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Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nova Scotia vowed to stop spending in the U.S. Here's how that's going
As U.S. President Donald Trump released his latest threat of a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1, Premier Tim Houston issued a statement calling the announcement from the White House "childish bullying" and said provincial procurement measures will stay in place. In February the province said it would "limit access" to provincial procurement for American businesses. Last week the province made data available to CBC News showing a breakdown of public tenders since last November by the winning vendor's location. Out of 1,226 tenders awarded between Nov. 1, 2024, and June 19, 2025, 966 of them — or about 79 per cent — went to companies that said they were based in Nova Scotia. Twelve per cent, or 146 tenders, went to Ontario companies. Companies based in the United States were awarded 21 tenders — just under two per cent. One tender was awarded to a company based in Berlin. Contracts include hospital food, pump track Of the 21 contracts that went to suppliers based in the U.S., the largest was for just over $1 million to Sara Lee Frozen Bakery of Illinois, to supply food for health-care facilities starting in April 2025. That contract was procured by a group purchasing body that works for hospitals across Canada. Some other examples of public tenders that went to American companies included $539,000 to a Colorado firm to provide short-term rental compliance and monitoring services to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and a Halifax contract worth $535,000 for a Missouri company to design and build a pump track for cycling in Bedford. In April, the province told CBC it had backed away from 11 contracts worth about $130,000. However, Premier Tim Houston defended sticking with an American company that was awarded a $70-million contract to work on the Macdonald bridge spanning Halifax harbour, saying there is no local option to do the work. MORE TOP STORIES
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nova Scotia vowed to stop spending in the U.S. Here's how that's going
As U.S. President Donald Trump released his latest threat of a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1, Premier Tim Houston issued a statement calling the announcement from the White House "childish bullying" and said provincial procurement measures will stay in place. In February the province said it would "limit access" to provincial procurement for American businesses. Last week the province made data available to CBC News showing a breakdown of public tenders since last November by the winning vendor's location. Out of 1,226 tenders awarded between Nov. 1, 2024, and June 19, 2025, 966 of them — or about 79 per cent — went to companies that said they were based in Nova Scotia. Twelve per cent, or 146 tenders, went to Ontario companies. Companies based in the United States were awarded 21 tenders — just under two per cent. One tender was awarded to a company based in Berlin. Contracts include hospital food, pump track Of the 21 contracts that went to suppliers based in the U.S., the largest was for just over $1 million to Sara Lee Frozen Bakery of Illinois, to supply food for health-care facilities starting in April 2025. That contract was procured by a group purchasing body that works for hospitals across Canada. Some other examples of public tenders that went to American companies included $539,000 to a Colorado firm to provide short-term rental compliance and monitoring services to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and a Halifax contract worth $535,000 for a Missouri company to design and build a pump track for cycling in Bedford. In April, the province told CBC it had backed away from 11 contracts worth about $130,000. However, Premier Tim Houston defended sticking with an American company that was awarded a $70-million contract to work on the Macdonald bridge spanning Halifax harbour, saying there is no local option to do the work. MORE TOP STORIES
CBC
a day ago
- Business
- CBC
Nova Scotia vowed to stop spending in the U.S. Here's how that's going
As U.S. President Donald Trump released his latest threat of a 35 per cent tariff on Canadian goods starting Aug. 1, Premier Tim Houston issued a statement calling the announcement from the White House "childish bullying" and said provincial procurement measures will stay in place. In February the province said it would "limit access" to provincial procurement for American businesses. Last week the province made data available to CBC News showing a breakdown of public tenders since last November by the winning vendor's location. Out of 1,226 tenders awarded between Nov. 1, 2024, and June 19, 2025, 966 of them — or about 79 per cent — went to companies that said they were based in Nova Scotia. Twelve per cent, or 146 tenders, went to Ontario companies. Companies based in the United States were awarded 21 tenders — just under two per cent. One tender was awarded to a company based in Berlin. Contracts include hospital food, pump track Of the 21 contracts that went to suppliers based in the U.S., the largest was for just over $1 million to Sara Lee Frozen Bakery of Illinois, to supply food for health-care facilities starting in April 2025. That contract was procured by a group purchasing body that works for hospitals across Canada. Some other examples of public tenders that went to American companies included $539,000 to a Colorado firm to provide short-term rental compliance and monitoring services to the Department of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and a Halifax contract worth $535,000 for a Missouri company to design and build a pump track for cycling in Bedford. In April, the province told CBC it had backed away from 11 contracts worth about $130,000. However, Premier Tim Houston defended sticking with an American company that was awarded a $70-million contract to work on the Macdonald bridge spanning Halifax harbour, saying there is no local option to do the work.
Business Insider
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Business Insider
I'm an executive member who's exclusively shopped at Costco for 10 years. These are the 10 staples I'll always buy.
My family only buys groceries from Costco — we've shopped there once or twice a week for 10 years. We always buy Sara Lee bread, frozen fruit, ice cream bars, and Taylor Farms salad kits. We'll drive to another location to buy our favorite Vietnamese coffee concentrate. I fell in love with my husband because of his Costco executive membership. Come on — how many 21-year-old guys have four Costco beverage options and at least two Costco snacks in the back of their Corolla? Jokes aside, we both hate cooking, love a good deal, and have managed to spend the last decade subsisting entirely off of Costco's groceries. We still have an executive membership today, and we shop at least once a week, usually twice. Now, 10 years after we first started dating, we even have a kid who sits in the cart and grins at everyone like Costco is his own personal parade. We buy all our groceries here and have our shopping routine down to a science. Not only do we have a specific walking path through the store, but we keep strict rules about when we can or cannot buy something based on whether it's been marked down to that sweet, sweet clearance price. Some of our staples have been on the shelves for years. Still, every now and then, a new favorite enters our lives. These are the 10 products we always keep in our pantry, fridge, and freezer. We'll drive to the second-closest Costco location to stock up on Lee's Vietnamese coffee concentrate. Coffee is the life force of our household. My husband and I go through so much of it that we're probably more caffeine than human at this point. With our voracious need for fuel, we've perfected our at-home coffee order. The star ingredient? Lee's Vietnamese coffee concentrate, which is the perfect blend of coffee divinity and sweetness. Typically, we'll mix a splash of it with Kirkland Signature Colombian Supremo beans and Silk almond milk. Lee's is a newer addition to our local Costco stores. We used to drive over an hour just to buy Lee's in bulk, and even now, we have to go to the second-closest location to us — but it's worth it. We get a lot of mileage out of Kirkland Signature Greek yogurt. In our family, we prioritize easy, fast, and simple. Fruit smoothies and DIY parfaits are breakfast and lunch staples — and for both of those, we'll use Costco's Kirkland Signature Greek nonfat yogurt. It's an easy, protein-packed ingredient, great value, and the perfect neutral base for any fruit-centric meal. Sara Lee's Artesano sliced bread is one of the few groceries we keep in our freezer. If we're not in the mood for yogurt parfaits, our backup lunch is good old PB&J. Sara Lee's Artesano sliced bread is untouchable in terms of "yum" factor and price. My husband usually insists on eating only fresh (and not frozen) goods. This is an easy enough rule to follow since our local Costco is within walking distance and we make the trip so often. The Artesano bread, though — which comes in a pack of two — is our one freezer exception. The taste and the price are unbeatable, but it often takes us a while to get through two loaves. Frozen fruit is always on our shopping list. The frozen fruit selection at Costco is the perfect place for us to get smoothie ingredients. Between Kirkland Signature's frozen blueberries, frozen triple berry blend, and the rotation of different frozen mango options, we nearly always have a few bags of fruit on hand. The Kirkland Signature frozen blueberries are probably my favorite. Growing up, blueberries were always the "special" berries in my house, so buying them in bulk feels like I'm living a life of luxury! We love buying salad kits from Costco, and use them for easy dinners. Over the years, we've gone through a few different dinner phases. These days, we've been on a salad kick — and by these days, I mean the past five years. We split one salad kit a night. While we mix it up occasionally, the Taylor Farms Mediterranean Crunch chopped salad kit is our go-to. I personally love the crunchy flatbread strips, and I could almost drink the basil balsamic vinaigrette — it's that good. Fratelli Beretta's Antipasto Italiano cured meat selections are great for at-home charcuterie boards. Costco's Fratelli Beretta Antipasto Italiano cured meat selection is absolutely divine. We're avid travelers, and indulging in some delicious coppa and prosciutto at the end of each day makes us feel like we're living the European dream. Prosciutto can get so expensive in the US, and Costco's bulk options make it possible to enjoy imported deliciousness all the time. Of course, we always buy Cara Cara oranges when they're in stock. When oranges are in season, we typically stock up at Costco — especially if we can find Cara Cara ones. In fact, Cara Cara oranges from Costco were our baby's first solid food. He's a Costco baby through and through. Kirkland Signature's ice cream bars will always have a spot in our freezer. Sweet treats are a must in our household, and nothing beats the Kirkland Signature ice cream bars. Nothing. My husband and I taste-tested them next to the name-brand bars Costco carries, and the Kirkland Signature ones won by a landslide. The ice cream is creamier and the chocolate shell is just the right thickness. We never make a trip without buying sparkling water. A small way to jazz up our water consumption, we always keep our top refrigerator shelf devoted to the green, yellow, and pink cans of Kirkland Signature sparkling water. Occasionally, we'll mix things up and grab a case of Waterloo or La Croix (when they're on sale), but we always come back to the variety packs of good old Kirkland Signature. Kirkland Signature's creamy almond butter is a hit with our baby.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The Company Behind Walmart's Great Value Ice Cream Is Bigger Than You Might Expect
Walmart shoppers know that the corporate giant has its own house brand called Great Value. And shoppers on a budget know that this brand, found amongst the scores of other name brands that Walmart carries, is often priced lower than the others. In my personal experience, the Great Value brand is just as good as fancier brands. Come to find out, this is because some of these fancier brands actually make Great Value brand products. For example, Sara Lee makes Great Value breads, and Kellogg's (whose major cereal recall took millions of boxes off shelves) produces some Great Value cereals. When it comes to Walmart's ice creams, a company called Wells Dairy has been churning out the Great Value brand for decades. You may not recognize the name, but you'll know many of the ice creams it makes. Located in Le Mars, Iowa, which is also known as the Ice Cream Capital of the World, Wells Dairy (which is now officially called Wells Enterprises) began in 1913 as a horse-drawn wagon milk delivery service. In 1925, it began making ice cream and hasn't stopped. Not only does Wells Dairy make Great Value ice cream, but it also produces the frozen treats for Blue Bunny, Halo Top, Bomb Pop, and Blue Ribbon Classics. The dairy manufacturer is so huge that overall production requires a 900,000 square foot plant and a freezer that is 12 stories tall. And this is just in Le Mars; the company also has a production facility in New York. Overall, Wells Dairy makes over 150 million gallons of ice cream every year. Read more: Brands Of Vanilla Ice Cream Ranked From Worst To Best Churning out Great Value brand ice cream is undoubtedly a huge piece of Wells Enterprises' business, but the size and overall impact that the company has made in the frozen treat world is also notable. There is an entire Wells Enterprises visitors center in Le Mars where throngs of tourists visit every year to sample ice cream (the ice cream parlor has 40 flavors to choose from), tour the facilities, and get a glimpse of how all that ice cream is made every day. If you like the Great Value brand Sea Salt Caramel ice cream flavor, which we found to taste just as good as other brand names, try the parlor's Salted Caramel Craze flavor and see how it compares. Wells didn't always make Great Value ice cream. In fact, the relationship between the two corporations began with a Walmart store in Kansas selling the Blue Bunny line of ice cream, which Wells was already making at the time. In what would become an enormous business relationship, Wells agreed to make the Great Value brand of ice cream, while Walmart would continue to sell Blue Bunny (not to mention Halo Top, Bomb Pops, and Blue Ribbon) in its stores, even when offered right next to its own house brand. If you like Bomb Pops, we ranked some flavors to find the one that reigns supreme. For more food and drink goodness, join The Takeout's newsletter. Get taste tests, food & drink news, deals from your favorite chains, recipes, cooking tips, and more! Read the original article on The Takeout.
