Happy Monday CFIN members!
Here’s your weekly heads up on what’s happening on YODL and around the food world this week.
The YODL Menu
Did you notice we added a YODL Menu widget to our homepage? Now you can easily access all of our articles and keep track of what’s coming up.
This week watch for articles and videos on:
Monday: The Tablesetter – August 22
Tuesday: Survey highlights – Is plastics reduction a priority for food businesses?
Wednesday: Member profile – Trendi Tech
Thursday: Challenge – Accessing funds for alternative packaging solutions
Friday: News File
Something to Celebrate
August 23 is National Eat a Peach Day! Peaches are actually part of the rose family, and are native to China. Canada produces a multitude of peach varieties, primarily in BC’s Okanagan (were the town of Peachland is located), Southern Ontario, and Nova Scotia.
Food Facts
According to a 2020 survey by market researcher Leger 360, 85 per cent of Canadians say buying local vegetables is important to them, while 84 per cent say they prefer to buy local fruit. Leger 360 also asked Canadians what vegetables and fruit they’ve consumed in the past year. Here’s what they found:
Vegetables:
- Carrots 89%
- Onions 87%
- Lettuce 87%
- Tomatoes 86%
- Broccoli 82%
- Cucumbers 80%
- Peppers 79%
- Celery 74%
- Beans 74%
Fruit:
- Apples 85%
- Strawberries 82%
- Grapes 79%
- Blueberries 76%
- Raspberries 69%
- Melons 59%
- Peaches 56%
- Cherries 55%
- Pears 51%
Summer Reading List
Got time on your hands this week? Check out what we’re reading these days:
Happy YODLing!
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