The last week’s food news was full of companies adopting new food trends or replicating the old ones.
Loblaws supermarket chain added cricket powder into its President's Choice line to respond to the increasingly popular and sustainable food trend of insect consumption.
In eastern Canada, Ottawa bagel shop, Kettleman's Bagel Co., is looking to bring classic Montreal-style bagels to Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal markets.
And in near future, it might be soon easier to bring all the new and old food trends to life with Flippy, the world’s first autonomous kitchen assistant created by California-based tech company.
More on these stories and all the food news from last week below.
Loblaw starts selling cricket powder
Insect consumption is becoming increasingly popular in the world, even among Canadians. Following this sustainable food trend, Canadian supermarket chain, Loblaws, added the cricket powder into its President's Choice line. The supermarket hopes to put more insect-based products on its shelves in the future.
Read more about the story at CP24.
Two Toronto women feed hungry with leftovers
Trisha Islam and Shiva Mazrouei are tackling Toronto’s growing problem of food waste with a grassroots organization called LifTOvers, which redistributes consumable leftover food from various events to those who are in need.
Read more about the story at CBC News.
Ottawa's Kettleman's Bagel Co. starts selling Montreal-style bagels
Craig Buckley of Ottawa-based Kettleman's Bagel Co. decided to expand his shop with Montreal-style bagels, bring the iconic bread to Toronto and Montreal markets. Naturally, not everyone in the company is sold on this idea.
Read more about the story at CBC News.
Grocery stores sell more ready-to-eat meals
Canadian grocery stores are trying to satisfy consumers’ need for healthy, fresh and ready-to-eat family meals. As a result of this trend, retail food sales in Canada is rapidly declining. What causes this rapid shift in the market?
Read more about the story in the Financial Post.
American tech company created a robotic kitchen assistant
Modern technology is making its way into gastronomy as well. Miso Robots of Pasadena, California, created Flippy, the world’s first autonomous kitchen assistant. The company hopes that one day Flippy could be put to work in kitchens across the country.
Read more about the story at TechCrunch.
Recreational cannabis is progressively entering culinary world
Cannabis is slowly entering culinary world as a legit food ingredient. Even though its legalization is still months away, Nova Scotia chefs are already brainstorming ideas for the future culinary uses of this popular plant.
Read more about the story in the The Chronicle Herald.
