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39 states investigating Juul's marketing of vaping products
Company halts Indonesia e-cigarette sales, throwing Asia expansion in doubt Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday.
British Columbia implements tax on carbonated beverages
Starting on Canada Day, British Columbia will add provincial sales tax to all carbonated beverages that contain sugar.The new rules span bottled and canned soda, as well as beverages dispensed through soda fountains, soda guns and vending machines.Finance Minister Carole James announced in her budget last week that the 7% provincial sales tax will takes effect on July 1 and is expected to generate $27 million in revenues in the 2020-2021 budget year.Belgium, United Kingdom, Mexico, Chile, France, Portugal, Norway and Hungary charge an excise tax of 20% on such drinks, while eight cities in the United States also levy sugar taxes, including Berkeley, Calif., where a University of California study published last year in the American Journal of Public Health found sugar-drink consumption was down almost 52% in some neighbourhoods and water consumption was up 29%.The B.C.

Electric vehicle options growing, but profitability challenges limit growth

Automakers are rolling out some big additions to the electric vehicle landscape this year as the market evolves, but it's still not clear how much Canadians will be convinced to buy them.
Vaping risk awareness campaign launches in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is contributing $75,000 to an advertising campaign intended to raise awareness about the risks of youth vaping.The Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance for the Control of Tobacco, which receives $210,000 annually from the province, announced the campaign called ``The New Look of Nicotine Addiction'' in St.
Consumers thirsty for better-for-you beverages

The opportunity is at hand to translate c-store strengths—diverse channel affiliations, large refrigerated and ambient shelf-space, and deep category knowledge—into the taking of a bigger slice of the pie.
5 topline insights from the 2019/2020 C-store IQ: National Shopper Study

Defining convenience: New data delves into the minds and habits of Canadian c-store shoppers Convenience means different things to different people, but for most c-store shoppers it’s about saving time and effort.
Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches from B.C., Ont. menus

Tim Hortons has pulled Beyond Meat products off the menus in the last provinces where it still sold the trendy plant-based protein, less than a year after a national roll out.
Imperial Oil reports $271M fourth quarter profit, down from $853M a year ago

Imperial Oil Ltd.
Marlboro maker slammed by Juul investment, takes $4B charge

The company that makes Marlboro cigarettes saw in late 2018 the opportunity to offset declining tobacco sales with a $13 billion investment in Juul, the e-cigarette maker.
85% of New Brunswickers support sale of beer and wine in convenience stores: CICC survey

A recent consumer survey found that a vast majority of adult New Brunswickers are in favour of the sale of beer and wine in convenience stores.

39 states investigating Juul's marketing of vaping products

British Columbia implements tax on carbonated beverages

Electric vehicle options growing, but profitability challenges limit growth

Vaping risk awareness campaign launches in Newfoundland and Labrador

Consumers thirsty for better-for-you beverages

5 topline insights from the 2019/2020 C-store IQ: National Shopper Study

Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches from B.C., Ont. menus

Imperial Oil reports $271M fourth quarter profit, down from $853M a year ago

Marlboro maker slammed by Juul investment, takes $4B charge

85% of New Brunswickers support sale of beer and wine in convenience stores: CICC survey