Canada

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

Canadian retailers Metro and Loblaw have reported weak sales but rising profits in their most recent financial periods. Montreal-based Metro reported a 3.7% increase in profits in... 2008-08-11

North American brewer Molson Coors has announced that net profit for the first half of 2008 fell to US$118mn, from US$189.4mn for the same period in 2007. This decline came despite... 2008-08-06

Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods continues to be hit by rising commodity costs. The firm posted a net loss of CAD9.35mn (US$9.23mn) for the second quarter of 2008, compared with a loss... 2008-07-25

Canada-based Cott Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of private label soft drinks, has outlined its turnaround strategy, which includes refocusing on private label brands... 2008-07-01

Crescendo Partners LP, a US private equity group, has acquired an 8.2% stake in private label soft drinks specialist Cott Corp, which is based in Canada. Shares in Cott have been... 2008-05-30

The new CEO of Cott Corp, the world's largest producer of private label soft drinks, has outlined his strategy for turning around the struggling firm. At the annual general meeting... 2008-04-22

As recommended by BMI in January 2008, Canadian retail chain Loblaw has developed a new upmarket store format designed to differentiate itself from the emerging threat of Wal-Mart's... 2008-04-16

Canadian beverage firm Clearly Canadian has reported its first increase in revenues for 10 years after moving into the baby food and healthy snack markets. In the 12 months to December... 2008-04-09

Canada-based SunOpta, which specialises in natural and organic food, has announced it has completed the acquisition of Dutch firm Tradin Organic Agriculture, one of Europe's largest... 2008-04-03