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Former grocery CEO on how digital can save brick…
Omnichannel Retail: How to build winning stores in a digital world is a new book explaining how…
Food & Consumer Products of Canada symposium
Gary Saarenvirta, founder and CEO of Daisy Intelligence Food & Consumer Products of Canada held its…
Metro reopens revamped Toronto College Park store
Metro has reopened its store at College Park in Toronto after extensive renovations. Located in…
WATCH: How innovative Aldi is beating Walmart at…
German discount grocery chain Aldi is expanding in the U.S., and its unique low price model is…
FreshCo opens first two Vancouver stores
Sobeys-owned FreshCo has opened two stores in Richmond, B.C. The two new locations are the first of…
Kruger begins construction of new Québec plant
Kruger Products has begun construction of a new tissue plant in Sherbrooke, Québec. The new plant…
Metro adopts packaging management policy
Metro has adopted a Packaging and Printed Materials Management Policy covering its corporate, food…
Empire Company makes changes to executive team
Empire Company has announced management changes to its executive committee. The changes are part of…
Walmart same store sales up 3.4% in Q1 2020:…
Walmart’s financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020, released this morning, show U.S.…
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Finica names Colatosti VP sales
Finica Food Specialties has named industry veteran Andy Colatosti as the company’s new…
Alex Yeo president, Canadian retail, North West Company
Alex Yeo recently joined The North West Company as president, Canadian retail. Prior to…
Nathalie Lassonde appointed CEO of Lassonde Industries
Pierre-Paul Lassonde is stepping down as CEO of Lassonde Industries Inc., to be replaced…
Lauren Keegan to lead sales at iLevel
Lauren Keegan has joined iLevel Management as senior vice president, sales. Keegan has…
Paul Del Duca, industry veteran, retires from Walmart Canada
Paul Del Duca, senior vice president, fresh at Walmart Canada, has retired after a…
BCfresh adds Dawn Gray to board
BCfresh has appointed produce industry veteran Dawn Gray to its board of directors. Gray…
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She has spent half of her 28-year career at Costco Wholesale Canada in produce, and her enthusiasm for all things produce hasn't
When Louise Menard and her son Bruno added a integrated Rachelle-Bery boutique to the largest of the five Montreal-area IGA stores that they co-own, results were beyond their
Second-generation CEO Tina Lee upholds and extends the legacy created by her mother, T&T founder Cindy
Sobey's Niluka Kottegoda discusses merchandising innovation. A grocer's guide to cheese. Trends in produce and much more.
H.Y. Louie Co. Ltd. rebrands its grocery operations as Georgia Main Food Group, naming Gary Sorenson
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Yellofruit non-dairy frozen banana dessert
Yellofruit is made from 100 per cent organic and plant-based ingredients. Produced in a Canadian peanut-free facility. Organic banana is the common element, and the first ingredient in each flavor. Yellofruit
Elite Water with Spinlabels
MSP has introduced Elite Water bottled water with Spinlabels. Spinlabels position five inner ad panels per bottle, creating multiple promotional opportunities for retailers from a case or single bottle. Elite Water
Breakfast Ovals
Made with four types of purity protocol gluten free oats, 11 per cent of your daily fibre and 20+ grams whole grains, Breakfast Ovals are available to order in four flavours. Enjoy Life Foods
Heinz Mayochup
Heinz Mayochup combines the taste of ketchup, mayonnaise and a blend of spices. Available in Canada for a limited time, the introduction is supported by a digitally focused campaign through May and June.
MorningStar Farms Veggie Burgers
MorningStar Farms Veggie Burgers have arrived in Canada in three flavours: Harvest…
Listerine GO! Tabs
Listerine GO! Tabs breath fresheners aren’t gum or mints, but a solid tablet that turns…
Natural pacifier
The new Tommee Tippee pacifier employs soft silicone for a natural flex and feel that…