Peace by Chocolate recognized by Google
The Antigonish chocolate company Peace by Chocolate owned by new Canadian Tareq Hadhad has been selected by the Growth with Google program (a free training program to help grow business skills) as the National Hero Case. After immigrating from Syria in 2016 Hadhad and his father started the company and now their chocolate is sold in more than 400 stores across Canada.
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Exclusive offer to Atlantic Business Magazine subscribers
Beginning November 2018, we will be offering new and existing subscribers the opportunity to purchase special ABMInsider subscription boxes containing high end products offered by Atlantic Canada retailers. Some of the products to be included in our first subscription box offer include:

• Cole & Parker “exceptionally bold, ultra-premium socks… rockin’ with style, coolness and a social conscience” (retails at $25/pair)
• The 7 Virtues Middle East Peace eau de parfum, described as the “world’s best socially conscious perfume.” (retails at $70/50ml bottle)
• Skinfix’s award-winning hand repair cream. The price of the hand cream is $18 and can be found at Shoppers Drug Mart.
• + more exceptional products to come!

The price of each subscription box will be a substantial discount over the retail price, making them a great option for Christmas gift giving! Stay tuned for more information.

From cow to curd
What does it mean to be a small scale manufacturer in Atlantic Canada? In our latest issue, we follow a single piece of cheese from the dairy farm to the deli counter
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