The Ultimate Free Canadian Food Media List (for Brands Who Want Real Coverage)
Looking to get your food or beverage brand into Canadian headlines—fast? You’re in the right place.
This is the definitive, free Canadian food media list for PR pros, marketers, founders, and in-house comms teams. We’ve curated Canada’s top food, beverage, grocery, restaurant, foodservice, CPG, and agri-food outlets—from national newsrooms to niche trade publications—so you can find the right editors, reporters, and sections for product launches, retailer wins, restaurant openings, packaging news, sustainability stories, and seasonal recipes. Whether you’re pitching Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal or nationwide, this is the Canada-only list you’ll actually use.
Why it matters: Canada’s food media ecosystem spans consumer lifestyle (recipes & trends) and B2B trades (grocery retail, foodservice, manufacturing, packaging, agriculture). The smartest pitches match outlet + beat + audience. This list helps you do exactly that—no paywall, no fluff, just the outlets that move the needle for awareness, credibility, and sell-in.
What you’ll find below
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Top Canadian food & beverage outlets
(consumer + trade), English and French.
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Coverage areas spanning
restaurant news, grocery trends, CPG manufacturing, packaging, agri-food, wine/beer/spirits, and product innovation
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Clean links and plain-English descriptions to speed up targeting and pitching.
Who this is for
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Food & beverage brands
launching new products or flavours in Canada
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Grocery & CPG marketers
announcing retail distribution or category wins
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Restaurant & foodservice operators
sharing openings, menus, chef news
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Agri-food & manufacturing teams
with sustainability, equipment, or supply-chain stories
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PR/communications pros
building targeted media lists and outreach calendars
Canadian Food & Beverage Media
Alberta Farmer Express — Alberta ag news, markets, crops & livestock.
https://www.albertafarmexpress.ca
Avenue Calgary – Food & Drink — City dining news, openings, lists.
https://www.avenuecalgary.com/food-drink/
Avenue Edmonton – Food & Drink — Edmonton restaurants, bars, trends.
https://www.avenueedmonton.com/food-drink/
Bar & Beverage (Kostuch Media) — Beverage/operations for bar & restaurant pros.
https://www.foodserviceandhospitality.com/category/bar-beverage/
Better Farming — Ontario farm business and policy coverage.
CBC News – Food — Consumer food news, trends, safety, policy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/lifestyle/food
Canada’s 100 Best — Annual restaurants/bars lists, chef/features.
Canadian Beer News — New releases and beer-industry updates nationwide.
https://www.canadianbeernews.com
Canadian Cattlemen — National beef sector (production, policy, markets).
https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca
Canadian Food Business (CIFST) — Food science & technology trade.
https://cifst.ca/canadian-food-business-magazine/
Canadian Grocer — Grocery retail news, people, products, data.
Canadian Living – Food — Recipes and home cooking for Canadian households.
https://www.canadianliving.com/food
Canadian Packaging — Packaging news for food, beverage & CPG.
https://www.canadianpackaging.com
Canadian Pizza Magazine — B2B for pizzerias: operations, menu, equipment.
https://www.canadianpizzamag.com
Canadian Poultry — Poultry production and processing coverage.
https://www.canadianpoultrymag.com
Chatelaine – Food — Recipes, family cooking, food culture.
https://www.chatelaine.com/food/
CityNews (Food coverage varies by city) — Local food stories & consumer news.
Coup de pouce – Cuisine (FR) — Quebec recipes, cooking tips, food trends.
https://www.coupdepouce.com/cuisine
Country Guide — Farm management strategy and ag business.
CTV (Food hub) — Food series, recipes, and consumer food stories.
Culinaire (Alberta) — Food & drink magazine spotlighting Alberta’s scene.
https://www.culinairemagazine.ca
Daily Hive – Dished — City-by-city restaurant news & openings (national network).
Dairy Producer — Canadian dairy sector news and opinion.
Eat North — Canadian food culture, people and trends coast-to-coast.
Eater Montreal — City dining maps, news, and guides.
Eater Toronto — City dining maps, news, and guides.
Edible Montreal — Local producers, chefs, and seasonal food culture.
https://ediblemontreal.ediblecommunities.com
Edible Toronto — GTA food stories, producers, and seasonal features (digital issues).
Food in Canada — Processing, packaging, R&D for F&B manufacturers.
Foodism — Toronto food/drink guides, openings, and trends.
Foodservice & Hospitality — Canada’s foodservice industry news & analysis.
https://www.foodserviceandhospitality.com
Georgia Straight – Food & Drink — Vancouver dining news & guides.
Globe and Mail – Food & Wine — National recipes, columns, wine & restaurant coverage.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/
Greenhouse Canada — Commercial greenhouse/controlled-environment horticulture.
https://www.greenhousecanada.com
Grocery Business — Grocery retail people, products, and awards.
https://www.grocerybusiness.ca
House & Home – Kitchens/Food — Kitchen trends, entertaining, recipes.
https://houseandhome.com/kitchen/
La Presse – Gourmand (FR) — Quebec restaurant, cooking & wine coverage.
https://www.lapresse.ca/gourmand/
LCBO Food & Drink — Seasonal recipe & entertaining magazine (Ontario).
https://www.lcbo.com/food-and-drink/landing.html
Manitoba Co-operator — Prairie ag markets and production news.
https://www.manitobacooperator.ca
Milk Producer (DFO) — Dairy Farmers of Ontario magazine.
Montreal Gazette – Food & Recipes — City restaurant/openings, recipes.
https://montrealgazette.com/life/food
National Post – Food — National features and culinary news.
https://nationalpost.com/life/food
Natalie MacLean — Canadian wine reviews, pairings, and trends.
https://www.nataliemaclean.com
NOW Toronto – Food & Drink — City restaurant news, lists & features.
https://nowtoronto.com/category/food-and-drink/
Ontario Farmer — Ontario agriculture news, policy & markets.
Ottawa Magazine – Taste — Capital region dining news, guides & chefs.
https://ottawamagazine.com/taste/
RealAgriculture — Canadian ag news, markets, and analysis.
https://www.realagriculture.com
Retail Insider – Food & Beverage — Retail industry moves incl. grocery/foodservice.
https://www.retail-insider.com/category/food-beverage/
Ricardo / Ricardo Cuisine (FR/EN) — Canadian recipes, food culture & video.
https://www.ricardocuisine.com
RestoBiz (Canadian Restaurant & Foodservice News) — Operator-focused B2B.
Toronto Life – Food & Drink — Toronto openings, guides, restaurant intel.
Toronto Star – Food — News/features/recipes from Canada’s largest daily.
https://www.thestar.com/life/food.html
Top Crop Manager — Canadian crop production & agronomy (trade).
https://www.topcropmanager.com
Vancouver Is Awesome – Food & Drink — Vancouver food news & openings.
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/food-and-drink
Vancouver Magazine – Taste — Restaurants, chefs, city dining culture.
WineAlign — Reviews, critics’ panels, National Wine Awards of Canada.
Western Grocer — Western Canadian grocery trade news (since 1916).
The Western Producer — Prairie agri-food, farm policy and markets.
The Grower — Horticulture/produce trade news & analysis (OFVGA).
Spud Smart — Canada’s potato-industry magazine (seed to processing).
Gismondi on Wine — B.C.-led Canadian wine reviews and industry.
Quench — Canadian wine/spirits magazine (national).
The Growler (BC & ON) — Craft beer guide (print + digital).
Canadian Beer & Pub (section at RestoBiz) — On-premise beer/business trends.
https://www.restobiz.ca/category/beverage/
Food Network Canada (digital) — Canadian food TV brand with recipes & features.
Eater Vancouver (network coverage via VIA & VanMag complements) — Regional Eater network context for Canada.
Le Devoir – Gastronomie (FR) — Quebec food culture, chefs & dining.
https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/gastronomie
Foodology (Vancouver) — Independent Vancouver restaurant news & reviews.
VineRoutes — Ontario-led wine/culinary stories and travel.
Culinary Tourism Alliance – Blog — Culinary tourism stories & regional foodways.
https://ontarioculinary.com/blog
Country Guide (West/East editions) — Regional ag strategy & management.
Farmtario — Ontario ag news and markets.
Canadian Press (syndicated food coverage via client outlets) — National wire (not a standalone consumer food site).