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Posted on Tuesday March 24, 2015
COTA is working with the Canadian trade office in Taiwan to support an in-store promotion of Canadian organic products at one of the country’s largest retailers. Leezen is especially seeking suppliers with Canadian organic fruit, herbal tea, jam/jelly, and cereal bars, among other products. All orders will be placed during the month of May, and [...]
Posted on Tuesday March 17, 2015
The Vancouver Sun published an article last week focusing on the broadening consumer base for organic products in Canada. Incorporating insights and market data provided by COTA, the Sun identifies millennials and aging boomers as key growth demographics joining new parents as entry-points for organic consumers in Canada. Furthermore, COTA identifies the next great growth [...]
Posted on Tuesday March 17, 2015
The Manitoba Food Development Centre, in partnership with COTA, is interested in learning about challenges faced by organic food manufacturers. The purpose of this survey is to identify barriers and improve the business climate for organic food in Canada. An alternative phone interview is available with Laura Telford. If your business manufacturers any processed organic food products, we want [...]
Posted on Tuesday March 17, 2015
COTA member Mike & Mike’s Organics joined the ranks of top businesses in the country when it was named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 2014, an award sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, The National Post, Queen’s School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums. Mike & Mike’s is Ontario’s only exclusively certified organic distributor of fresh [...]
Posted on Tuesday March 10, 2015
COTA is conducting a survey to better understand the impact of GMO presence by identifying the most at-risk crops, the frequency of GMO contamination, quantify losses related to contamination, and preventive measures. If you are a Canadian grain farmer, processor, or seed producer who grows or handles at-risk crops such as field corn, soybeans, canola [...]