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Mark McEwan opens Toronto grocery store/restaurant
Chef Mark McEwan has opened his third grocery store at a location in Toronto’s downtown Yorkville…
Federated Co-op Calgary DC employees ratify new…
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has reached an agreement with employees who were on strike at…
Galen G. Weston becomes Loblaw’s executive…
On January 15, Loblaw Companies announced that Galen G. Weston has been named executive chairman of…
Sweets & Snacks Expo: Your Year Starts Here
Candy and snack buyers, category managers, merchandisers and other retail executives looking to…
WATCH: PepsiCo’s snack robot
PepsiCo’s Hello Goodness division has launched a fleet of snack delivery robotic vehicles at the…
WATCH: Is Whole Foods planning to take over…
Whole Foods may be looking to move into closed Sears and Kmart store locations in the US. The…
Paul and Michael Higgins appointed to the Order…
Michael Higgins, left, and Paul Higgins Jr. Paul Higgins Jr. and Michael Higgins, co-chairmen and…
Costco's December comparable sales beat…
Costco has reported a 6.1 per cent increase in comparable sales for the retail month of December –…
Procter & Gamble receives patent for direct to…
Procter & Gamble has been awarded a patent for a direct to consumer display screen that would…
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Bob Chant joins StrategyCorp
Bob Chant, former senior vice president, corporate affairs and communication of Loblaw…
Kraft Heinz appoints new CMO
Dana Somerville, formerly the VP of brand build, innovation and R&D in Canada, has been…
Industry veteran Jim Slomka to leave Clorox Canada
Jim Slomka, sales director at Clorox Canada, announced that he will be departing the…
Leger joins iLevel Management
Lise Leger has joined iLevel Management as account manager for Eastern Quebec. She has…
Kimberly-Clark announces new general manager
Carla Anger has been promoted to vice president and general manager of Kimberly-Clark…
Clorox announces sales leadership changes
Ali Davies Ali Davies has been named vice president of sales for Clorox Canada. She…
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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
Aaron Bregg has a genuine passion for his job. The director of produce operations for one of Western Canada's largest independent wholesale organizations, Buy-Low Foods, Associated Grocers and
The May long weekend is one of the busiest of the year, and as customers stock up for cottage season, Grocery Business as the experts for tips on how retailers can maximize
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Certified vegan microwavable popcorn
Orville Redenbacher’s new Simply Salted flavour enables consumers who are following a vegan or plant-based diet to enjoy Orville Redenbacher microwaveable popcorn. The new flavour is Certified Vegan and is made with no artificial colours, flavours or…
Fresh veggie noodles and rice
Mann’s has introduced Fresh Veggie Noodles & Rice in six chef-inspired varieties of low-calorie superfoods such as cauliflower and broccoli. Mann’s
Compostable pouch packaging for fresh produce
Nature Knows has introduced new 100 per cent compostable pouch packaging solutions. The new packaging enables plant-based sustainable snacking and meal solutions to stay fresh up to 50 per cent longer than plastic formats. Nature Knows
Infused antioxidant water
Flow Alkaline Spring Water has launched a new functional beverage line, Flow Glow, infused with CBD (in select markets), botanical and antioxidant ingredients and Flow 100 per cent naturally alkaline spring water. Available in concentrated 330 ml formats.…
Dairy Milk Oreo candy bar
Cadbury’s new Dairy Milk Oreo candy bar combines Cadbury Dairy Milk on the outside with…
Ultrafiltered milk with 75 per cent more protein
Saputo Canada introduces JOYYA ultrafiltered milk, offering 75 per cent more protein and…
Fresh salad kits for Western Canada
Grown in season and packed in the Okanagan Valley, Fresh Attitude kits, which combine…
Crunchy and healthy lentil snacks
Crunchy Little Lentils from Three Farmers are packed with protein and flavour. Grown and…