Canada
Companies
Canada's largest dairy firm Saputo has announced it is to buy US-based F&A Dairy of California. Financial details were not disclosed but Saputo revealed the acquisition will be...
2009-07-01Industry
Canadian retailer Loblaw has announced it will only sell sustainably sourced seafood at its stores by the end of 2013. The move will cover all canned, frozen, fresh, wild and farmed...
2009-05-22Companies
Canadian soft drinks manufacturer Cott Corp has swung into profit for the first quarter of 2009, indicating a long awaited turnaround may be finally on the cards. Over the period...
2009-05-05Industry
Canadian soft drinks manufacturer Cott Corp has reported a net loss of US$124mn for 2008, from a loss of US$71.4mn in 2007. Over the year the firm's revenues declined by 7.3% and...
2009-02-27Companies
Canada-based organic food producer SunOpta has decided to not issue revenue and earnings guidance for 2009 and warned that its earnings for 2008 are likely to be considerably below...
2009-02-24Companies
Food and retail conglomerate George Weston could soon be sitting on huge cash reserves if the proposed sale of its US bakery business to Mexico-based Bimbo goes ahead. The deal could...
2008-12-10Companies
Mexican bread maker Grupo Bimbo has revealed it is in talks to acquire the bread-making unit of Dunedin Holdings, a subsidiary of Canada-based food and retail conglomerate George...
2008-12-05Companies
Canada-based organic food producer SunOpta has reported a 37% increase in sales for the first 9 months of 2008, to reach CAD810mn (US$690mn). This increase was driven by the acquisition...
2008-11-10




