Understanding your retail market in all its complexities Whenever you enter a new market, you open your business to risk. For many in our sector, they start at…
Convenience Culture in Japan One of the first things most visitors notice when they arrive in Japan is the ubiquity of convenience stores and…
Big in Japan Canada is having an unusually patriotic moment right now, and the grocery store is one space where our ire towards…
Sustainable by Design: Innovations Driving Solutions in Food and Beverage Packaging The role of packaging in the food and beverage industry cannot be overstated. It goes far beyond simply holding your…
Canada’s Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry Calls for Strong Government Action in Response to U.S. Tariffs March 4, 2025 (OTTAWA) – On behalf of Food and Beverage Canada, Food and Beverage Ontario, Food & Beverage Manitoba,…
Trade Wars and Food Futures: A Call for Resilience and Action By Michael Mikulak, executive director, Food & Beverage Manitoba For the last three years, I have been representing Manitoba in…
Cultivate Growth, Not Dependence: Canada’s Moment to Lead in Agri-Food By Michael Mikulak, executive director, Food & Beverage Manitoba To say the last few weeks have been chaotic and damaging…
Navigating the Impact: Canada’s Response to New U.S. Tariffs As Canada and its allies prepare for the impact of newly announced U.S. tariffs, Food & Beverage Manitoba, in collaboration…
Untamed Acres: Thriving Meal Delivery Business in Northern Manitoba About two years ago, Delaina Parker – who was then living in Alberta – found herself pining for rocks, lakes,…
From Monterrey to Manitoba: Los Comales Morales Spices Up the Local Food Scene The past eight months on Manitoba’s local food scene have been a whirlwind for Eduardo and Helena Morales, the owners…
Uniting Creativity and Cuisine: Northern Arts and Food Conference Celebrates the Intersection of Art and Food Artists, farmers, and food processors are all makers. They are creative, whether it be through visual arts, performance arts, or…
Navigating sustainable change for the future of food producers It’s not easy being a food grower or food producer these days. Faced with the task of finding ways to…