Cheese lovers, take note: throughout the month of May, Oxford County is hosting Big Cheese Days, a festival celebrating the region’s cheese producers. What better time to visit a region known for its Cheese Trail? If you’re a cheese lover, Oxford County’s cheese trail is a must-visit. Located about an hour and a half west of downtown Toronto, Oxford County is also known as the “Dairy Capital of Canada.”

Meal kit delivery services are having a moment. Competition in the market has driven the diversity of kits to an all-time high. With the growing number of meal kit options and services available in Ontario, one question remains: are meal kits really worth it? Here’s what you should keep in mind. Meal kits now come in all shapes and sizes with varying plans targeted at different consumer needs.

Winners aim to replicate the taste, feel, and smell of meat without any meat. The Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) and Ontario Genomics have revealed the recipients of more than $900,000 in funding through their AcCELLerate-ON competition. AcCELLerate-ON is a cellular agriculture competition that supports the research and development of innovative viable food production methods meant to drive economic growth in Ontario.

Barry Callebaut's proposed new facility in Ontario Canada. Pic: Barry Callebaut Group The Barry Callebaut Group has announced plans to expand its North American presence by building a new specialty chocolate factory in Ontario, Canada. One of the world’s leading chocolate and cocoa suppliers, Barry Callebaut said the new state-of-the-art factory is planned to have an initial annual production capacity of over 50,000 tonnes.

After the introduction of a new Skip Express Lane in Calgary last month, food delivery service SkipTheDishes is now adding two new Skip Express Lane fulfillment centres, one in North York, Ontario and one in Vancouver, British Columbia. The new North York location marks the fourth Skip Express Lane location in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), after Toronto and Etobicoke.