their workplace while also protecting their rights as employers.

Ongoing environmental criticism, delays in building oil pipelines and a surge of separatist sentiment following the last federal election are hurting Alberta's reputation, presenters at a business forum in the Alberta mountain resort town of Lake Louise said Friday.The rise of the western Canadian separation movement or "Wexit'' cost Calgary an opportunity to attract a major technology head office, said CEO Mary Moran of Calgary Economic Development during a speech at the event."We as an organization just lost a 1,000-person company that didn't come to Calgary, selected another city, because they're concerned about Wexit,'' she said.

Oilsands giant Suncor Energy Inc.

Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) has appointed Frank Scali to director, industry affairs.

Hostess Brands has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Burlington, Ont.-based cookie maker Voortman from private equity firm Swander Pace Capital for approximately $425 million.

The federal government says the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will bring another $500 million a year in corporate tax revenue to be spent on fighting climate change, but the Liberals won't say where they got that number.

Alimentation Couche-Tard will continue to focus on growing its U.S.