The chief executive of Quebec-based meat processor Olymel has died from cancer at the age of 71. Rejean Nadeau had a long career in the sector, joining La Coop federee (now Sollio Groupe cooperatif) in 1976 and had managed OIymel since 1996.

Canadian farmers and meat processors are urging Ottawa to quickly bring in more foreign workers to help ease a labour crisis that is hurting the country's agriculture industry. They want the federal government to raise caps and speed up applications for the temporary foreign worker program to allow them to increase production.

Small business owners are wondering why the Toronto Maple Leafs can pack in fans at full capacity, while their occupancy is restricted TORONTO - A senior Ontario government source says the province will soon announce a plan to end capacity limits in venues such as restaurants and gyms.

The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month after climbing 0.3% in August. Food prices jumped 0.9% after increasing 0.4% in the prior month. The largest rise in food prices since April 2020 was driven by a surge in the cost of meat.

  The provincial government is pumping more than $6 million into five London-area businesses to bolster domestic manufacturing and agri-food production. The provincial government is pumping more than $6 million into five London-area businesses to bolster domestic manufacturing and agri-food production.

The landlord of a downtown gourmet grocery location that celebrity chef Mark McEwan calls “the biggest mistake of my career” is opposing his company’s restructuring plans. Toronto-based McEwan Enterprises Inc., Mr. McEwan’s restaurant, grocery and events business, obtained protection from creditors  Loading... on Sept. 28, saying unless its plan to close two money-losing locations is approved, it will run out of cash within weeks.

Its pink building on Base Line Road has served as a backdrop for families enjoying sweet treats for more than 25 years, and even wedding-day pictures for at least one happy couple. But The London Ice Cream Co. is closing its landmark location later this month as growing national demand for its ice cream has forced it into a new larger home, said Abbi Lezizidis, the company's sales and marketing manager.

Over its six decades in business, Barberian’s Steak House in Toronto has weathered more than a few crises in the restaurant industry. When beef prices went through the roof during both the 1970s meat shortage and the 1990s mad-cow scare, deft renegotiations of supplier contracts saved the restaurant. During the 2008 recession, the owners auctioned off investment-grade wine from their vast cellar to keep up cash flow. But the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the venerable business to the brink.

"Forget about these words - transitory and stagnation - all these words are a massive distraction," Porcelli, chief U.S. economist at RBC Capital, said Tuesday in an interview on Bloomberg TV's Surveillance. "If your question simply is growth going to slow next year, the answer to that is a resounding yes. You cannot maintain 6 per cent growth." Porcelli said his "word of caution" is more focused on the "stag" as opposed to inflation.