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Registration is now open for The Convenience U CARWACS Show Toronto 2020.

Vancouver is bringing in bans on the use of plastic bags, straws and other single-use items, while introducing what the city believes to be a first-of-its-kind fee for disposable cups in the country.

Some of the fees merchants pay on credit card transactions will go down from 1.5% to 1.4% on average starting in April 2020, as a result of an agreement reached by the federal government with Visa and Mastercard last year.

The Ontario government's concern for young residents is prompting it to entertain the idea of banning flavoured vaping products, the province's health minister said last week, as another Canadian province finalized its own prohibition on the popular items.

With the growing popularity of e-cigarettes, or vaping, health organizations across the country have been pressing for action to limit what they see as a health threat _ particularly to young Canadians.

Food bills are going to take a bigger bite out of Canadians’ household budgets in 2020.

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.

Have you ever wondered if devouring a bag of chips, ripping through a jar of pickles or indulging in an entire box of chocolates post pot-intake is a real thing?