A Canadian hemp company has opened head offices in Winnipeg.
Consolidated Growers & Processors Canada Ltd. employs five people in its new downtown Winnipeg office, which was opened in response to last month’s announcement that hemp can legally be grown in Canada.
According to a news release from the group, nearly 1,000 acres of industrial hemp will be grown in Manitoba this year. Contracts with farmers will include the purchase of both seed and fibre.
“Considering the infancy of the industry, the response from Canadian farmers is overwhelming,” said CGP vice-president Martin Moravcik.
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His firm has exclusive worldwide distribution rights, excepting Europe and Australia, for Ukrainian industrial hemp seed varieties. It is working with Canterra Seeds, based in Winnipeg, to distribute hemp seed.
The news release also states the company has plans for a hemp processing facility in Manitoba that it hopes to start operating by 1999. The site for the plant has not been determined.
Confetti goes to Manitoba
Saskatoon newsroom
Crop Confetti, a Saskatchewan company that markets a grain security product, has expanded its distribution into Manitoba and will be selling product through Manitoba Pool Elevators.
A company news release said this is the third market expansion for the company in four years.
Crop Confetti makes confetti-like pieces of paper, each with a four or six-digit number. The paper is added to grain and can be traced to the buyer, acting as a deterrent and a trace for grain theft.
The company has a computerized record for its product that allows grain elevators, RCMP and local police across Canada to verify the registered owner of grain containing crop confetti.
Food website launched
Saskatoon newsroom
A website marketplace was launched April 15 featuring the Western Canadian food industry.
At www.canadianfood.com, the website is designed as a virtual marketplace for people with food to sell. Exhibitors can rent a “booth” in the marketplace, and can display and sell goods on the internet.
Each exhibitor will get a website within the marketplace to provide buyers with product descriptions, prices, availability and information on how to buy.
The site is also accessible through the Canadian Farm Business Management Council site, at www.cfbmc.com.
“The marketplace is designed to harness the power of the internet to extend domestic markets to global buyers, but also to promote the Canadian food industry within the country,” said a council news release.
“As internet use dramatically increases worldwide, targeted global marketing – without the intervention of middlemen – becomes a simple and affordable option for producers and manufacturers.”
