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IKEA's new 390,000 sq. ft. Winnipeg store, which
opened in late 2012, has 40 checkouts, 55 showrooms,
the largest kids playground of any in the world and the
largest store warehouse in Canada.
Winnipeg has a sweet tooth. Confectioners Mordens' of
Winnipeg, The Nutty Club and Clodhoppers, all internationally
known candy companies, started here. OMG Candy, owned by
the two Winnipeg entrepreneurs behind Clodhoppers, launched
in 2012 with the help of marketing guru Arlene Dickinson, one of
five "dragon" investors on the CBC show Dragon's Den.
Established in Winnipeg
in 1907, Pollard
Banknote has become
a world leader in
lottery ticket design
and printing and now
services more than 45
lotteries worldwide, with
production exceeding 13
billion tickets and four
billion pull tabs annually.
bringing home the bacon
A Winnipeg
Photo Courtesy IKE
Winnipeg's fleet of street food
trucks serve a smorgasbord of global
cuisines including Fillipino, Japanese,
Italian, Ukranian, Mexican, French and
Middle Eastern eats. Along with North
American favourites like hot dogs,
burgers and smokies, there are also
trucks dedicated solely to chicken wings
and French fries. The fleet typically hits
the street in late March and parks for
the season until late October.
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