Sugar

• Canada’s sugar, candy industry could be hit hard by tariffs, experts say

  Canada and the U.S. are currently in a month-long truce after President Donald Trump threatened sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports.

  Canada

  Feb 17
  
• Sugar shortage impacting Lethbridge bakeries

  At present, granulated sugar is being produced by management at Bootsma Bakery in Lethbridge.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2023
  
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• Rogers Sugar strike shortage: the Grinch who could steal Christmas?

  The Rogers Sugar strike in Vancouver is taking some of the sweetness out of the holiday season for both home and professional bakers across Western Canada.

  Consumer

  Nov 22, 2023
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• Will the Rogers Sugar strike affect holiday baking plans? Here’s what to know

  Some small businesses and sweet-treat makers across Western Canada say they are having trouble getting enough of one key ingredient right before the holiday season: sugar.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2023
• Rogers Sugar to spend $200M to expand Montreal plant

  Rogers Sugar said the increased production and logistics capacity is expected to be in service in about two years.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2023
• 7th Princess Shop annual cupcake contest goes virtual

  The Princess Shop is hosting their 7th annual cupcake contest virtually so ticket-holders can eat the cupcakes in the comfort of their own home. 

  Canada

  Jan 15, 2022
• Newfoundland and Labrador says soft drink tax coming in 2022 will be Canada’s first

  The province's finance minister says the tax is part of the government's effort to make Newfoundland and Labrador one of Canada's healthiest provinces by 2031.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2021
• Alberta Sugar Beet Growers pushing for federal sugar policy

  The group is pushing the federal government to implement a domestic sugar policy that would gradually increase the amount of Canadian sugar within Canada's borders.

  Perspectives

  Sep 27, 2021
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• Trick or treat: UBC Okanagan researchers’ sweet advice on Halloween candy

  "Sugar does not help our metabolic health and it’s not a healthy thing, so I think we need to be mindful of what we are eating," said UBC Okanagan associate professor Jonathan Little.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2020
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• Subway ‘bread’ is not actually bread under Irish law

  Ireland's Supreme Court ruled that Subway bread is too sugary to meet the tax definition of bread.

  Trending

  Oct 1, 2020