Issues & Advocacy

A sin tax on sugary drinks unfairly targets Indigenous communities instead of improving health

Imposing a sugary beverage tax on Indigenous consumers would be unethical, contravene tax law and undermine Indigenous rights to self-determination. Even the production of sugar in Canada has exploited Indigenous people, who were used essentially as forced labour.... Read More...

‘Everyone at the Table’: Members of the Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council

SUSTAIN Editorial

The Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council's 23 members bring together diverse expertise and perspectives from across the food system, including the agriculture and food sector, health professionals, academics, and non-profit organizations. Members also represent Canada's geographic and demographic diversity.... Read More...

Raise a glass to red tape reduction and efforts to modernize alcohol sales and patio rules

SUSTAIN Editorial

From coast to coast provincial finance ministers, attorney generals and alcohol and gaming commissioners came together to ease the burden on shuttered dining rooms by allowing restaurants to deliver alcohol with takeout.... Read More...

Reducing food waste through sustainable insect production in Calgary

SUSTAIN Editorial

In Canada, food is wasted from farm to plate, through production, processing, distribution, retail, food-service and at home. The Government of Canada is committed to advancing innovative and novel approaches to reducing food waste, which can improve food security, save consumers money and support Canada's transition to a greener economy.... Read More...

THE HEROES WE NEED

Ivy Knight

In the year where everything has gone to shit, the front of house (FOH) are the ones who have become the most vocal activists for change. ... Read More...

Women take lead roles in India’s farmers’ protest

The Conversation

Widespread farmers’ protests have entered their second month to rage against new contentious farm laws passed by the Indian government in September. Thousands of women are exercising their agency, braving the biting cold and not only participating in but leading the protests. ... Read More...

Taco Power

Ivy Knight

"Shift Change" is a hospitality industry outreach initiative that is spearheaded by the born-in-BC brand Tacofino; offering an ongoing series of online discussions called "Speakers for Change" that is aimed at promoting lasting, sustainable and positive change on matters relating to equity, diversity and inclusion within the industry. ... Read More...

Why eco-labelling is so difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Conversation

We’ve all, at some point, bought an eco-labelled product. The eco-labels we come to trust are often ones backed by credible audits that involve in-person inspections of production facilities to check that environmental and ethical claims are real.... Read More...

How to create a government that considers future generations

The Conversation

2020 was shocking. If I try to find a silver lining, I think it might be this – that finally, the need for effective planning to address long-term problems has come under the spotlight around the world.... Read More...

Feast Boxes: Indigenous culinary, feeding the marginalized

Ivy Knight

This campaign aims to support Indigenous families in need while also securing jobs in Indigenous culinary food services. It allows employees to keep working at the participating restaurants and establishments. This pandemic caused so many places to close their doors, and this is a way for us to bring back kitchen and support staff during the holidays.... Read More...

Food, Policy & Equality

Caeli Mazara

The foodservice industry has an opportunity to be a driver of change, and to shake the unsustainable practices that it is built upon. Tipping culture, says Taylor, is just another form of charity, and we know it doesn’t work. The lowest wage earners—who are more likely to identify as BIPOC—need to earn a sustainable wage, should have access to benefits, and should be offered pathways to increased opportunities. Migrant workers need their human rights valued and upheld, and need to be seen as part of the larger system they operate within.... Read More...

Wild Harvest Initiative to Evaluate Benefits of Wild Harvested Food

SUSTAIN Editorial

An example of how we might create a supply chain infrastructure around sustainable hunting practices in Canada. The Alaska Wild Sheep Foundation has partnered with Conservation Visions' Wild Harvest Initiative to determine the comprehensive benefits of sustainable recreational wildlife and fish harvests in Alaska and the entire United States. ... Read More...

Food + Beverage

Coffee: the carbon cost of your daily cup, and how to make it climate-friendly

Millennials Driving Growth in Non-Alcoholic Beer Category

Toronto Tea Company Gifting $10,000 to Struggling Restaurants

Ontario’s restaurants are calling on the province to pay $100+ million tab for shut downs

Teck Coal Limited to pay $60 million under the Fisheries Act

Governments must work with restaurants on a no-fee delivery app

Business

Life Cycle Assessment of New Wheat Straw Based Pulp

McCormick Canada Expansion at its London Manufacturing Facility

Tea for Good, evidence-based wellness teas blended with Canadian ingredients

People

Chicken Farmers of Canada Elects New Executive Committee

THE STORYTELLERS: Karon Liu

86’ed: My Life As I Knew It

Ontario’s restaurants are calling on the province to pay $100+ million tab for shut downs

Teck Coal Limited to pay $60 million under the Fisheries Act

Governments must work with restaurants on a no-fee delivery app

Horse slaughter is a national disgrace we can and must end

Issues & Advocacy

A sin tax on sugary drinks unfairly targets Indigenous communities instead of improving health

‘Everyone at the Table’: Members of the Canadian Food Policy Advisory Council

Raise a glass to red tape reduction and efforts to modernize alcohol sales and patio rules

Reducing food waste through sustainable insect production in Calgary

THE HEROES WE NEED

Women take lead roles in India’s farmers’ protest

Taco Power

Why eco-labelling is so difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic

How to create a government that considers future generations

Feast Boxes: Indigenous culinary, feeding the marginalized

Food, Policy & Equality

Wild Harvest Initiative to Evaluate Benefits of Wild Harvested Food