Toronto, Canada, April 7-9 – Pudu Robotics, alongside SPARC Technologies, is exhibiting its entire fleet of innovative restaurant automation solutions at the Restaurant Canada Show 2025. Come visit us at booth #1227 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto, where we'll showcase cutting-edge robotics designed to transform the dining experience.

We're thrilled to offer you hands-on, interactive demonstrations of our service and cleaning robots, which are already revolutionizing the F&B industry. From food delivery to floor cleaning, Pudu Robotics is redefining the possibilities in restaurant operations.

What's Happening at Our Booth?

Stop by booth #1227 to see how Pudu Robotics' AI-powered service robots are changing the game. Our service robots, like BellaBot Pro and KettyBot Pro, have large customizable screens for interactive marketing, seamless food delivery, and intelligent customer engagement. These food service robots are also designed with VSLAM+ and Omni-Sense technology, allowing them to safely navigate complex restaurant or cafe layouts while providing a smooth and personalized dining experience.

We'll also be featuring FlashBot Max – a robot that takes food delivery to the next level by covering more considerable distances, whether across a bustling mall food court or delivering room service in a luxury hotel.

Cleaning Robots That Do It All

The Pudu SH1 is a fully wireless, multi-functional cleaning robot that scrubs and dries floors in one step—eliminating the need for wet floor signs. It's ideal for both indoor and outdoor terrace surfaces, providing seamless cleaning without disruption.

Also, scope out our Pudu CC1, a versatile 4-in-1 cleaning solution, and the Pudu MT1, which uses AI for efficient trash recognition and spot cleaning. For large-scale events, the Pudu T300 moves heavy loads like banquet trays through tight spaces, perfect for large catered events in convention centers, hotels, or casinos.

Real-World Impact: Serving North American Dining and Beyond

Pudu Robotics is trusted by industry leaders like Denny's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Coca-Cola, M&Ms, and the Grand Hyatt, where our robots help streamline operations and enhance customer satisfaction. Our robots not only improve operational efficiency but also elevate the guest experience, creating a seamless blend of tech and hospitality.

Don't Miss Out – See Us at RC Show 2025

We'd love for you to join us at booth #1227 from April 7-9 in Toronto and see firsthand how Pudu Robotics is changing the restaurant industry. Come experience how our solutions make service faster, cleaner, and more efficient – all powered by AI.

For more information, visit: www.pudurobotics.com

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Southbrook Organic Vineyards, Canada’s leader in sustainable winemaking, proudly announces it has received the designation of Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC™), to become the first winery in Canada to achieve the Organic (ECOCERT,2008), Biodynamic (Demeter, 2008), and now, Regenerative Organic Certified® designations.

Southbrook has transformed its vineyards into a thriving ecosystem that improves soil health and resilience, promotes biodiversity, sequesters carbon, and produces wines that are as exceptional as they are ethical.

“I feel that to declare that you are regenerative should mean something – that you are making things better, not just reducing the harm that you are doing,” said Bill Redelmeier, Founder, Southbrook Organic Vineyards, “otherwise it is just “greenwashing.”

Achieving ROC™ certification requires meeting rigorous global standards across three key pillars: soil health and land management, animal welfare, and social fairness. For Southbrook, this means going beyond organic and biodynamic practices to implement innovative farming techniques that actively restore and enhance ecosystems.

Southbrook’s approach to regenerative farming and winemaking also ensures the quality and character of its wines are uniquely and elegantly aligned with consumer preferences.

According to an Agriculture and Agri Food Canada report, 8 in 10 Canadian consumers value a sustainable lifestyle, while 65 per cent feel a moral obligation to choose environmentally friendly products. Additionally, 6 in 10 cite climate change as a top concern.

"Conventional farming and winemaking take a toll on the planet," said Redelmeier. "This trusted certification instantly signals our commitment to regenerative practices that benefit the land, people, and animals—all elements essential to crafting Southbrook’s world-class, award-winning, 100% organic, and truly natural wines."

Key Highlights of Southbrook’s Practices:

• Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC™): Focuses on measurable improvements in soil health, biodiversity, social fairness, and ecosystem resilience.
• Biodynamic Farming: Treats the vineyard as a self-sustaining organism by utilizing natural preparations, aligning activities with lunar cycles, and integrating livestock like sheep, cows and goats for natural fertilization.
• LEED Gold-Certified Hospitality Pavilion: A showcase of sustainable design featuring energy-efficient construction, and water conservation technologies.
• Comprehensive Green Map Initiatives: Includes a 432-panel solar power system generating 80 per cent of the vineyard’s electrical consumption, drip irrigation for water management, ten acres of forest providing wildlife habitat, pollinator gardens supporting bees and butterflies, and carbon footprint reduction strategies.
• Cover Cropping: Enhances soil structure and resilience while reducing erosion and building organic matter.

Healthy Soil = Remarkable Wines

Unlike many conventional farms and vineyards that rely on chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and tilling—degrading soil health and resilience, harming wildlife, and causing erosion—Southbrook’s regenerative practices increase organic matter while sequestering 6-12 times more carbon than conventional vineyards.

"The health of our soil directly translates to the complexity and character of our wines. It’s about crafting exceptional vintages that not only please the palate but also honour the land they come from. We’re not just making wine – we’re cultivating an ecosystem that produces truly distinctive vintages," said Redelmeier, who shares the story behind the winery, here.

Visitors are invited to visit Southbrook’s LEED Gold-certified pavilion for tastings and food pairings that highlight how regenerative farming enhances both the flavour and quality of the wines, with a wide selection available to create a perfect pairing to every dish. They can also explore Southbrook’s regenerative vineyards through self-guided tours showcasing its organic and biodynamic practices.

Southbrook’s Internationally Acclaimed and Award-Winning Favourites

Southbrook’s flagship award-winning, highly-rated Poetica wines available in Sparkling, Chardonnay and Red (2024 Decanter Silver World Wine Awards) are among its top-sellers. Its 2021 Estate Vidal Orange is also a favourite and all are available to ship throughout Canada.

KINGSTON, Ont.—The Great Canadian Cheese Festival returns after eight years to support the Canadian dairy industry at Fort Henry on May 24–25, 2025, as the country's largest celebration of cheese.

"When you buy Canadian cheese, you invest in our communities," said Patricia McDermott, owner of Agrarian Market in Prince Edward County and executive director of the festival. "This support means everything. I know what it's like to be on the receiving end of community support as a small business owner in Canada. Buying Canadian cheese encourages innovation, supports farm families and keeps our dairy sector strong. That's what the Great Canadian Cheese Festival is all about."

The Great Canadian Cheese Festival is a national event hosting more than 100 Canadian dairy producers and artisans from coast to coast, open to all ages. All cheeses are Canadian-made from locally sourced Canadian milk. There will be tutored cheese tastings with beverage pairings, children's cheese-making activities, professional development seminars, wine, beer, live entertainment and the opportunity to tour Fort Henry.

“You are supporting something from here, rather than far away,” said Shep Ysselstein, cheesemaker, co-owner and operator of Gunn’s Hill Artisan Cheese in Woodstock Ontario who will be a vendor at the festival. “Right now, people need to be supporting Canadians because we might end up going through more difficult times in the future, and everyone's individual choices to choose Canadian can really boost the market as a whole.”

According to Dairy Farmers of Canada, the Canadian dairy industry contributed $19.9 billion to the GDP and supported around 221,000 full-time positions as of 2015. However, recent trade agreements have opened Canadian cheese and dairy markets to international competition.

“It's never been more important to support Canadian products, specifically Canadian cheese in our case, considering all the things that have been happening and the political environment,” said Ysselstein. “There is a large amount of uncertainty right now, and when there is this much uncertainty, it's hard to know exactly what to expect. It makes life a little more difficult.”

According to the Dairy Processors Association of Canada, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will result in annual losses of $100 million; the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement will result in market share losses of $670 million; and the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement will result in annual losses of $140 million for the Canadian dairy industry alone. This is a combined annual loss of $300 million and is projected to reach a loss of $2 billion for the Canadian dairy industry.

"Canadian dairy farmers are facing more challenges now than ever,” said McDermott. “It brings issues to the surface. It makes you care about the future of our children and how our actions today will shape their tomorrow. The Great Canadian Cheese Festival is more than delicious cheese; it's a conversation about consumer choice shaping the strength of the Canadian dairy industry."

McDermott assumed ownership of the Great Canadian Cheese Festival in 2024 and is expecting thousands of attendees for the festival's return since its last showcase in Prince Edward County eight years ago in 2017. McDermott also hosted the 2024 Ontario Cheese Fest in Prince Edward County.

The Great Canadian Cheese Festival Highlights Canadian dairy producers' dedication to innovation, high-quality Canadian products and the best ways to enjoy Canadian cheese. It also aims to answer pressing customer questions like, how can we support Canada? Where do we find Canadian-made products? And what impact do our choices have as consumers?

“We make great cheeses here in Canada,” said Ysselstein. “There might be a perception that great cheeses come from Europe, but I think that can be quickly shown to not necessarily be true when people try the stuff we make here.” The Great Canadian Cheese Festival is Canada's largest cheese event with the aim to support Canada's cheesemakers and dairy farmers across the country.

For more information, please visit: https://cheesefest.ca/

VANCOUVER, BC, March 17, 2025 — The big-game experience at Parq Casino is heating up and giving sports fans a chance to get a piece of the action like never before with the grand opening of its PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge at the downtown Vancouver play-and-stay destination (39 Smithe Street) on Saturday, March 22.

Located on Level 3, the PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge allows fans to place pre-game and live bets on nine dedicated PROLINE terminals while enjoying gameday eats and watching all the excitement unfold on a 50-foot screen showing up to 10 games at once.

The PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge terminals offer single-event betting, improved odds and same-day payouts with an array of leagues, games and markets — including TOTO, Oddset-2 and -3, Money Line, Point Spread, Total (Over/Under) and Props — to bet on, and is one of only two in-person sportsbook lounges in BC.

The PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge is just the latest addition to an already unbeatable gaming lineup at Parq Casino that includes a Level 2 Stadium Gaming setup that combines electronic table games, live dealer play and interconnected stations, new slot machine options on Levels 2 and 3 featuring hundreds of the most popular machines from around the globe, and a newly revamped table games area on Level 3 that includes a dozen new baccarat terminals as well as the Luna High Limits Slots Salon.

Adding to the lively atmosphere, guests can also enjoy live music with Pianos at Parq, featuring performances in the Sportsbook Lounge every Saturday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. This entertainment experience adds to the fan-fueled atmosphere, making it the perfect place to keep the excitement going long after the game ends.

“Our new PROLINE Sportsbook Lounge further cements Parq’s status as Vancouver’s ultimate hotspot for game-day entertainment, giving guests the feeling of being part of every play,” says Parq Casino VP of Marketing, Karen Gray. “Whether you’re hanging out with friends or cheering on your favourite team, there’s no better place to be than in the heart of the excitement.”

Parq continues to set the standard for best practices in terms of responsible gambling, consistently earning top-five rankings in Canada and internationally, and currently holding the #1 and #2 rank for Canada and international casinos, respectively.

In addition to offering world-class casino gaming, Parq Casino is home to two luxury hotel properties — The JW Marriott and The DOUGLAS Autograph Collection — as well as The Spa by JW and numerous restaurants and amenities.

For more information about Parq Casino or to stay on top of all the developments and receive exclusive offers available only to members of Parq’s e-newsletter, please visit parqvancouver.com.