MARKETPLACE IGA EXTENDS OCEAN WISE™ PRODUCTS TO CONSUMERS
LOOKING FOR SMART, SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD CHOICES
Consumers have one more great reason to visit MarketPlace IGA—as a new Ocean Wise partner, MarketPlace IGA stores across British Columbia now offer Ocean Wise sustainable seafood choices, from Albacore tuna to Dungeness crab. Look for the Ocean Wise symbol on seafood-counter products and feel good about making ocean-friendly seafood choices.
“Ocean Wise is quickly expanding across Canada. Retail partners like MarketPlace IGA make it easy for consumers to enjoy a diverse range of seafood while making smart, sustainable choices,” said Mike McDermid, Ocean Wise program manager. “Ocean Wise is the trusted symbol of ocean-friendly seafood choices and we encourage consumers to purchase sustainable seafood at MarketPlace IGA.”
Sustainable seafood is, very simply, seafood caught in a way that ensures the health of our oceans for years to come. Consumers can make Ocean Wise seafood choices at 43 MarketPlace IGA retail locations across B.C. MarketPlace IGA joins a growing group of environmentally-conscious retail partners that are helping to protect the world’s oceans by encouraging consumers to choose seafood products that are abundant, well-managed and caught by fishing methods that do not harm other species or the ocean habitat.
“With roots as a community-based retail market, MarketPlace IGA is responding to consumer demand for sustainable seafood,” said John MacNichol, vice-president, merchandising, H.Y. Louie Co. Limited. “Consumers looking for ocean-friendly choices can take comfort in choosing Ocean Wise recommended products at our seafood-counters.”
About Ocean Wise™
The Ocean Wise logo on a restaurant menu, seafood-counter or seafood product is the trusted symbol of ocean-friendly seafood choices. With more than 360 partners and over 2,800 locations across Canada, Ocean Wise makes it easy for consumers to make sustainable seafood choices that ensure the health of our oceans for years to come. Learn more at www.oceanwise.ca
About the Vancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium is a global leader in connecting people to our natural world, and a self-supporting, non-profit association dedicated to effecting the conservation of aquatic life through display and interpretation, conservation practices, education, research, and direct action. Learn more at www.vanaqua.org
About H.Y. Louie Co. Limited
H.Y. Louie Co. Limited, at 107 years, is one of North America’s oldest wholesale grocers. Based in Burnaby, B.C., the company also provides services to over 37 independently owned and operated and 6 corporately run MarketPlace IGA stores in B.C., in addition to operating a distribution centre, office and three Cash & Carry outlets.
Pane e Formaggio – August 2010
August has arrived, the fireworks have ended, and BC Day long weekend celebrated. With so many festivals, events and things to do this summer — we have those “little extras” to make your summer celebrations taste great!
Whether it be a picnic, a BBQ or just a quiet evening in the back yard or on your patio — we have everything you need to make less work for you and more time to relax and enjoy the summer.
New Arrivals
Cantenaar Cheese
This Dutch cheese, prepared according to the highest principles of craftsmanship, distinguishes itself from other cheeses by its delicious full flavor. Moreover, because Cantenaar contains less fat and salt than ordinary cheese it is the perfect compliment to a health lifestyle.
This cow’s milk cheese is a low-fat light cheese containing 17% Milk Fat.
Cablanca Cheese
Cablanca is an excellent ‘entry level’ goat’s milk cheese if you want to try something different but are not so sure about the usually assertive taste of traditional goat cheese. Cablanca has the characteristic of goat milk but is milder than traditional unpasteurized goat’s milk cheeses. This cheese has a delicate, citrus tanginess and firm but creamy texture and a snow-white color.
This gourmet cheese is perfect to serve at breakfast, on a cheese platter, in salads, melted on toast, and tossed with cooked vegetables. Cablanca is also very low in cholesterol.
Sarabeth’s Edible Fruit
(not new, but certainly a favorite)
As many of you know, Sarabeth’s has been very successful as well as delicious and we have sold out twice. The newest shipment is on route and should be arriving the first week this month. Stock up on your favorites when they arrive.
Now you can try a sampler pack with Six 4 oz. jars of Award-Winning flavors: Orange Apricot Marmalade, Plum Cherry, Strawberry Raspberry, Mixed Berry, Pineapple Mango and Peach Apricot.
“The only jams I have in my house are Sarabeth’s.
I love every flavor she makes, but the orange apricot marmalade is the one I reach for first”.
Oprah Winfrey
O, The Oprah Magazine, Dec. 2008 issue
Mini Croccantini
There are a lot of ‘foodies’ who appreciate a more consistent presentation for their appetizers, food trays and displays. The beauty of these award-winning, artisan gourmet Italian flatbreads is a smaller size – perfect for two delicious bites.
Made with all natural ingredients.
Our StoreFront Marketplace has been a great success and continues through August. Stop by on a Saturday and and try something new and delicious. Upcoming this month:
- A Taste of France
- Cooking with Almond & Walnut Oil
- A Taste of Italy
- Back to school
Check the event calendar for details.
On September 18th we will be ‘Raising the Dough’
with our annual Loaves of Love Campaign for the
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Hoping your summer and holidays are fun and safe.
See you in the shop!
Bringing you closer to Italy than you imagined.
Galloways Opens in Burnaby
Galloway’s Specialty Foods’ owner Annie Kara is proud to announce the opening of her 2nd location. The bright, spacious store on Marine Way in South Burnaby offers more than 9000 products, from black cocoa to red quinoa (keen-wa). For years, customers have trekked to the Richmond location for specialty food that offers the world – fine spices from the sunny West Indies to exotic Africa, rich oils from Portugal to Australia.
Galloway’s first opened in the 1940s and shoppers today often reminisce, “I went to Galloway’s on Robson Street with my grandmother.” Today, Galloway’s is a support system for foodies and kitchen pros who have an appetite for experimentation, look for specialty diet items such as gluten-free and sugar-free, appreciate the hard-to-find items such as black eye peas, and like to converse about recipes.
Since the Robson Street days, bins of dried fruit, nuts, beans, seeds, flour, grain, and spices have been replaced with several sizes (50g to 2kg depending on product) of Galloway’s packaged goods: calimyrna figs to goji berries; roasted pepitas to dry-roasted edamame; black turtle beans to channa; chia seeds to black sesame seeds; amaranth flour to teff flour; quinoa to spelt; ajwan seed to tukmeria (as well as 8 blends of curry). The promise, however, remains the same: freshness and quality.
Shelves overflow with exceptional baking items and decorations, glace fruit, and Callebaut chocolate. The gourmet collection of international food includes Carnaroli rice from the Andes Mountains (the preferred rice for risotto), rose and orange water from Lebanon, harissa from Morocco, roasted piquillo peppers from Northern Spain, double 00 flour from Italy (the best for pasta and pizza crust), sriracha sauce and coconut cream powder from Thailand.
“With its quality spices and reasonably-priced, one-of-a-kind items sourced from around the globe, Galloway’s has contributed to Vancouver’s gourmet food landscape,” says Julian Bond, award-winning chef and Executive Chef and Program Director of Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts. “It’s a place where the future chefs at PICA get inspired.”
Galloway’s Specialty Foods
a conversation about food
open: Mon-Sat 10-6; Sun 12-5
#110-8620 Glenlyon Parkway
Burnaby, BC
V5J 0B6
604 430 6363
7860 Alderbridge Way
Richmond, BC
V6X 2A5
604 270 6363
Ganache Patisserie’s – Seasonal Inspirations For Spring & Summer
Ganache Pâtisserie is pleased to announce its newest creations for this year’s combined Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Light and fruity, Framboise et Yuzu ($5.75) encapsulates a Japanese-style yuzu cheesecake centre, green tea ladyfinger sponge and fresh raspberries with an ethereal framboise mascarpone cream. Taking the best of red velvet cake and coconut cream pie, Coco Velours Rouge ($5.75) layers moist red velvet cake with a dark chocolate ganache, coconut cream cheese mousseline, and a frosting of vanilla chantilly and coconut flakes. A subtle combination, Rooibos Abricot ($5.75) pairs a milk chocolate rooibos tea parfait with a brandy parfait centre that sits on a sacher sponge foundation with layers of praline crunch and housemade apricot-ginger compote. From the retirement of Guava Exotique arises Guave et Fraises ($5.75): an exotic strawberry-guava bavarian cream compliments a vanilla-rhubarb compote centre, lychees and layers of strawberry madaleine sponge. And for the chocolate lovers, Chocolat Cerise Epicée ($5.75) surrounds a white chocolate crème brûlée and sour cherry core, with a dark chocolate molé mousse and spiced chocolate sablé base.
On Saturday June 19th, 2010, everyone is invited to our Yaletown location for the official launch of our Spring/Summer 2010 menu. Throughout the day, there will be samples of our new Spring/Summer desserts, draws for doorprizes and much more.
The entire menu, store hours and all contact information can be found online at www.ganacheyaletown.com. Or just visit Ganache at 1262 Homer Street in Yaletown to see our entire selection of chocolates, cakes and treats.
Loblaw Sustainable Seafood Campaign
As part of Loblaw Companies Limited’s (Loblaw) ongoing commitment to help educate Canadians about the challenges facing our oceans Loblaw has extended its in-store sustainable seafood public awareness campaign to all its participating corporate and franchised stores across the country. This public awareness campaign is in support of Loblaw’s efforts to source 100 per cent of seafood sold in its stores from sustainable sources by the end of 2013.
Additionally, Loblaw has launched the first phase of its sustainable seafood web site www.oceansfortomorrow.ca. This web site will provide a resource for Canadians to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges facing our oceans and the importance of sustainable seafood. Loblaw is also pleased to announce that it has increased the number of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified products to nineteen, the most of any retailer in Canada.
“As a leading food retailer in Canada, we play a key role in feeding Canadians and we take our responsibility very seriously, including our commitment in supporting the health of our oceans,” says Paul Uys, vice-president, sustainable seafood, Loblaw Companies Limited. “We believe that an engaged and educated consumer is the ocean’s most powerful ally so we remain committed to our public awareness campaign about the importance of sustainable seafood in an effort to keep the issue top of mind with Canadians.”
In February 2010, Loblaw kicked off its public awareness campaign in select corporate and franchised stores across the country and launched a facebook page www.facebook.com/LoblawSustainableSeafood. In May 2010, Loblaw made available the documentary about the state of our oceans, The End of the Line, to more than 700 Canadian schools across the country.
About New MSC-Certified Products:
In an ongoing effort to continue providing Canadians with additional sustainable seafood options, Loblaw is now offering a new MSC-certified product, PC® Blue Menu™ Wild Pacific Cod Fillets, that will be available at participating corporate and franchised stores across the country.
Also select Loblaws, Loblaw Great Food, Zehrs and Zehrs Great Food locations in Ontario will offer MSC-certified Wild Planet® Canned Sockeye Salmon and Wild Planet® Canned Pink Salmon. These products are the first national brand MSC-certified products available at stores operated by Loblaw. As the availability of the MSC-certified species needed for these new products increases, they will become available at other participating stores.
“With nineteen MSC-certified products, Loblaw remains the largest supplier of MSC-certified products in Canada,” says Mark MacPherson, senior commercial manager, Marine Stewardship Council. “With the increase in MSC-certified products and a keen focus on their public awareness campaign, Loblaw continues to raise awareness of the need to protect of our oceans.”
About Loblaw Seafood Sustainability Commitment:
Loblaw’s sustainable seafood commitment is driven by one of its corporate social responsibility pillars, Source with Integrity. In May 2009, Loblaw made a commitment to source all seafood sold in its corporate and franchised locations from sustainable sources by the end of 2013. Affecting more than 50 per cent of in-store departments, this commitment covers all canned, frozen, fresh, wild and farmed seafood products, in all categories, across all brands.
For more information about Loblaw’s commitment to sustainable seafood, please visit www.oceansfortomorrow.ca, www.loblaw.ca/seafood and www.facebook.com/LoblawSustainableSeafood.
A commitment to Source with Integrity is one of five Loblaw corporate social responsibility pillars, which also includes Respect the Environment, Make a Positive Difference in our Community, Reflect our Nation’s Diversity and be A Great Place to Work.
About Loblaw Companies Limited
Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, is Canada’s largest food distributor and a leading provider of drugstore, general merchandise and financial products and services. Loblaw is one of the largest private sector employers in Canada. With more than 1,000 corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast, Loblaw and its franchisees employ over 138,000 full-time and part-time employees. Through its portfolio of store formats, Loblaw is committed to providing Canadians with a wide, growing and successful range of products and services to meet the everyday household demands of Canadian customers. Loblaw is known for the quality, innovation and value of its food offering. It offers Canada’s strongest control (private) label program, including the unique President’s Choice®, no name® and Joe Fresh Style® brands. In addition, the Company makes available to customers President’s Choice Financial® services and offers the PC® points loyalty program
