Processors & Producers

Blueberry Thrills

By Christine on February 23, 2011 Add a comment

Reprinted from Passable with permission.

While perusing my twitter feed last week, I noticed a link to this New York Times article, which extolled the virtues of Nova Scotia’s own Van Dyk Wild Blueberry Juice.

This eleven –year-old company was founded by Case and Riek Van Dyk who moved to Nova Scotia from Holland during the 1950’s. The couple launched their product in the fall of 2000, selling it at a few stories around the city. Soon you could buy it across Atlantic Canada as well as in Quebec and Ontario and as far away as Taiwan. The juice eventually made its way to New York, via Fairway stores, and it’s there that the NYT’s Florence Fabricant – as in Flo Fab – discovered the stuff. more…


Acadian Maple Quality Assurance

By Christine on February 17, 2011 Add a comment

Here at Acadian Maple Products we take food safety and quality assurance very seriously.

To prove this we have invested a large amount of time and resources into an ongoing quality management program and have achieved SQF 2000 Level 2 certification-  Level 2 Accredited HACCP food safety plans.

We are not interested in purchasing just any maple syrup, we pride ourselves on sourcing and producing the best maple syrup.  Our trained and certified quality assurance manager, William Allaway tastes every sample of maple syrup that enters our facility.  more…


And the Oscar Goes to…

By Christine on February 16, 2011 Add a comment

Galloping Cows Fine Foods is headed to the Academy Awards in Los Angeles! Galloping Cows produces a variety of sauces and jellies and have been invited to set up a display in the stars “gifting suite” at the Oscars for two days, starting on Thursday, February 24th. more…


Schoolhouse Gluten-Free Gourmet

By Taste of Nova Scotia (3) comments

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2011 Prestige Award Winner – Consumer Choice Product of the Year

Schoolhouse Gluten-Free Gourmet is a one hundred per cent gluten-free kitchen. Wholesome ingredients like locally grown apples and cranberries go into delicious and nourishing on-the-go foods for people sensitive to what goes into their bodies. We do this in small batches, by hand, in a converted schoolhouse in Lunenburg County. From potato millet bread to focaccia rounds, pumpkin muffins to brownies, our goodies feature quality nutritionally dense ingredients like chia and flax, and natural sweeteners like agave and maple syrups. Find us at farmers’ markets in Halifax and Lunenburg, and at select retailers. Contact information, retailers and more can be found on our website.

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Cedar Bay Grilling Company

By Doug (11) comments

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2012 Halifax Chamber of Commerce Gold Medal Award for Small Business of the Year

Tucked away in the tiny South Shore hamlet of Blandford, Nova Scotia, is Cedar Bay Grilling Company. This family-owned, locally operated company produces frozen cedar-planked salmon, providing a fun dining experience at home with a variety of seasonings to choose from, including Applewood, Orange & Ginger, Sugar & Spice, and Maple with Smoked Pepper. This award-winning company has already captured the Canadian Grand Prix awards for Healthy Innovation and Originality 2010, including the honour of the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Health Check, as well as the Boston Seafood Show for Best Retail Product of the year 2009. Cedar Bay Salmon can be found at Sobeys, Superstore, Clearwater, Masstown Market as well as local farmers’ markets.


Muir Murray Estate Winery

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Dr. Murray and his wife Lesley opened Muir Murray Estate Winery in Wolfville in 2009 and produce premium Nova Scotia wines. Over 50 acres are planted with 140 acres more to develop. Muir Murray Estate Winery was the first winery in the province to use the Stelvin screw cap and the first to open a learning institution – AVIEW (Annapolis Valley Institute for the Education of Wine). We are hosting culinary, grape growing, wine making and wine tasting seminars and East Coast Music. In May 2012, our tea Room The Perfect Blend will reopen  for the season May-Oct.  Muir Murray Estate Winery – “Your Nova Scotia Wine Destination”!