May 3 until World Hunger Day (May 28th)
TORONTO, May 3, 2021 /CNW/ -
Have you ever gone one or two meals without food? Did you know that there are a lot of children in Canada that experience missing a meal regularly? The next time Canadian families sit down together for a meal, Mealshare, an award-winning charity and SkipTheDishes, Canada s largest food delivery network, hope hunger will be part of the conversation. With World Hunger Day around the corner on May 28th, the two organizations are proud to launch
Food For Thought, a new campaign which aims to raise awareness of food insecurity in Canada.
Here are five stories you might have missed in food news this week Posted January 23, 2021
With most of the Canadian restaurant community resting in pandemic purgatory, the majority of this week’s news stories seemingly shifted from a focus on COVID-19 to the future of Canadian culinary innovation.
In Ontario, two researchers from McMaster University claim to have cultivated a new synthetic meat that has more natural flavour and texture than other meat alternatives. Although the technology is still in its early stages, the researchers believe the cultivation method has the potential for great scalability.
Speaking of feeding people en masse, a B.C.-based company that uses food waste and agricultural byproducts to produce pet food received a federal investment of $6 million this week. According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the investment s true potential is in its ability to feed future generations.