Each Friday we’ll bring you a roundup of news from CFIN, YODL and around the food world.
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Around the Food World
- Czech company Mewery has developed the first prototype of cultivated meat made of pork cells and microalgae cells.
- Researchers in the UK have used gene-editing CRISPR technology to produce wheat that produces much lower acrylamide when cooked.
- Lactalis Canada has announced the winner of its Lactalis Canada NEXT Ventures initiative around waste reduction.
Did you Know?
A new study from Dalhousie University’s Agri-food Analytics Lab in partnership with Angus Reid called Cashed Out: How a Cashless Economy Impacts Your Grocery Experience, a Canadian Perspective, looked at how consumers view cashless shopping experiences. The survey found:
- On average 6% of Canadians only use cash to buy groceries, although that varies by province, with 13% of consumers in Manitoba and 11% of consumers in Atlantic Canada saying they only use cash when shopping for groceries.
- Credit cards are the most popular with grocery shoppers in BC (58%), while debit cards are the most popular way to buy groceries in Saskatchewan (51%).
- 53% of Canadians consider a cashless economy to be a threat to their privacy.
- 73% of consumers believe a cashless grocery store can be discriminatory.
- 74% of Canadians believe that not using cash can be more convenient, but only 26% believe grocery stores will not accept cash within the next five years.
