Toronto Area's York Region
La Rocca Creative Cakes Inc.has received a FedDev Ontario contribution of nearly $3 million to help the company execute a strategic growth plan to meet growing market demand.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, visited La Rocca Creative Cakes Inc., a top artisan dessert manufacturer in Canada, and announced a FedDev Ontario contribution of nearly $3 million to help the company execute a strategic growth plan to meet growing market demand.
VAUGHAN, ON, April 26, 2019 /CNW/ – Today, while visiting a manufacturing facility in Southern Ontario, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, along with Member of Parliament (Vaughan-Woodbridge) Francesco Sorbara announced a repayable contribution of up to $8.5 million to Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. for the modernization of their MadeGoodTM Foods line of products.
Jonathan Wheatle, manger of strategic economic initiatives for York, noted the agricultural sector involves more than 700 farms and 57,000 direct jobs. More than 200,000 acres of farmland in York contribute $2.7 billion in the sector’s GDP.
The Regional Municipality of York Economic Development 2018 Year in Review publication highlights the positive impact the local business community in York Region are having on a local, national and global scale.
VAUGHAN, ON, Feb. 26, 2019 /CNW/ – Ignite International Brands, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding letter agreement with an established, vertically-integrated European white label manufacturer.
FSD Pharma Inc., which, through its wholly-owned subsidiary FV Pharma Inc., is a licensed producer pursuant to the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations, is pleased to announce that it has signed a definitive collaboration and profit sharing agreement.
VAUGHAN, ON, Sept. 18, 2018 /CNW/ – CannTrust Holdings Inc., one of Canada’s leading and most trusted licensed producers of cannabis, today announced that it has completed its first shipment of cannabis oils to Danish Joint Venture Partner STENOCARE.
VAUGHAN, ON, Sept. 10, 2018 /CNW/ – CannTrust Holdings Inc., one of Canada’s leading licensed producers and most trusted brands for medical cannabis, and Breakthru Beverage Group, the largest Canadian beverage alcohol broker of premium spirits, wine and beer brands, have announced the execution of a letter of intent for an exclusive partnership to represent CannTrust’s specialty products to Canadian adult consumers for recreational use.
For the last few months, Holland Marsh in York Region and Bradford was the site of a worldwide competition targeting phosphorus water pollution, which creates harmful algae blooms in freshwater bodies around the world. The grand prize? $10 million from The Everglades Foundation.
Markham, Ontario, Aug. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Flowr Group Inc., a cultivator of premium cannabis in Canada, announced today that it has received its sales license from Health Canada.
The Markham-based Candy Cutlery makes hard candy dessert spoons and small cups, which can be used either as ice cream dishes or shot glasses.
MARKHAM, ON, July 24, 2018 /CNW/ – MedReleaf Corp. today announced that it has acquired MED Colombia SAS, a company with licences in Colombia to cultivate cannabis and produce cannabis oil extracts, along with a library of cannabis genetics, for a total consideration of €2.75 million in cash.
VAUGHAN, ON, July 13, 2018 /CNW/ – CannTrust Holdings Inc., one of Canada’sleading licensed producers of cannabis, explodes into the adult use market with its first three recreational cannabis supply agreements.
MARKHAM, ON, July 11, 2018 /CNW/ – MedReleaf Corp. today announced that it has received certification under the European Medical Agency’s Good Manufacturing Practices Standards for its Markham facility from authorities in Cologne, Germany to make a first export of its products into Germany and has completed its first shipment of medical cannabis to Cannamedical Pharma GmbH.
MARKHAM, ON, July 5, 2018 /CNW/ – MedReleaf Corp. (TSX:LEAF) (“MedReleaf” or the Company”) today announced that it has completed a supply agreement with the Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis Commission (“AGLC”) to supply high quality adult recreational-use cannabis products.
VAUGHAN, July 4, 2018 /CNW/ – Kontrol Energy Corp. (CSE: KNR) (FSE: 1K8) (“Kontrol” or the “Company”) is entering the North American cannabis market as a supplier of integrated energy efficiency solutions and technologies.
MARKHAM, ON, June 18, 2018 /CNW/ – Lilydale®, one of Canada’s leading poultry brands is celebrating an important milestone; celebrating 75 years.
Right now, Sharon Mushroom Farm is shipping 90,000 lbs of mushrooms per week to grocers such as Vince’s, Walmart and Costco. The expansion, which is to be completed next year, will have 24 mushroom rooms and will more than double the current operation.
MARKHAM, ON, Feb. 6, 2018 /CNW/ – MedReleaf Corp., Canada’s first and only ISO 9001 and ICH-GMP certified cannabis producer, today announced that it has received Health Canada approval for the sale of its cannabis oil softgel capsules, becoming the first licensed producer (“LP”) to bring colour-coded and cannabis variety-specific softgel capsules to market and the only LP to manufacture softgel capsules from a certified ISO and GMP facility.
VAUGHAN, ON, Jan. 23, 2018 /CNW/ – Cara Operations Limited, Keg Restaurants Ltd. and The Keg Royalties Income Fund are pleased to announce that Cara and KRL have agreed to merge pursuant to the terms of a binding letter of intent.
Richmond Hill’s Ownace produces high-quality nutritious food products such as cereal, quinoa, oats and honey. In Nanjing, they signed an agreement that will open up China’s East Territory as a new market for the company’s food products.
Another Richmond Hill company, Canada Lawkes International Natural Health Products, signed a deal in Chongqing. They will supply Ontario-grown ginseng to be used in Chinese medicine and health supplements.
This list highlights companies with significant hiring locations within York Region. Other companies on the Top 100 list may have smaller operations within York Region, but have not been included.
Numbers released by York Region, as part of the Agriculture and Agri-food Update, show East Gwillimbury is the agricultural powerhouse of the Region.
RICHMOND HILL, ON, (Sep. 26, 2017) — The drive behind La Rocca Creative Kitchen is to act as a hub for research and development of new and creative desserts in an interactive space to engage with the community and a learning centre for those in the bakery industry.
I was so pleased to receive an email from Ian Ritchie of Greenbelt Microgreens, inviting me to visit the farm and sample their product. Upon looking up their site I realized the greenhouse is located in Stouffville not far from where I grew up in Markham; I was intrigued.
Kisko Products in Woodbridge, officials announced March 13, landed $100,000 through the Growing Forward 2 program to purchase and install an automated batching system to help the family-run freeze pop business increase efficiency, productivity and reduce batching errors.