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Path to Purchase Expo to include Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit
This year’s Path to Purchase Expo (P2PX) will include the co-located Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit (CGSM), adding even more thought leadership and unique business opportunities to the already extensive expo agenda.
Montreal to ban stores from dumping unsold food
Montreal is hoping to stop perfectly good food from ending up in landfills as part of a plan to significantly cut waste by targeting the source.

Lorna Shankowsky joins ITWAL in foodservice role

ITWAL welcomes Lorna Shankowsky to the position of director of food service, effective October 21st, 2019.
Two iconic brands, one new product

The Ferrero Group is introducing Tic Tac Coca-Cola: the result of a unique collaboration between two iconic brands.This special edition will be available in the next few months in more than 70 countries.The new product combines the refreshment of Coca-Cola with the packaging of Tic Tac.
New Canadians shape the future of food in Canada

In 2018, Canada admitted more immigrants than at any point over the past 100 years.
Fast food chains launch store versions of menu items in competitive market

Fast-food fans no longer have to go to - or even order from - their favourite eateries to indulge, as grocery stores now stock a wide array of beloved menu items so superfans can heat up a St-Hubert chicken pot pie, slather on Swiss Chalet gravy sauce or whip up a pot of Tim Hortons homestyle chili at home.
Wake up to how coffee can drive revenue

Turn your c-store into a hot (beverage) destinationPouring effort into creating a positive coffee experience for customers has some serious perks, as both convenience store owners and their java partners can attest.
New 7-Eleven stores expand foodservice offering at Calgary airport

7-Eleven Canada is opening two new convenience stores at YYC Calgary International Airport.
Vaping fallout: Small stores in the U.S. suffer as vapers turn away

The thousands of shops that sprang up in cities and towns across the United States over the past decade to sell vaping products have seen a stunning reversal of fortune, with their sales plunging in just two months amid news reports that vaping has sickened nearly 1,300 people and killed 26.
CSNC honours winners at inaugural Star Women in Convenience Awards Breakfast

Industry leaders and supports came together to celebrate SWIC winners.