The Largest Controlled-Environment Vertical Strawberry Farm in Canada is Launched in Vaudreuil

November 22, 2021 Winter Farm   

After launching its innovative concept a year and a half ago, Quebec company Winter Farm is inaugurating its first industrial unit in Vaudreuil. With a total area of 1,150 m2, the project carried out in two phases in partnership with Les Serres Vaudreuil becomes the largest controlled-environment vertical strawberry farm in Canada. Every year, between October and June, over 180,000 kilograms of strawberries will be grown, which is the equivalent of production yielded by more than 2 hectares of traditional greenhouse area.

Infarm Strengthens Relationship With Sobeys Inc. Through Expansion Deal Across Canada

July 26, 2021 Infarm

 Infarm and Sobeys Inc. have announced a new agreement to accelerate the availability and distribution of fresh produce to an additional 4 of Canada’s 10 provinces by 2023.  The agreement builds on the success of a partnership launched in 2020 – the first of national scope between a Canadian retailer and a vertical farming company – to offer locally grown, Infarm produce to Sobeys Inc. consumers Canada-wide.

Grocery Giants Discussed Fixing More Than Bread Prices, Court Files Suggest

June 22, 2021 Bryan Carney, The Tyee

Canadians buy over $4 billion of bread and baked goods every year — which meant that when Loblaw Companies Ltd. confessed to conspiring with competitors to keep prices high, consumers were angry.

Danavation Technologies Confirms Farm Boy Inc. to Launch Pilot of Digital Smart Labels

March 31, 2021 Danavation Technologies

Danavation Technologies Corp., a Canadian-based Internet of Things (IoT) technology company and provider of micro e-paper displays, is pleased to announce that Farm Boy Inc., a fresh food retailer in Ontario and subsidiary of Sobeys Inc., has confirmed a pilot launch of Danavation’s Digital Smart LabelsTM technology.

Empire Celebrates and Recognizes the Tremendous Legacy of Donald C. R. Sobey

March 26, 2021 Empire Company Limited

“Donald’s impact on the Empire group of companies was profound. He was a brilliant businessperson, and his legacy of value creation speaks for itself,” said Jim Dickson, Chair, Empire Company Limited.