Cargill to expand crushing capacity - Western Canada's canola crushing capacity is about to get another boost. Construction is set to begin this fall on an expansion of Cargill's canola crushing plant at Clavet, SK. The expansion will increase the plant's capacity from 2,400 to 3,000 tonnes per day.
"We firmly believe that Canada, in particular Saskatchewan, is one of the areas of the world best-suited to an expanding production of vegetable oil in the form of softseeds," Wayne Teddy, president of Cargill's Grain and Oilseeds Supply Chain-North America, said in a media release. "This investment will help better position Cargill and its canola producers as a go-to source in serving the growing global demand for fuel and food applications derived from canola."
High stability canola oil kicked up a dgree! - Come September, students at schools including MIT and the Georgetown Law Center will be served food cooked in high stability canola oil. The Bon Appetit Management Company will be using high stability canola oil from Bunge North America in 400 of its restaurants and cafes, including those at these two prestigious universities. The oil is produced from Nexera canola, which was developed by Dow AgroSciences.
Other members of the National Association of College and University Food Services and the Canadian College and University Food Service Association also reported at a recent conference that many universities are taking steps to reduce trans fat.
According to a Dow AgroSciences media release, students who participated in a tasting panel liked the taste of food cooked with the high stability oil. Sensory scores for french fries, chicken strips and fish sticks were twice as good for high stability canola oil compared to partially hydrogenated canola oil.
Chicago targets the "big guy" with trans fat ban - A Chicago alderman who began by calling for a blanket ban of trans fat in his city's restaurants is now amending his proposal to exempt smaller restaurants. The new ordinance would apply only to those restaurants with annual revenues of $20 million or more.
The real target is fast food chains such as McDonald's. The ordinance would allow restaurants to use a limited amount of cooking oils that contain trans fats and businesses covered by the restriction would have two years from the date of the measure's approval to comply.
If the measure is passed, Chicago would be the largest American city to restrict trans fat. Tiburon, CA, a town of about 8,600 near San Francisco, was the first city to ban trans fat from all its restaurants.
For more on the Chicago proposal visit http://members.ift.org/IFT/Pubs/Newsletters/Archives/nl_071906.htm
All links lead to canola on the net - Canola recipes are not only reaching cooks all around North America, but they are also reaching people around the world.Canola's latest partnership in syndicated articles to appear in newspapers across the U.S. are with USA Rice and certified angus beef. See the recipe for ginger beef on the CanolaInfo website at http://www.canolainfo.org/cuisine/gingerbeefstirfry.html
Or find a great salad recipe by CanolaInfo under "Sensational Salads" at http://salad.allrecipes.com/?ARBMID=608&ARFMTID=1
Canola sponsors world's longest barbecue - CanolaInfo is sponsoring the World's Longest Barbecue - 2006 Edition, to take place August 5. Food writer and activist Anita Stewart started the event in 2003 in response to the discovery of BSE in Canadian cattle. She encourages Canadians anywhere in the world to hold a barbecue at 6 p.m. on the Saturday of the August civic holiday using as many local ingredients as possible.
Of course, canola oil is a very Canadian ingredient, great for marinades and salad dressings. CanolaInfo's logo is front and centre. Participants are encouraged to submit their menus and stories to Stewart's website www.flavoursofcanada.ca Stewart and sponsors are offering a brand new barbecue as the grand prize for the best submission, along with signed copies of her book as door prizes.
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