Charlottetown, P.E.I. – A new facility in the Pooles Corner business park will extract oil and meal from soybeans to be used as an additive in livestock feed

Minneapolis, Minn.-based General Mills has succeeded in acquiring a 50-per-cent share in French yogurt manufacturer Yoplait. Although terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to the Wall Street Journal one source puts the value of the offer at US$2.2 billion. Yoplait has been valued at 1.6 billion Euros

Toronto, Ont. – Dufflet Pastries, makers of premium desserts and baked goods, has received more than $348,000 in funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

PURCHASINGB2B MAGAZINE, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011: Last autumn and this winter, a number of innovative launches in presentation and printer technologies hit the Canadian marketplace. Here’s a summary of some new solutions procurement professionals can consider for their businesses.

“Imagination is the beginning of creation.

PURCHASINGB2B MAGAZINE, JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2011: No longer a luxury, sustainability has become a core business practice for many companies. That was the message from Kevin Brady, director of management consulting company Five Winds International, during the second-annual Lean & Green Supply Chain Strategies Summit, held in Toronto on January 19 and 20.

Waterloo, Ont. – Brick Brewing Co.

Ottawa – Canadian consumers will now know more about what their government is doing to keep the food, animal and plant supply safe. The federal government has announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will now publish information about its compliance and enforcement activities. The aim is to be more transparent and identify repeat offenders and companies that try and import unsafe food

BRAMPTON, Ont.: When the Harper government presents its budget March 22, one of the things Jayne Pilot will be looking for is a tax incentive she has proposed that would help manufacturers, processors and others implement, upgrade and automate management systems to international standards. The president and principal of Pilot Performance Resource Management Inc. in Brampton, Ont

BELLEDUNE, NB:  – The federal government will be providing a $1.5-million funding contribution towards the construction of new transportation infrastructure at the Port of Belledune, New Brunswick. This funding contribution supports the construction of a new facility that will enable the lay-out and production of pre-assembled steel units for use in local, national and international projects. With 20-tonne overhead cranes, welding stations and more, the facility will offer possibilities for fabrication, metal working, assembly and storage.