The Board of Directors of the Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada) has appointed a new president to drive national growth and supply chain innovation. Effective February 18, 2026, Dr. Georgette Zinaty, a globally recognized expert in leadership, innovation, and diversity, will take the helm of the organization. The timing is right too, given the crucial juncture the Canadian economy finds itself at. Dr. Zinaty will lead the organization through a bold new strategic phase that...

After announcing plans to split the company into two entities in September of last year, Kraft Heinz is pausing the idea with new CEO Steve Cahillane citing “very compelling” reasons to do so. At the time, due to deteriorating conditions in the food industry, the company felt it was necessary to have one company focused on groceries and the other on sauces and spreads, but the challenges have been deemed “fixable and within our control,” which has resulted in the pause. The company has failed...

After reaching a $23 million agreement with parent company Diageo, Ontario Premier Ford is walking back on his threat to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of LCBOs in the province, his original response to the company’s decision to shutter a bottling plant in Amherstburg, Ontario, which impacted roughly 200 jobs. While the $23 million will support investment, it will not see those jobs replaced. “By standing firm in our plan to protect Ontario workers, we’ve secured nearly $23 million in...