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CTV News
12-08-2025
- Business
- CTV News
New Maritime subscription box is going to the dogs
Meet the creators behind a new local subscription box for dogs in this week's Pet Talk. The Maritime Mutt box is a new quarterly subscription box made just for dogs filled with local products. Co-founders Jenna McCarthy and Ryan Casey came up with the idea after working with dogs in Jenna's dog walking business. 'Jenna has been working with dogs for a long time with a dog walking business. So, we have been seeing many different products and so many great local suppliers. So, we came up with the idea this summer and thought we would make a go of it,' said Casey in an interview with CTV News Atlantic's Crystal Garret on Tuesday. 'We launched the idea on July 1 to start getting it out there. We have seen great responses from suppliers who want to be in the box to get their products into pets' paws.' McCarthy said many dog owners make their pets a part of their families, so they decided to make their dog Winnie the mascot for the business. 'Anyone who has a dog I find we really make them part of our family. We thought we might as well make her the mascot,' she said. Each box will consist of products locally made in Atlantic Canada like treats, accessories and care products. 'We are looking for products that are high quality. I think a lot of the products made here are great,' said Casey. 'We have accessories, we have care items, treats, nail enhancers, we're looking at all kinds of different things.' 'We're hoping to do a seasonal theme,' said McCarthy, 'So I'm hoping for each box to make it about each season because I think our dogs need change as the seasons change.' The first box will be released in September with one dollar from each box going to the SPCA.
Yahoo
26-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Directory promotes use of Sussex food and drink
A directory to encourage food and drink outlets in Sussex to use more local products has been launched. It is part of the Sussex Six campaign, which began in 2023 with the aim of getting shops, pubs and restaurants to stock at least six locally sourced products. The directory lists over 600 producers in sectors such as bakery, fruit and veg, meat and poultry, dairy, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. The campaign already has the support of local authorities in Sussex. James Partridge, lead for governance, waste and local economy at Wealden District Council, said: "Wealden has a wide range of fantastic food and drink producers and some great shops, restaurants, pubs and cafes. "If they all took on just six more local products, they would help each other grow, employ more local people and reduce our impact on the environment." Ian Gibson, Mid Sussex District Council's cabinet member for sustainable economy and housing, said: "We want to encourage more businesses to sign the pledge to serve and sell more local produce, and urge members of the local community to buy local and support these businesses. "It's good for our local community, and it's good for the environment." Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. More on this story Appeal to fight food poverty during summer holidays Charity saves surplus food to feed local community Food co-op at risk of closure over lack of funding Food 'lifeline' needs new home as demand rises Options to promote local food and drink explored Make healthy food more appealing, government tells supermarkets Could taxpayer-funded public diners be revived? Related internet links Sussex Food and Drink Sussex Six Wealden District Council Mid Sussex District Council
BBC News
26-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Directory promotes use of Sussex food and drink
A directory to encourage food and drink outlets in Sussex to use more local products has been is part of the Sussex Six campaign, which began in 2023 with the aim of getting shops, pubs and restaurants to stock at least six locally sourced directory lists over 600 producers in sectors such as bakery, fruit and veg, meat and poultry, dairy, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic campaign already has the support of local authorities in Sussex. James Partridge, lead for governance, waste and local economy at Wealden District Council, said: "Wealden has a wide range of fantastic food and drink producers and some great shops, restaurants, pubs and cafes."If they all took on just six more local products, they would help each other grow, employ more local people and reduce our impact on the environment."Ian Gibson, Mid Sussex District Council's cabinet member for sustainable economy and housing, said: "We want to encourage more businesses to sign the pledge to serve and sell more local produce, and urge members of the local community to buy local and support these businesses."It's good for our local community, and it's good for the environment."
CTV News
08-07-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Amazon Prime Day features section dedicated to Canadian-owned companies
Signage at an Amazon fulfilment centre is pictured in Ottawa on Monday, July 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Amazon Prime Day is here, and this year, Canadians will be able to take advantage of the deals while continuing to support local companies. An entire section for Canadian products is available, titled 'Canada Showcase,' amid the push by consumers in Canada to buy locally. Amazon Prime Day Canada Showcase The 'Canada Showcase' page for Amazon Prime Day. July 8, 2025. (Jack Richardson/CTV News Ottawa). 'I think they've read the room and realized Canadians are fairly patriotic right now, based on what's happening between ourselves and the United States,' retail analyst Bruce Winder tells CTV News Ottawa. 'They have a lot more Canadian products, Canadian vendors that are being profiled.' Amazon Prime Day is an annual sales event to celebrate the company's anniversary, with a wide range of discounts available on the website for the nearly 200 million Prime members all over the world. In the past, Prime Day only lasted two days but it will be four days in 2025, wrapping up on Friday. Experts suggest the company is following the Black Friday template. 'When you extend an event to a certain amount, you grow the overall event sales,' explains Winder. 'Black Friday used to be just one day. Now it's a week and then it's two weeks. Same thing with Prime Day.' More details to come.
ABC News
03-07-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Pork industry urges shoppers to ask for Australian-made ham, bacon
When Suzy Lloyd's craving for a ham, cheese and tomato toastie sent her down the supermarket deli aisle, she was shocked by how hard it was to buy local. "The range was fairly small in Australian products," she said. "I would normally go for Australian products when I can." Of the 22 packaged ham products available at the shop in Toowoomba, Queensland, only four were made from Australian pork. The retailer's own-brand domestic ham and bacon recently vanished from shelves and online, leaving just one local bacon brand on offer. Leaving with imported product in hand, Ms Lloyd's experience has been replicated across the country as pork imports surge to a two-year high. Major supermarkets say there is not enough Australian supply to meet smallgoods demand. But in the wake of a biosecurity breach that resulted in 62 tonnes of illegally imported meat and produce, the pork industry has urged consumers not to give up on it. The volume of imported bacon and ham has quadrupled since the early 2000s, according to figures from Australian Pork Limited (APL), which represents pork producers. Imports have dominated the market, accounting for 75 per cent of supply. However, they hit a two-year high in the 12 months to March this year, with 183,000 tonnes — worth about $1 billion — entering Australia. APL chief executive Margo Andrae says consumers have noticed the change. Retailers Coles, Woolworths and Aldi said they prioritised sourcing locally but demand vastly outstripped what domestic producers could supply. "We source all of our fresh meat locally and where we can, the same applies to smallgoods produced by our suppliers," a Woolworths spokesperson said. A Coles spokesperson said "we work hard to balance [value] for our customers" with a mix of Australian and imported packaged pork products alongside a range of 100 per cent Australian fresh pork. According to the pork industry, Australia simply does not have enough pigs to meet demand for fresh cuts and smallgoods. In 2023, APL figures showed 466,000 tonnes of pork was produced in Australia, with 59,000 tonnes exported, and 695,000 tonnes, including imported product, consumed. Strict biosecurity laws have meant all fresh pork in Australia must be locally sourced. But sliced ham and bacon are often made from frozen, boneless pork imported from countries, including the US and Denmark, then processed locally. Australia has slaughtered about 5.4 million pigs a year — about 100,000 per week. SunPork chief executive Robert van Barneveld, who heads Australia's largest integrated pork supplier, said increasing that number was not easy. "[If] only two-thirds of that is going into smallgoods, we've got to have a home for the other one-third." With consumption in Australia growing about 3 per cent in the past year, Professor van Barneveld, who is also a director at the Australasian Pork Research Institute, said there was lots of demand for fresh pork and not a lot leftover. Australian Meat Industry Council chief executive Tim Ryan said competition for domestic pork was strong because everyone was drawing from the same limited supply pool. "There is a bit of competition there for what's available, and so when that's the case and the product isn't there really to begin with, there is this need to supplement that with imports." He said it was hard to gauge if there was a shortage of Australian-grown pork in some supermarkets. "It's difficult to conclude what's happening in the retail landscape," he said. "It's always changing, and different retailers will put different products on and off throughout the year. "But from an industry perspective and the types of products that we're producing and the various ingredients that go into those products, it hasn't fundamentally shifted." Ms Andrae urged consumers to check the label and choose local when they could to help encourage more domestic production. "We're not saying don't buy ham and bacon — just look for the Australian product when it's available," she said. "That helps build demand, which gives businesses and farmers the confidence to increase supply."
