Metro adopts packaging management policy
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Empire Company makes changes to executive team
Empire Company has announced management changes to its executive committee. The changes…
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Giant Tiger plans new expanded Ottawa headquarters
Discount retail chain Giant Tiger has filed plans with the City of Ottawa to expand its…
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In the latest salvo in its ongoing war with Amazon, Walmart has announced free next-day…
"No major changes" after Buy-Low purchase, Nature’s Fare says
The Nature’s Fare executive team says there will be no big changes at the grocery chain…
Sobeys store manager wins two FMI awards
Niki Scott Niki Scott, the manager of the Sobeys store in Paradise, Newfoundland and…
Loblaw opens PC Express pickup in Toronto subway stations
Loblaw is testing PC Express pickup services at three stations on Toronto’s subway system…
Costco to open its largest store in Canada
Costco plans to open its largest store in Canada, in St. John’s, Nfld., at the end of…
M&M Food Market and Instacart launch delivery pilot
M&M Food Market has teamed up with grocery delivery specialist Instacart to launch a…
Save-On-Foods opening new store in Medicine Hat, Alta.
Save-On-Foods is gearing up for the Friday, May 17 opening of its new location in…
In Memoriam: Fortinos co-founder Luciano Scornaienchi
Luciano Scornaienchi, a founder of Fortinos, has passed away at the age of 90. Born in…
Sobeys unveils online grocery delivery strategy
Empire Company Ltd. has unveiled the name and brand for its e-commerce strategy: Voilà by…
United Grocers announces three Board appointments
United Grocers Inc. has announced three new appointments, which are effective May 3,…
Metro online order delivery launches in Ontario
Metro has begun to offer delivery of online orders in Ontario. So far the service is…
Sobeys opens transit-linked Urban Fresh store in Toronto
Sobeys has opened its newest Urban Fresh location in Toronto, next to a subway station on…
2019 Excellence in Retailing finalists
Thirty-seven companies have been named finalists for the Retail Council of Canada’s 2019…
Costco’s Canadian sales down in April
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported net sales of $11.6 billion for the retail month of April.…
Adonis opens third Ontario store
After four months of work, Adonis has opened its third store in Ontario and second in…
CPMA to lead industry working group on plastics
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) has announced the formation of an…
IDDBA What’s In Store: cheese aims to please
Facts, figures and trends from IDDBA’s What’s In Store 2019 report. Cheese aims to…
George Weston Ltd. says corporate transformation on track
George Weston Ltd. reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2019 at its…
Sobey’s FreshCo brand enters Winnipeg market
FreshCo, the discount grocery brand of Sobey’s, has opened its first two stores in…
Sun Valley Market recognized for charity initiatives
Sun Valley's Jim and Vicki Bexis, centre, with Barry Lanteigne, DCI, far left, Todd…
IDDBA What’s In Store: trendspotting
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Buy-Low acquires Nature’s Fare Markets
Buy-Low Foods has acquired Nature’s Fare Markets, according to Grocery Business sources.…
Walmart Canada to spend $200+ M on store network
Walmart Canada has announced an investment of more than $200 million to refurbish and…
SIAL announces Olive d’Or and cheese competition winners
SIAL Canada has announced the winners of its Olive d’Or and its first International…
MUST WATCH: Loblaw Q1 profits down: Bloomberg’s point of view
Loblaw’s profit for the first quarter of 2019 narrowly missed expectations, but revenue…
Bee Maid adds Jeri Hudson and Sharon Jones to sales team
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Sobeys opens first FreshCo in Western Canada
File photo A former Safeway location in Mission, BC has become the first store for the…
Canada’s food industry under serious strain: FCPC report
A new report by Food & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) is drawing attention to the…
Unilever tries supplements again with Olly buy
Unilever North America has signed an agreement to acquire Olly Nutrition. San Francisco…
Independent grocers concerned about Ontario Food Terminal's future
Ontario government plans to review the Ontario Food Terminal have independent grocers…
Campbell Soup Toronto plant assets to be sold
Equipment from the Campbell Soup Toronto plant has been put up for sale by the venture…
Sobey family receives Retail Council lifetime achievement award
Donald and David Sobey honoured with Retail Council of Canada’s Canadian Grand Prix…
Agreement reached in Saskatoon Co-op strike
Saskatoon Co-op and United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1400 have reached an…
SIAL Innovation 2019 finalists announced
The ten finalists for the SIAL Innovation 2019 awards have been announced. Three will be…
Sobey's VP to serve on Crombie REIT board
Three long serving members will be retiring from the board of trustees of Crombie REIT,…
Loblaw urges vendors to focus on demand forecasting
Loblaw says its suppliers must focus on demand forecasting to work successfully with the…
More than 200 new exhibitors for 2019 Sweets & Snacks Expo
For its 21st year, the Sweets & Snacks Expo welcomes more than 200 new exhibitors. “The…
Metro Inc. same store sales increase 4.3 per cent
Metro’s sales rose $3.7 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2019, 27.7 per cent over…
2019 CPMA post show report
The 2019 Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) Convention and Trade Show took…
Congratulations to the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix finalists
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Costco’s March sales up 7.4 per cent; e-commerce leads the way
Costco Wholesale Corp. posted $13.87 billion in net sales for the retail month of March,…
Maple Leaf to build $310 M plant-based production facility
Maple Leaf Foods is planning to build a $310 million plant in the U.S. for the processing…
Walmart Canada expands sustainability initiatives
Lee Tappenden, president and CEO, Walmart Canada, Susan Muigai, EVP, human resources &…
WATCH: Walmart doubles down on store automation
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Horizon Group to merge ONFC and Corwin Distribution
The Horizon Group has announced that its two Ontario based distribution subsidiaries,…
Urban Fare to open Calgary location
Urban Fare, Save-On-Foods' premium banner, is set to open its first location outside of…
Loblaw gets new fridges
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Beth Newlands Campbell out as Rexall president in executive shakeup
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NEWS UPDATE: Sobeys addresses supplier concerns
Michael Medline, president and CEO of Empire Company Ltd., has addressed supplier…
Martin Parent appointed president of Mondelēz Canada
Mondelēz International has named Martin Parent president of Mondelēz Canada effective…
Nestlé goes vegan with meat-free "Incredible Burger"
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Kellogg sells snack brands to Ferrero
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Loblaw trials targeted online advertising
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Amazon cuts Whole Foods prices again
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2019 Olive d’Or contest
SIAL Canada is once again playing host to the Olive d’Or contest awards ceremony. Olive…
Walmart and Google to offer voice-activated grocery shopping
Walmart plans to enable its customers to use voice commands to order groceries through…
Save-On-Foods opens new Calgary store
Save-On-Foods has opened its seventh store in Calgary. The opening is part of an…
The 2019 Grocery & Specialty Food West show awards
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McEwan new chair of Aimia board
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Grocers raising prices over increased wholesale costs: report
Canada's three major retailers, Loblaw Companies Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd.…
Dollarama reports results for Q4, fiscal 2019
Despite some investor skepticism about Dollarama's stock market performance, the company…
Loblaw CityMarket to open downtown Edmonton store
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Golden Pencil 2019 Nominations
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Sobey family donates $18 million to boost business education
The Sobey family, The Sobey Foundation and Sobeys have donated $18 million to St. Mary’s…
Philip Morris Canadian unit granted creditor protection
Philip Morris International said its Canadian unit, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. (RBH)…
Food Basics expands in Western Ontario
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: (From left to right) Scott & George Gilvesy along with their…
T&T Supermarkets opens new Vancouver area store
T&T Supermarkets has opened its latest store in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kensington…
Canadian Tire to open 105,000 sq ft store in Alberta
Canadian Tire is set to open its largest single-level store in Grand Prairie, Atla. in…
Kroger sells Turkey Hill brand to private equity
U.S. grocery giant Kroger Co. has agreed to sell its Turkey Hill business to Texas based…
Walmart celebrates 25 years in Canada
Walmart entered the Canadian market a quarter of a century ago. Its entry began with the…
Nielsen, Headset and Deloitte team up on cannabis market
Nielsen, Headset and Deloitte have formed a strategic alliance to provide key…
Capitalize on the plant-based movement
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Calgary Co-op offers compostable bags at checkout
Calgary Co-op is cracking down on plastic overuse by charging for plastic bags and…
Walmart and Penguin launch grocery pickup in downtown Toronto
Walmart Canada says that online grocery orders over $50 can now be picked up at the…
Toronto's first waste-free grocery store
A new grocery store in Toronto’s west end offers a glimpse at the future of food retail.…
Ottawa launches national food policy
The 2019 federal budget unveiled this week includes measures to reduce food waste and…
Attention Retailers, Brokers, Distributors and Importers!
Looking for new U.S. lines to represent in Canada? Contact Kathy Boyce, Marketing/Trade…
Alberta’s Freson Bros. to close location in Grande Prairie
Freson Bros. has announced that it will be closing its store in south-side Grande…
Flow Hydration introduces augmented reality mirrors to grocery
Flow Hydration has announced plans to launch augmented reality mirrors at Loblaw stores…
Walmart U.S. toughens delivery demands
Walmart U.S. has raised the bar for its suppliers, demanding that they deliver more goods…
Kruger named a Best Managed Company
Kruger Products has been recognized for its performance with a Best Managed Company…
T&T opens new store in East Vancouver
T&T Supermarket has opened its fourth store location in Vancouver, B.C. The 33,000 square…
Walmart plans warehouse and DC in South Surrey, B.C.
Walmart has filed an application with the Surrey B.C. council to build a warehouse and…
Empire Co. to open new FreshCo stores in B.C., Manitoba
As it reported its strongest sales in almost ten years for the third quarter of fiscal…
Trentadue joins Philip Morris
Milena Trentadue has joined Philip Morris International Inc. as head of commercial…
Clean water is focus of Brita Canada campaign
Brita Canada has launched a campaign to raise awareness about how difficult it is to…
Walmart U.S. CEO wants to move faster on transformation
On Wednesday, Walmart U.S. president and CEO Greg Foran took part in a Q&A session at the…
Metro renews loyalty partnership with dunnhumby
Metro Inc. has announced a renewed agreement with customer data specialist dunnhumby.…
Food Basics opens new store in Pickering, Ontario
Food Basics celebrated the opening of a new store in Pickering, Ontario at the end of…
Federated Co-op posts record revenues and profits
Federated Co-operatives Ltd. realized a profit of $1.2 billion on sales of $10.7 billion…
Sobeys hosts event to celebrate International Women’s Day
L to R: Kerry Tompson; Niluka Kottegoda, unknown; unknown; Christine Marcelino; unknown;…
WATCH: Why is Amazon launching its own grocery chain?
Amazon’s new grocery stores may not be revolutionary out of the gate. It’ll be an…
Walmart Canada pays employees to go back to school
Walmart Canada has launched an education assistance program for its employees and their…
BREAKING: Amazon plans to launch grocery chain
Amazon plans to launch a new grocery chain with dozens of stores across the U.S. The…
M&M Food Market expands with new partners, storefronts
M&M Food Markets is building new partnerships and expanding its standalone store network.…
Freshco shows off stunning new re-design of St. Thomas, Ontario store
The FreshCo store location in St. Thomas, ON recently completed a design refresh. Led by…
Battistelli’s Your Independent Grocer celebrates 30th anniversary
The Battistelli family and its employees recently celebrated 30 years of serving the…
I-D Foods expands its roster of natural products
Independent food distributor I-D Foods has added Riverside Natural Foods/MadeGood to its…
WATCH: Pepsi veteran Indra Nooyi has been elected to Amazon's board of directors
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Walmart’s UK division could be sold to U.S. private equity firm
Asda, Walmart’s UK division, may be sold to U.S. private equity firm KKR. The rumours…
Program connects farmers and grocery stores to tackle food waste
An innovative program in Western Canada is helping to reduce food waste. The Loop…
Freshii meals coming to Walmart Canada stores
Freshii prepared meals will soon be available through Walmart Canada stores in Ontario.…
Galen Weston on George Weston Ltd. Q4 earnings
“Weston Foods is stabilizing its business, improving its sales pipeline and its…
Tilray to buy Manitoba Harvest
Tilray Inc., a leading cannabis research, cultivation, production and distribution…
Loblaw retail profits $3.25B for Q4 2018
Loblaw Companies has released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2018.…
Coppa’s expands fresh market concept into downtown Toronto
John Louis, Louis and Francesca Coppa Independent grocer Louie Coppa and his family have…
Olymel closes Québec City plant
The management of Olymel L.P. has decided to cease operations at its Vanier plant in…
Walmart’s Q4 2019 earnings call: transcript and audio
Read the transcript of Walmart’s Q4 2019 earnings call and hear the audio – here.
WATCH: Walmart wins the quarter
Walmart had a stellar Q4 2019, boosted by holiday sales that “blew past expectations,”…
Deloitte: Rethinking Loyalty Programs
In the Deloitte column from our Jan/Feb 2019 issue, three retail and customer strategy…
Driving Demand
On the chilly Family Day long weekend, Jan K. Overweel drove its Food Truck into Yonge…
Tree of Life Canada and Numage Trading announce merger
Tree of Life Canada and Numage Trading Inc. have announced the merger of their two…
Ipsos releases annual list of most influential Canadian brands
The most influential brand in Canada has maintained its top position for the eighth…
Loblaws launches no name beer
Loblaw has announced that no name beer is launching in Ontario. The new no name beer will…
WATCH: Amazon’s Whole Foods is raising prices
After it bought Whole Foods in August 2017, one of Amazon’s first moves was to cut…
WATCH: Longo’s Brian Langley on consumer expectations
Brian Langley, director of meat and seafood with Longo’s, Toronto, Ontario, talks about…
Open Mike: Mentoring Matters
Grocery Business columnist Michael Marinangeli looks at mentoring as a key to personal…
Loblaw making changes to frozen chicken products offering
Loblaw Companies is eliminating frozen raw chicken products in its No Name product line…
Sofina Foods employees beat $1 million children’s charity goal
Employees of Sofina Foods Inc. have surpassed their goal to raise $1 million in support…
Sobeys partners with Profitect on prescriptive analytics
Sobeys has partnered with Profitect to reduce shrink and improve customer satisfaction.…
Save-On-Foods opens Calgary store
Save-On-Foods has opened a new grocery store in Calgary, AB. The TransCanada Centre…
WATCH: Why big CPGs are moving to re-usable packaging
Some of the world's largest CPG companies, including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestlé,…
Sobeys Inc. to expand PrescribeIT service to pharmacies across Canada
Sobeys Inc. has announced a new partnership with Canada Health Infoway to launch…
M&M announces multi-partner Canadian retail expansion
M&M Food Market has announced new retail partnerships with Rexall and Avondale Food…
SPUD launches first fresh food e-marketplace in Canada
Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery Inc. (SPUD) has launched Be Fresh Marketplace, a…
Walk through Farm Boy’s new east end Toronto store: Photo Gallery
Farm Boy’s new Lake Shore and Leslie store. Local fresh food retailer Farm Boy has opened…
Costco Canada hit with $7.45M fine
Costco Canada has been fined $7.45 million for allegedly charging pharmaceutical…
Check out BrandSpark’s 2019 BNPA winners
BrandSpark International has announced its 16th annual Best New Product Awards (BNPA)…
Metro brings home delivery to Ontario, releases Q1 2019 results
Metro says it plans to bring home grocery delivery to Ontario this spring. Currently,…
Argyle expands in deal with ChangeMakers and Context
Independent communications consulting firm Argyle Public Relationships has announced a…
Empire Co. pleased with key B.C. labour decision
Empire Company Ltd. has reacted positively to a key labour decision by a Special Officer…
Aurora Importing and Distributing wins Loacker marketing award
Aurora Importing and Distributing’s Tony Morello, left, president, with Tony Angelucci,…
Sobeys to open BC’s first 10 FreshCo locations
Sobeys has announced that it plans to open BC’s first 10 FreshCo stores this year. The…
Mott's Fruitsations joins Breakfast Club of Canada in "Buy a Cup, Give a Cup"
Mott's Fruitsations has announced a partnership with Breakfast Club of Canada which will…
Loblaws City Market coming to Vancouver’s Canada Post redevelopment
Loblaws City Market will be an anchor tenant of an ambitious downtown Vancouver mixed-use…
Loblaw Ajax DC employees deliver strike mandate
Workers at a Loblaw distribution centre in Ajax, ON have voted in favour of strike action…
Canadian food giants commit to major food waste reduction
Canada’s National Zero Waste Council and Provision Coalition have recognized the…
Walmart seeking CEO for new stealth tech initiative
Walmart has posted a CEO job ad for a “Stealth Company” that would be run as part of its…
Galleria’s Share the Love campaign raises over $24K
Galleria Supermarket concluded its 12th annual Share the Love donation campaign with a…
The top five Canadian retailers are grocery companies, says Ryerson University
A study from Ryerson University in Toronto has identified the nation’s top 100 retailers,…
Walmart Canada announces plastic reduction plan
Walmart Canada has announced a plan to drastically reduce the use of plastics in its…
WATCH: A self-driving mini grocery store on wheels
Grocery store chain Stop & Shop plans to begin testing self-driving grocery delivery…
Sobeys offers sensory-friendly shopping at Nova Scotia store
Sobeys has launched a weekly “sensory-friendly” hour for customers sensitive to sensory…
Dollarama launches online shopping across Canada
Dollarama has launched online shopping for bulk sales across Canada. Dollarama’s online…
Canada’s most trusted brands for 2019
BrandSpark International has released its 2019 listing of the most trusted consumer…
Mark McEwan opens Toronto grocery store/restaurant
Chef Mark McEwan has opened his third grocery store at a location in Toronto’s downtown…
Federated Co-op Calgary DC employees ratify new agreement
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has reached an agreement with employees who were on…
Galen G. Weston becomes Loblaw’s executive chairman, president Sarah Davis expands role
On January 15, Loblaw Companies announced that Galen G. Weston has been named executive…
Sweets & Snacks Expo: Your Year Starts Here
Candy and snack buyers, category managers, merchandisers and other retail executives…
WATCH: PepsiCo’s snack robot
PepsiCo’s Hello Goodness division has launched a fleet of snack delivery robotic vehicles…
WATCH: Is Whole Foods planning to take over Sears, Kmart locations?
Whole Foods may be looking to move into closed Sears and Kmart store locations in the US.…
Paul and Michael Higgins appointed to the Order of Canada
Michael Higgins, left, and Paul Higgins Jr. Paul Higgins Jr. and Michael Higgins,…
Costco's December comparable sales beat expectations
Costco has reported a 6.1 per cent increase in comparable sales for the retail month of…
Procter & Gamble receives patent for direct to consumer technology
Procter & Gamble has been awarded a patent for a direct to consumer display screen that…
Aurora named Top Choice Importer in the Toronto area
For the fourth consecutive year, Aurora Importing & Distributing Limited has been voted…
Canada’s Food Guide to shift focus to vegetables, protein
A draft of the Canadian Food Guide circulated for public input indicates that the guide…
Vince’s Market announces 2018 Community Project Initiative recipients
From left: Giancarlo Trimarchi (Vince's partner), Juliet Irish (Doane House Hospice),…
Amazon could be about to launch fresh meal delivery?
A recent job posting by Amazon could provide a clue that the company plans to launch a…
WATCH: Kroger and Microsoft take on Amazon with futuristic grocery stores
The biggest grocery chain in the US, Kroger, has teamed up with Microsoft to remodel two…
Saskatoon Co-op employees reject latest offer
A strike by Saskatoon Co-op employees is set to continue after union members rejected a…
Canada’s new safe food law
Canada’s new safe food law and regulations take effect next week. Effective January 15,…
WATCH: Free grocery store is a food bank with a grocery experience
Montreal’s Welcome Hall Mission is planning to open a free grocery store in the city’s…
Procter & Gamble to launch liquid-free home and personal care products
Procter & Gamble plans to launch DS3, a new line of eight sustainability-oriented…
Federated Co-op posts record profit for 2018
For its 90th birthday, Federated Co-operatives Ltd. posted total sales of nearly $10.7…
Amazon plans to expand Whole Foods to take on Walmart
Amazon is planning to ramp up its network of Whole Foods stores across the US to bring…
A&P assets sold to private equity firm
The assets of A&P and Waldbaum’s have been sold to American Legacy Brands of Brooklyn,…
Loblaw: Canadians spend more time with screens than with family, friends
Almost a third of Canadians spend more than four hours of free time a day socializing via…
WATCH: Jim Pattison inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame, serenaded by Warren Buffett
On his induction into Canada’s Walk of Fame on December 1 at Toronto’s Sony Centre for…
Canadian grain handler Richardson to buy Conagra's Wesson cooking oil
Canada's biggest grain handler, Richardson International Ltd, says it has agreed to buy…
Kroger launches driverless deliveries
US grocery chain Kroger Co. says it is launching “the first-ever unmanned delivery…
WATCH: Korean supermarket to open in south Edmonton
H-mart, a Korean supermarket specializing in Asian food, is planning to open a location…
Miniso Canada settles parent’s bankruptcy application
Miniso Canada says it has reached a preliminary agreement over a bankruptcy application…
Amazon opens new Toronto office
Amazon has opened a new 113,000 square foot office in downtown Toronto. The new office…
Sobeys plans new warehouse in B.C.
Sobeys has filed a proposal to build a new 500,000 square foot distribution facility in…
CanPrev acquires Innovite Health
CanPrev Natural Health Products Ltd. has agreed to acquire Innovite Health, a Canadian…
Toronto’s top employers in 2019
The “GTA’s Top Employers 2019” list has been announced by the Globe and Mail. Grocery…
Dollarama launches online store in Quebec
Dollarama has launched a pilot of its first e-commerce website in Quebec. The pilot will…
Empire posts strong Q2 results; same-store sales up 2.5 per cent
Empire Company’s cost-saving initiatives and corporate transformation appear to be paying…
World’s grocery leaders set to create $1.9T opportunity by 2023
The world’s leading 20 global grocery markets are set to generate an additional US$1.9…
Ferrero on hunt to buy Campbell’s international business
Ferrero SpA is interested in buying Campbell Soup Co’s international business, according…
WATCH: Walmart testing robot fry cook
Walmart has started to test what’s being called “the world’s first autonomous robotic…
Saskatoon Co-op strike enters sixth week
Six weeks after they went on strike, hundreds of Saskatoon Co-op workers remain on the…
McEwan Gourmet Grocery offers on-demand service with INABUGGY
McEwan Gourmet Grocery has partnered with Canadian on-demand grocery delivery service…
WATCH: Couple marry in front of Sobey’s lobster tank
A couple in Red Deer Alberta recently tied the knot – in front of the lobster tank at the…
Long defunct BiWay brand set to be reborn in Toronto
Canadian discount chain BiWay is about to make a comeback. The chain, which closed down…
Sobey parent Empire Co. completes Farm Boy deal
Sobey parent Empire Co. has completed its $800 million acquisition of Ottawa-based…
London Drugs, Fresh St. Market to open in Vancouver Beach District
Westbank Corp. has announced that London Drugs and grocer Fresh St. Market will open at…
Grocers, bread makers request delay in bread price fixing class action suit
The year-old bread price fixing charges leveled against a group of large retailers and…
Loblaw expands exclusive PC Insiders program to PC Optimum members
Loblaw Companies Ltd. has opened its PC Insiders subscription program to its 16 million…
Dollarama Q3: Profits, same store sales increase
Dollarama has reported increases in sales and net earnings for the third quarter of…
Campbell launches sale of Bolthouse Farms
Campbell Soup has launched the process of selling its Bolthouse Farms fresh food company.…
WATCH: Walmart adds robot janitors to its stores
Walmart has taken the wraps off new robot janitors. Equipped with artificial intelligence…
Uber Eats seeks a grocery lead in Toronto
A LinkedIn job posting suggests that Uber may be making a move to disrupt the grocery…
Congratulations to this year’s CFDE Santa Cause honourees
Calgary Food & Drug Executives (CFDE) has announced its 2018 Santa Cause inductees. At…
Alberta grower becomes largest lettuce greenhouse operation in North America
Whole Leaf has announced that it is doubling in size and production, with Phase Two of…
Kraft Heinz to acquire better-for-you brand Primal Kitchen
The Kraft Heinz Company has announced its plan to acquire Primal Nutrition LLC, makers of…
Getting retail self-service under control: study
A new study of fixed self-checkout (SCO) technology in retail suggests ways that…
Costco may be planning huge new Winnipeg store
Rendering of the proposed store seems to show a Costco location with the name removed,…
WATCH: Walmart adds store map app and other tech services for the holiday season
For the 2018 holiday season, Walmart is offering customers a range of convenience…
Cyber Monday single biggest shopping day in Amazon history
Amazon has announced that Cyber Monday has, once again, been the single biggest shopping…
A Taste of Tuscany
The Italian Trade Commission held a Tuscany market event to promote foods from the…
Nesters Market opens new store in Vancouver
Nesters Market plans to open one of its largest grocery stores yet in Vancouver’s Mount…
REMINDER: Grand Prix New Product Awards submission deadline
The 26th Annual Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards deadline is November 30. For…
SIAL Paris 2018
By Linda Winick More consumers around the world are going to the grocery store looking…
Maple Leaf Foods to build $660 M Ontario plant
Maple Leaf Foods will build a 640,000 square foot, $660 million poultry processing…
Grocery industry cooks up breakfast for high school students
Grocery industry members joined The Grocery Foundation on November 20 to cook breakfast…
Loblaw test launches self-checkout app
Loblaw is launching a pilot test of a new “shop and scan” app at eight Toronto-area…
Sixth annual Pentola d’Oro gala and awards
Ida Pusateri and Frank Luchetta of Pusateri's Fine Foods, co-winners of the Pentola d'Oro…
Canadian grocery shopping habits fragmented: study
A new study from Dalhousie University shows that Canadian grocery shopping habits are…
Walmart pilots fully autonomous grocery delivery
Walmart has partnered with Ford and self-driving technology company Waymo in two separate…
Keurig Canada among top 100 employers
For the second consecutive year, Keurig Canada has been listed by Mediacorp Canada on its…
Winnipeg’s last Extra Foods becomes a No Frills
Loblaw has announced that the fifth and last Extra Foods location in Winnipeg will close…
WATCH: Walmart launches employee scheduling app
Walmart has launched a new scheduling app that it says will improve customer service…
Canada sends strong team to Fruit Logistica 2019
Fruit Logistica, the world’s largest fresh produce trade show, takes place in Berlin…
Metro fourth quarter sales up more than 15 per cent
Metro Inc. reported sales of $3.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of…
George Weston quarterly sales rise 1.5 per cent
George Weston Limited has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2018.…
Bank of Canada releases vertical $10 bill
On November 19 the Bank of Canada released the new vertical $10 bank note into…
Ontario produce industry gathers for annual awards night
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) held its 27th Annual Gala and Awards…
Cannabis to change the game for food and beverages
Coffee conference: Left to right Josh Lyon, VP marketing &partnerships, HIKU, Chad…
Kellogg announces major changes to North American business
Kellogg Co. has announced that it is redesigning the company’s organizational structure…
Walmart Canada ramps up self-checkout, scales back scan and go
Walmart Canada is adding more self-checkout kiosks and revamping its "scan and go" system…
Metro pilots UberEats food delivery in Montreal
Metro Inc. is testing food delivery in downtown Montreal in partnership with Uber Eats.…
Walmart Grocery Pickup launches in Windsor, Ontario
Walmart Canada has announced the launch of the Walmart Grocery Pickup service in Windsor,…
WATCH: Sobeys CEO vows not to repeat Safeway missteps
Sobeys president and CEO Michael Medline says the company won’t repeat the mistakes it…
Sobeys partners with MLSE
Sobeys president and CEO Michael Medline (left) joins his MLSE counterpart Michael…
Loblaw retail revenue increases for Q3
Loblaw Companies Limited has reported its financial results for the third quarter of…
Nature’s Emporium launches fourth store
Nature's Emporium opens fourth store The fourth Nature’s Emporium store opened yesterday…
Real Canadian Liquor Store opens three more locations in Saskatchewan
Loblaw will open three new Real Canadian Liquor Store locations in Saskatchewan. The…
Buy-Low plans to open new store in Saskatchewan
Kindersley, Saskatchewan, will have a new Buy-Low Foods store by the end of the year.…
Save-On-Foods expands in B.C.
Save-On-Foods opened a new store in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Kerrisdale on November…
Ida Pusateri and Frank Luchetta to receive Pentola d'Oro
The Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario (ICCO) and Unico Primo have announced the 2018…
Aurora celebrates founder Nunzio Tumino’s 90th birthday
Nunzio Tumino, the founder of Aurora Importing and Distributing, turned 90 on November 4.…
T&T opens new Toronto, Kitchener, ON stores
T&T Supermarket has opened its eighth location in the Greater Toronto Area. The popular…
Photo Gallery Round-Up
Canadian Health Food CHFA East 2018 Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit Conference…
WATCH: Saskatoon Co-op workers on strike
Nine hundred members of UFCW Local 1400 in Saskatoon are on strike. The workers are…
BREAKING NEWS: Parmalat Group to acquire Kraft Heinz Canadian natural cheese division
Parmalat Group has reached an agreement to acquire the natural cheese division of Kraft…
Nominations for 2019 Retail Produce Manager Awards Program
United Fresh is now accepting nominations for its 2019 Retail Produce Manager Awards…
New Winnipeg store specializes in Mideastern, Mediterranean items
A new grocery store dedicated to Middle East and Mediterranean items opened last week in…
Jet.com to sell Blue Apron meal kits online
Walmart-owned e-commerce company Jet.com is the first retailer to sell Blue Apron meal…
Agropur launches first dairy accelerator in North America
Canadian dairy cooperative Agropur is launching Inno Accel, North America's first…
Longo’s new sustainable store, a first in Canada
Longo’s new Stouffville, Ont. store marks a milestone for Longo Brothers Fruit Markets.…
“Island Good” set to become “Island Better”
The Sobey family has donated 93 hectares along the St. Mary’s River to the Nova Scotia…
Saskatoon Co-op workers poised to strike
Some 900 Co-op workers in Saskatoon could go on strike on Thursday. United Food and…
Food study says Canadians reducing meat consumption
A new study conducted by Dalhousie University has found that more than six million…
Third Point offers “Refresh the Recipe” plan for Campbell
Activist investor Third Point has laid out a 100-day plan it says will “refresh” Campbell…
CPMA recognizes 2018 Produce Champions
Ron Lemaire and NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, Produce Champion presentation The Canadian…
Walmart plans to transform parking lots into ‘town centres’
Walmart is considering how to find new uses for underutilized real estate at its stores…
United Grocers recognizes supplier excellence
United Grocers Inc. (UGI) held its annual dinner and awards event in Toronto to recognize…
Sobeys offers sensory-friendly shopping in two PEI grocery stores
Shoppers who are sensitive to loud sounds or bright lights will be getting a break thanks…
Federated Co-op celebrates 90 years in business
Federated Co-op is marking its 90th anniversary. CEO Scott Banda believes that…
Walmart Canada launches Mobile Check-in, expands Grocery Pickup
Walmart Canada has launched a new feature for grocery pickup. Mobile Check-in allows…
WATCH: Walmart announces grocery warehouse of the future
Walmart announces plans for a new high-tech DC that will rely on STEM-savvy workers and…
Loblaw launches Instacart at Queen’s Quay store in Toronto
Instacart refrigerated unit at Toronto Queen's Quay location Loblaw has launched the…
Grocery Innovations Canada celebrates the top independent grocers in Canada
Master Merchandising Awards networking event On Tuesday October 23, at a gala event as…
A Grocer’s Secret to Success: Quality, Quality, Quality
Pusateri’s Fine Foods has built its success on providing customers high quality food, but…
Maple Lodge invests $8 million in Ontario hatchery
Maple Lodge Farms’ (MLF) has announced an $8 million expansion to its hatchery in Port…
Clorox Canada achieves zero waste landfill designation
Clorox Canada has earned the Zero Waste to Landfill designation by diverting more than 90…
Longo’s and Grocery Gateway
Longo’s has grown from 1200 employees to 6000 in a single decade, and it’s been a fixture…
Walmart US to require blockchain tracing for leafy greens: Canada to follow?
Walmart US plans to require suppliers of leafy greens to use blockchain tracing…
Campbell heirs fight hedge fund move to oust board
Four key shareholders of Campbell Soup Co. have formally lined up to oppose a move by…
Manitoba grocery workers ratify contract with Loblaw
Workers at Superstore, Extra Foods, and No Frills stores in Manitoba have ratified a new…
WATCH: Walmart's long term investments paying off
Moody’s lead retail analyst Charlie O’Shea shares his reaction to Walmart’s quarterly…
Walmart lowers forecast, e-commerce growth still strong though slowing
At its annual investor meeting earlier this week, Walmart warned investors its earnings…
Nina Barton to become new president of Kraft Heinz Canada
Kraft Heinz Canada has announced that Nina Barton will replace Carlos Piani as president…
Vendor presentations: what retailers want
Veteran retailer Deleo de Leonardis shares her insights into vendor presentations in the…
Kraft Heinz announces $100 M food tech fund
Kraft Heinz has rolled out Evolv Ventures, a venture fund that will invest in emerging…
Target launches new super-discount brand
Target has launched a new super discount brand with more than 70 items, most of them…
Kraft Heinz reportedly backs away from Campbell's purchase
Kraft Heinz has decided not to pursue its high-profile bid to but Campbell’s Soup Co.,…
Tom Gunter recognized with FCPC’s Award of Distinction
Food & Consumer Products of Canada has announced that veteran CPG executive Tom Gunter,…
Walmart Canada exploring the sale of cannabis products
Walmart Canada has no immediate plans to get into the cannabis business, but the company…
Organic Garage opens 4th store in Toronto’s Liberty Village
Organic Garage Liberty Village store Organic Garage celebrated the opening of its fourth…
Costco’s quarterly sales slightly ahead of estimates
Costco Wholesale Corp.’s latest quarterly sales results were slightly ahead of analyst…
Longo’s to open new store in Stouffville
Grocery chain Longo’s plans to open a new store in Stouffville, ON, at the beginning of…
Kroger to pilot grocery pick-up at Walgreens stores
US grocer Kroger Co is partnering with drug retailer Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. to…
New Canadian owners of Coca-Cola Canada bottling plan to double sales
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (CCCBL) has concluded a transaction to acquire…
Walmart avoids trial in Fort McMurray wildfire case
Walmart has averted a month-long trial in Alberta for selling food contaminated by the…
BC wines lose grocery exclusivity under new deal
The new trilateral trade deal between Canada, the US and Mexico means B.C. wines will no…
Maple Leaf Foods to acquire VIAU Foods
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VIAU Foods for $215…
Executive management changes at Clorox Canada
Dave Iacobelli, named General Manager, President of Clorox Canada Clorox Canada has…
Okanagan Co-op to open farmer-owned grocery store
A farmer-owned food co-op based in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley plans to open its first…
Cashmere Collection fashion event supports breast cancer campaign
To kick off October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the 15th annual Cashmere Collection…
Walmart to use blockchain to stop E. coli in lettuce
Walmart and Sam’s Club will employ blockchain, the security technology that underpins…
Instacart to launch tech hub in Toronto
Online grocery delivery provider Instacart plans to launch “Instacart North,” a new tech…
Walmart signs pledge to cut plastic pollution in oceans
Walmart has joined other large multinational corporations in pledging to reduce plastic…
Farm Boy to open second Toronto location
Farm Boy has announced that it will open a second location in Toronto’s Leslie and…
Kraft Heinz Canada completes acquisition of Ethical Bean Coffee
Kraft Heinz Canada has completed the acquisition of the assets of Ethical Bean Coffee.…
Sobeys owner Empire to acquire Farm Boy in $800 million deal
Sobeys owner Empire Co. Ltd., has announced it is acquiring Farm Boy in a bid to expand…
Trevor Bartlett to join Rexall as SVP and chief merchant
In October, Trevor Bartlett will be joining Rexall Canada as senior vice president and…
Costco Wholesale expands online grocery in Ontario
Costco Wholesale is expanding Costco Grocery across Ontario. Costco Grocery is the…
Walmart launches fresh grocery delivery in Vancouver
This week, Walmart Canada announced the launch of “sustainable grocery delivery” for…
Amazon reportedly opening 3,000 brick and mortar stores
Amazon is considering opening as many as 3000 new AmazonGo cashierless stores in the next…
Organic Garage to open new Toronto store
Independent organic grocery store Organic Garage is planning to open a new store in…
Husky Foods expands with new brands
Food importer Husky Foods has added two new brands to its health and wellness portfolio,…
Tesco launches discount chain, taking on Aldi and Lidl
British supermarket group Tesco is fighting back against German discounters Aldi and Lidl…
Walmart Foundation announces grants for Canadian food waste programs
The Walmart Foundation has pledged $1.89 million for proposals from Canadian non-profit…
Walmart tests same-day grocery delivery in Toronto, Winnipeg
Today Walmart Canada is launching a same-day grocery delivery service in parts of the…
Dollarama sales increase 6.9 per cent in Q2 2019
Dollarama today reported increases in sales and net earnings for the second quarter of…
Empire reports 3.0 per cent revenue increase for Q1 2019
First Quarter Summary · Same-store sales excluding fuel increased 1.3% (1.8% excluding…
WATCH: Mondelez CEO on growth, its snacking future and e-commerce
Mondelez International CEO Dirk Van de Put sits down with CNBC to discuss the company's…
Walmart tests new grocery delivery service
Walmart is expanding its grocery delivery options with a new US last-mile delivery pilot.…
Family run businesses perform better: National Bank
Loblaw Companies is one of 43 large, successful family run companies in Canada that…
Rabba honours Trillium Health Partners at 2018 golf tournament
Rabba Fine Foods held its annual golf tournament earlier this month in Brampton, Ont.…
Activist investor wants Campbell to axe entire board
Activist investor Daniel Loeb, founder and CEO of Third Point, has launched a proxy fight…
Brynwood Partners company acquires Smucker brand portfolio
A company newly formed by Brynwood Partners has acquired a portfolio of brands from J.M.…
Whole Foods workers seek to unionize: company promises improvements
A group of Whole Foods workers is trying to unionize the company’s workforce of more than…
Loblaw cleared of tax evasion
On September 7 the Tax Court of Canada issued a ruling in the Glenhuron Bank case that…
Rabba Fine Foods' Street Shuffle
Rabba Fine Foods will be the presenting sponsor of the Rabba Fine Food Street Shuffle on…
Ontario yet to punish Costco for alleged 2015 kickbacks
Ontario’s Ministry of Health says it is continuing to investigate an illegal payment…
Gabriella’s Kitchen debuts on Canadian exchange
Health food maker Gabriella’s Kitchen has begun trading on the Canadian Securities…
Amazon touches $1 T, set to overtake Apple
Amazon became the second-ever publicly traded company to trade at $1 trillion this week.…
WATCH: Will Kraft Heinz purchase Campbells Soup? Warren Buffet comments
Warren Buffett, an investor in Kraft Heinz, explains why it’s “very hard” to offer a…
Walkable grocery shopping on the rise
A newly opened Zehrs grocery store in Kitchener, ON, manages to match increased size and…
Loblaw to spin out its interest in real estate trust
Loblaw Companies Ltd. and George Weston Ltd. have announced a reorganization which will…
Premium Brands acquires Ready Seafood
Premium Brands Holdings Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Ready Seafood…
Campbell Soup to sell international, fresh refrigerated foods
Campbell Soup Co. plans to sell its international and fresh refrigerated foods units and…
BC sues Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaw in opioid marketing lawsuit
A proposed class action lawsuit has been launched by the government of British Columbia…
Canadian retailers must innovate now, says BDO Canada report
Canadian retailers must implement innovative business strategies now to survive and…
Cascades to close two Ontario corrugated packaging plants
Packaging and tissue products manufacturer Cascades Inc. says it is closing two Ontario…
Nestlé hires 500 Starbucks employees
Approximately 500 Starbucks employees in the United States and Europe are being hired by…
WATCH: Starbucks and Nestle CEOs on $7.15 B coffee deal
In this CNBC video report, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson and Nestle CEO Mark Schneider…
Worldwide food and grocery retail will reach US$12.21 T by 2020: study
The global food and grocery retail market is expected to reach US$12.24 trillion by 2020,…
Amazon Canada launches new monthly Prime membership plan
Amazon Canada is making monthly memberships available to Prime members for $7.99 a month.…
BC Sobeys workers reject special officer’s recommendations
Safeway workers in BC voted to reject the recommendations tabled by special officer Vince…
McDonald's Canada and SkipTheDishes announce delivery partnership
McDonald's Canada has announced plans to expand McDelivery through a partnership with…
Kruger Products to invest $575 M in new Quebec tissue plant
KP Tissue and Kruger Products LP plan to build a new $575 million tissue plant in…
T&T Supermarket opens new flagship store in BC
T&T Supermarket celebrated the opening of its flagship store in Richmond, BC. The new…
Presidents Choice "buck-a-beer" kicks off long weekend in Ontario
More than 25 years after its initial launch, President's Choice (PC) is celebrating the…
Kellogg and Reckitt Benckiser join race for GlaxoSmithKline nutrition business
Two new major names have thrown their hats in the ring to acquire GlaxoSmithKline’s…
Google develops AI assistant to help with meal plans
Google is developing a wearable health and fitness assistant that will help monitor an…
Costco partners with fresh produce technology firm that’s suing Walmart
Costco Wholesale is partnering with Zest Labs to improve its fresh supply chain, the same…
PepsiCo to purchase SodaStream in $3.2 B deal
PepsiCo is entering the in-home beverage market with the purchase of SodaStream, which…
Parmalat revisits milk category with new packaging, product varieties
Lagging milk sales, increased production costs and growing competition from alternatives…
Sobeys BC labour dispute heats up in wake of store closures
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1518 in BC is urging members to vote…
Walmart Inc. revenue up $4.7 B for Q2; Canadian sales up 2.6 per cent
Walmart Inc. has reported total revenue of $128.0 billion for the second quarter of…
Retailers prepare for cannabis sales
As October 17 – the date when recreational cannabis can be sold legally in Canada –…
WATCH: Walmart testing robots to help fill online orders
Walmart is pilot testing a robotic order fulfilment system called Alphabot. The system is…
Pharmaprix launches fresh product pilot
Pharmaprix has announced the launch of "Zone Marché" at several drugstores in the Greater…
Toonies for Tummies feeding 1 M+ every day
The Grocery Foundation’s Toonies for Tummies campaign feeds more than one million…
Loblaw teams up with DavidsTea
Loblaw has announced that it will sell DavidsTea tea sachets at its stores across Canada.…
Premium Brands buys Select Food sandwich unit
Premium Brands Holdings has bought the sandwich unit of Select Food Products. The…
Costco Canada opens its 100th store
Costco Wholesale Canada has announced the official opening of its first membership…
Metro same-store sales up in Q3
On Wednesday Metro Inc. announced its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 ended…
Loblaw extends PC Optimum program to Esso stations
Loblaw has joined Imperial Oil to extend the PC Optimum points program to more than 2000…
Costco sales up 10% in July, 12% YTD
Costco Wholesale Corp. reported net sales of $10.59 billion for the retail month of July,…
Walmart to pilot test robotic order fulfilment
Walmart plans to launch a pilot program that uses robotics to complete customers’ online…
Starbucks opens sustainable concept store
Starbucks sustainable store. (Image: ShoppingCentre) Starbucks has opened a new…
PepsiCo CEO Nooyi steps down
Longtime PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down after 12 years at the helm, effective…
Walmart adding 2,000 new tech jobs this year
Walmart plans to add more than 2,000 full- and part-time tech jobs in 2018. Most of the…
Walmart hit with $2 B lawsuit over fresh produce technology
Walmart is facing a $2 billion lawsuit by US tech startup Zest Labs that claims Walmart's…
In Memoriam: Fortinos’ Franco Joe Carobelli
Franco Joe Carobelli, a former partner in Fortinos, has died. Born May 4, 1935, he passed…
Costco brings better food access to Toronto's Thorncliffe Park
A new Costco warehouse store in Toronto is making grocery shopping easier for residents…
Volunteers answer Sobeys call to feed Ontario firefighters
With a major blaze burning out of control and forcing evacuations in parts of Northern…
WATCH: Walmart challenges last mile delivery dilemma
With 4,700 stores within 10 miles of 90 percent of the US population, Walmart knows it…
Vancouver Island campaign boosts local food
After three years of planning, the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) has launched…
WATCH: Campbell Soup at a major crossroads
After 149 years, Campbell Soup could be at a turning point. Market share is shrinking,…
George Weston Q2 performance slips
Second quarter sales at Weston Foods, George Weston Ltd.’s bakery division, were down 8.1…
Walmart Canada to invest $175 M+ in new BC frozen grocery facility
Walmart Canada plans to invest more than $175 M to build a new 300,000 sq ft frozen…
Loblaw beats analyst earnings estimates, but profit slumps
Loblaw Cos Ltd.'s quarterly profit topped analysts’ estimates on Wednesday, driven by…
Kroger shrugs off Amazon's Prime Day boast
Amazon says its Prime Day this year was a success, despite technical problems that…
Canada to revisit voluntary salt reduction targets
Ottawa has announced that it plans to come up with a new voluntary salt reduction…
WATCH: Rooftop-grown produce
IGA has launched a new ‘live harvest’ initiative at a store in Ville Saint-Laurent, QC.…
Sobeys to sell refugee chocolatier’s products nationwide
Sobeys has announced that it will sell chocolate products made by a refugee family from…
Teen Foodland employee ‘hero’ after saving man’s life
A 16 year old employee of the Foodland store in Lakeview, ON, is being described as a…
Sobeys to open FreshCo discount stores in Winnipeg
Sobeys Inc. says it plans to open two FreshCo. discount stores in Winnipeg. The new…
Costco launches online grocery site in Canada
Costco Wholesale has launched Costco Grocery, the company’s first online grocery site in…
Culinary destination market to open in Newmarket
Market & Co., a $60 M, 40,000 sq ft upscale food market, is set to open in September at…
Produce plant fire causes $2.3 M in damage
A fire at a produce plant in Leamington, ON, near Windsor, caused $2.3 M in damage to the…
WATCH: Prime Day sales surge despite tech glitch
Amazon has reported that despite a technical glitch that kept users from logging on to…
Procter & Gamble to acquire First Aid Beauty
Procter & Gamble plans to acquire First Aid Beauty (FAB), a rival independent skin care…
Wellwise opens third store in Ontario
Wellwise by Shoppers Drug Mart has opened a new store in Sudbury, ON. It’s the third of…
Walmart, Microsoft in cloud computing partnership
Walmart has partnered with Microsoft Corp. in order to use the latter’s cloud services,…
Loblaw presents closing arguments in tax case
Wrapping up Loblaw’s defence in its $437 M dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency, the…
BrandSpark announces Canada’s most trusted retailers
Market research firm BrandSpark International has announced the 2018 BrandSpark Most…
PepsiCo earnings beat expectations, boosted by snack performance
PepsiCo’s second quarter revenue and profit results beat Wall Street expectations, based…
WATCH: Starbucks debuts its new strawless cup design
Starbucks has announced that it plans to phase out the use of plastic straws by 2020. As…
J.M. Smucker sells baking brands
J.M. Smucker has sold its US baking business to Brynwood Partners, a private equity firm,…
Ontario Produce Marketing Association seeks new president
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) is accepting applications for a new…
Amazon to build huge DC in Ottawa's east end
Amazon has announced plans to build a million sq ft distribution centre just southeast of…
Kroger partners with fashion designer Mimran on apparel brand
The Kroger Co. has announced its new apparel brand Dip, developed by fashion designer Joe…
Safeway closes BC stores, moves to discount
Safeway says it will close 10 stores in Metro Vancouver this month. After examining…
Amazon Prime Day brings deals to Whole Foods for a week
Here’s more on the Whole Foods deals Amazon Prime members will be able to enjoy on July…
In Memoriam: Umberto Spagnuolo
Umberto Spagnuolo, one of the original founders of Fortinos, has passed away. He was 97…
Colemans purchases Belbin’s
This photo from the Belbin's Facebook page sums up their feelings about the Colemans…
Danone eyes 20 to 25 deals by 2020
Danone Manifesto Ventures, an investment fund set up by French food giant Danone to…
Bread price-fixing scandal may have originated with PowerPoint presentation: court documents
A PowerPoint presentation may have laid the groundwork for a bread price-fixing scheme…
Maple Leaf acquiring select poultry assets of Cericola Farms
Maple Leaf Foods has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase two poultry plants…
Olymel acquires Triomphe Foods and its brands including Tour Eiffel, Nostrano and Mother Hen
Réjean Nadeau, president and CEO, Olymel L.P. and Mélissa Latifi, president and CEO,…
WATCH: Amazon takes on FedEx, launches startup delivery service
Amazon is launching its own last-mile delivery service, which will compete directly with…
Tesco, Carrefour team up: will a price war hit Europe?
News that European grocery powerhouses Tesco and Carrefour are forming a strategic…
This year’s Amazon Prime Day is July 16
Amazon is offering in-store deals for the first time ever on this year’s Prime Day. Come…
Nestle Canada CEO looks back as she prepares to retire
Shelley Martin, CEO of Nestle Canada, will retire at the end of July after 28 years with…
New tariffs could raise food prices: Sobeys, Empire CEO Michael Medline
Upcoming tariffs on some American food products could eventually mean higher prices for…
Empire quarterly results: earnings, sales rise
Empire Co. Ltd. has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full…
WATCH: Campbell shares soar on report Kraft may buy the soup company
Since Kraft Heinz’s failed bid for Unilever, rumours are the company has been on the…
Conagra to acquire Pinnacle Foods
The boards of directors of Conagra Brands and Pinnacle Foods have unanimously approved…
Loblaw to spend $150 M more each year supporting Canadian farmers
Loblaw Companies Ltd. says that by 2025 it will spend $150 M more each year with Canadian…
Walmart leads food security plan based on blockchain
Walmart is spearheading a global effort to use blockchain technology to secure the…
Kraft Heinz could be interested in buying Campbell Soup
Kraft Heinz – and at least one other possible suitor – is reportedly thinking about…
Amazon Fresh reputation slipping
Amazon’s grocery delivery program Amazon Fresh has slipped in customer rankings, with…
Farm Boy teams with Ottawa tech firms on new app
Ottawa-based grocery chain Farm Boy has teamed up with two local companies to develop a…
Amazon Prime savings extended to Whole Foods Markets across US
Amazon has announced that members of Amazon Prime will be able to leverage Prime savings…
FCPC golf tournament raises thousands for food banks
Michael Graydon, left, and Jamie Moody, right, present a cheque for $12,185 to Food Banks…
President's Choice challenges Canadians to eat together
The President’s Choice brand has issued a challenge to workers in Toronto to participate…
Novacap acquires interest in Noble Foods
Canadian private equity firm Novacap is acquiring an interest in Noble Foods Nutrition…
Independents gain insights at DCI business summit
L to r: Peter Shin, Galleria Supermarket, Giancarlo Trimarchi, Vince's Market, Dave…
Photo of the Week: Frito-Lay
Frito Lay wins the week and the frontend at a downtown Toronto Loblaw store.
Baxters Canada is sold to Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Fondaction, Investissement Québec and private investors
The Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Fondaction and Investissement Québec have partnered with a…
Save-On-Foods raises $250,000 for Western Canada food banks
Save-On-Foods will donate a quarter of a million dollars to support Western Canada food…
Five Takeaways from Hartman’s ACT Food Culture Forecast
Once again this year, the recent Hartman’s ACT Food Culture Forecast 2018 event in Miami…
Golden Pencil Award 2018 Recipients: Tom Gunter and Mary Dalimonte
The Food Industry Association of Canada has announced the recipients of the 2018 Golden…
Carrefour and Google partner to sell online groceries
Google has signed a deal with Carrefour to sell the retailer’s groceries online. Next…
WATCH: Sobeys and Safeway’s new summer promotional ad
Sobeys and Safeway have launched a new television commercial as part of the company’s…
Sainsbury’s/Asda deal comes in for scrutiny in UK parliament
The CEOs of Sainsbury’s, the UK’s second largest supermarket, and Asda, the third…
Retail Council welcomes new food safety rules
The Retail Council of Canada (RCC) has welcomed the new Safe Food for Canadians…
Saputo still on the lookout for acquisitions
Following the announcement of its yearly earnings at the beginning of July, Saputo made…
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: The hard-biking Longo’s team raises $60k for cancer care
On May 30, 2018, “The Inside Ride at Longos” team raised over $60,000 and $585,000 to…
Metro now offering same-day delivery for online orders
Metro online grocery service users in Quebec can now get same-day order delivery. Orders…
Walmart sells majority stake in Brazil unit
Walmart Inc. says private equity firm Advent International will take an 80 per cent…
HelloFresh is latest meal kit to head to the grocery store
HelloFresh has announced it’s bringing its meal kits to grocery stores, starting with…
Coca-Cola Canada to build new Ontario dairy production facility
Coca-Cola Canada is investing $85 M to build a dairy production facility in Peterborough,…
2018 Galleria Supermarket Scholarship Program awards ceremony held in Thornhill
Galleria Supermarket held the 2018 Galleria Supermarket Scholarship Program (GSSP)…
Walmart's future may include in-store drone assistants and smart shopping carts
Recent patent filings by Walmart could give a glimpse into how it plans to leverage…
Dollarama Q1 same store sales up 2.6%
Dollarama’s revenue and same-store sales for the first quarter of Fiscal 2019 missed Wall…
Empire makes leadership changes for next phase of transformation
Empire Company Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sobeys Inc., have announced…
Bread price-fixing case's 'Person X' to remain anonymous: ruling
An unidentified person known to the public as "Person X" in court documents in connection…
Rabba opens Tim Hortons quick service restaurant
Rabba Fine Foods has expanded its partnership with Tim Hortons with the opening of its…
RCC announces 2018 Grand Prix New Product Awards winners
T&T Supermarkets' Tina Lee, co-winner of the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix Trailblazer…
WATCH: Amazon reportedly building massive distribution centre in Ottawa
Although Amazon hasn’t made any formal comments yet, a CTV News report says the retailer…
Walmart's 2018 business and shareholders’ meeting
On May 30 Walmart CEO Doug McMillon hosted the company’s 2018 formal business and…
NEWS ALERT: The new issue of Grocery Business is here!
In this issue: H.Y. Louie has re-branded it's food division Georgia Main Food Group with…
Kraft Peanut Butter launches SickKids Hospital campaign
Kraft Peanut Butter hopes to raise $100,000 for the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)…
Too many plastic bags in online order/pickup: Halifax shopper
A shopper in Halifax has raised the alarm over what she believes as the excessive use of…
Knorr brings One Skillet meal kits to grocery channel
Knorr is introducing its new line of One Skillet meal kits on grocery store shelves,…
PepsiCo buys Bare Foods
PepsiCo is acquiring the baked fruit and vegetable snack maker Bare Foods, reflecting…
Costco April sales up 13.1 per cent
Costco’s net sales for the retail month of April rose 13.1 per cent to $10.81 B, from…
Nature’s Path joins anti-pipeline campaign
Organic breakfast food brand Nature’s Path has turned off its worldwide website and…
U.S. ups ante in row over restricted wine sales in Canada
The U.S. government says Canada is engaging in unfair trade practices by limiting access…
Photo of the week: Unique collaboration kicks off Italian Heritage Month
On the eve of Italian Heritage Month, five independent grocers in the Greater Toronto…
Mark your calendars for the Toonies for Tummies 2019 Sponsor Information Meeting
Please hold the morning of Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Metro senior vice president Joe Fusco…
WATCH: Campbell Soup announces the abrupt retirement of CEO Denise Morrison
Campbell Soup CEO Denise Morrison unexpectedly stepped down last Friday after seven years…
Sluggish Q1 retail sales reported by Stats Canada
Statistics Canada reports that total Q1 Canadian retail sales gained only 3.9%…
AmazonFresh to drop third-party sellers
AmazonFresh says it will no longer sell goods from third-party vendors alongside its own…
WATCH: Nations Experience plans to roll out nationwide
Nations Experience, which opened its first location in Toronto last fall, plans to roll…
President’s Choice donates modular farm
Through a new Innovation Grant from President’s Choice Children’s Charity, Dene High…
Tesco removes best before labels on some fruits and vegetables
Tesco says it will remove “best before” labels from about 70 pre-packaged produce lines…
Instacart and Loblaws launch home delivery in Halifax
Home grocery delivery has come to the Halifax, NS area, courtesy of grocery delivery…
Whole Foods ‘pauses’ on GMO labeling policy
Whole Foods has notified its suppliers that it will delay the rollout of its planned GMO…
Ahold Delhaize launches dedicated e-commerce unit
Ahold Delhaize is launching a separate division dedicated to e-commerce development. The…
Walmart drops Weston as bread supplier months after price-fixing allegations
Walmart Canada has announced that it will no longer do business with bread supplier…
US trucker shortage pushes prices up
A shortage of experienced truck drivers across the United States is raising…
Food & Consumer Products of Canada symposium
The Influential Women in Industry Panel. L to R: Tony Chapman (also moderator), Tony…
SIAL Canada 2018 draws 20,000+
SIAL Canada, which took place May 2-4 at Montreal’s Palais des Congres, was the 15th…
CIBUS 2018: Showcasing Italian Innovation in Food
Pumpkin panettone, pistachio pesto, beet-filled gnocchi and Sicilain canoli meal kits.…
Kraft Heinz partners with startups on five new brands
Kraft Heinz has unveiled the first five brand partnerships developed by its Springboard…
Planet Organic expands in Edmonton
Planet Organic Market is expanding operations in the Edmonton area with plans for new…
Amazon's US sales to match Walmart’s in two, three years: JPMorgan
JPMorgan says Amazon is growing faster than Walmart in the US, and expects it to match…
Fortinos storage facility fire causes $255,000 in damage
A Fortinos storage building in Hamilton, ON, was severely damaged in a fire last week.…
WATCH: Sobey’s partner Ocado picks groceries at four metres per second
Online supermarket Ocado uses a fully automated warehouse where robots pick grocery…
Amazon opening more checkout-free stores
Amazon.com is opening the first “Amazon Go” checkout-free stores beyond its Seattle…
Pattison’s Buy-Low buys popular Okanagan grocery store
The independent Valu-Plus Foods grocery store in Keremeos, B.C., near Penticton, has been…
Amazon adds new Prime benefit at Whole Foods Markets
Amazon has launched a new 10 per cent discount for its Prime members at Whole Foods…
WATCH: Walmart launches on the spot checkout
Walmart has announced that it will start equipping store staff with mobile devices to…
Sponge Towels takes to the streets for spring cleaning
To encourage Torontonians to engage in random acts of spring cleaning, the Sponge Towel…
No Frills launches clothing line celebrating savvy, frugal shoppers
Discount grocer has announced plans to extend its low-price model to clothing by…
WATCH: Warren Buffett talks grocery business pricing and margin pressure
Answering a question about narrowing margins and falling profits in the grocery and…
Walmart’s delivery partnership with Uber and Lyft fails to take off
Walmart’s online grocery delivery partnerships with Uber and Lyft have ended, according…
Tree of Life forms partnership creating a new foodservice company
Tree of Life has partnered with four businesses to create Tree of Life National…
Walmart and Costco stealing food market share
General merchants Walmart and Costco increased their share of the food market in Canada…
T&T Supermarket wins RCC’s Trailblazer Award
The Retail Council of Canada has awarded Cindy and Tina Lee of T&T Supermarket its 2018…
There's still time to nominate a Golden Pencil recipient
The Golden Pencil Award nominations committee is now accepting nominations for the 2018…
Sobeys turnaround is taking time
After one year, “Project Sunrise,” the plan Sobeys CEO Michael Medline launched to meet…
Produce industry honours industry leaders at CPMA 2018
Devon Kennedy and Jessica Wells of The Star Group, with Best New Product: Inspired Salads…
Visit the USA pavilion at SIAL in Montreal
Are you attending SIAL in Montreal this week? Be sure to visit the USA Pavilion to check…
Food Basics opens new Ontario store
Food Basics has opened a new 28,000 sq ft store in Caledonia, Ont. The store has created…
Metro poised for growth: analysts
A market report on Metro recently issued by Seeking Alpha says the company’s potential…
Loblaw to expand online grocery and home delivery offering
As it released its financial results for the first quarter of 2018 this week, Loblaw also…
WATCH: How does Amazon’s in-car delivery service work?
Amazon’s Key In-Car service drops off packages into customers’ cars without the owner…
Sainsbury's, Walmart's Asda to create UK grocery powerhouse
J Sainsbury Plc has agreed to buy Walmart's British unit Asda for $10 billion. The deal…
Top 10 in grocery for 2018 announced at Grocery & Specialty Food West
Grocery and Specialty Food West, Western Canada’s largest grocery exhibition and…
Brandspark announces the 2018 Most Trusted Award Winners
Market research firm BrandSpark International has announced the winners of its 2018 Most…
Nestle, P&G and Unilever boost sales through volume, not price increases
In an increasingly competitive retail environment, sales increases are more and more…
Walmart Canada announces 2025 zero food waste target
Walmart has committed to entirely eliminating food waste from its Canadian operations by…
Amazon shakes up the online grocery market
Amazon’s continuing growth in the online grocery space is forcing competitors to boost…
Metro’s quarterly results impacted by higher operating costs
Metro Canada’s sales for the second quarter of 2018 fell 0.1 per cent to $2.9 B, while…
Loblaw squares off with CRA in $400m tax battle
A month-long trial that sees Loblaw squaring off against the government, which claims…
Save-On-Foods BC store launches 17th BC-only wines offering
Save-On-Foods's Cloverdale, BC, store is the latest grocery store in that province to add…
WATCH: Amazon finally discloses its astounding number of Prime members
In his annual shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has disclosed that the company…
Metro wins Foodland award for Ontario food promotion initiatives
Andre Gagne (right) of Metro receives the Foodland Ontario Vision Award from MPP Grant…
WATCH: Farm in a box
Outfitted with a vertical hydroponic farming system, a 40 ft storage container becomes a…
Denninger’s opens new store
Denninger’s Foods of the World has opened a new store in the Burlington Mall in…
Loblaw’s P.E.I. Superstores launch online buying
Loblaw’s Atlantic Superstores on Price Edward Island launched online grocery ordering and…
Shipping container grocery store set to open in Windsor
Go Produce, an Ontario local produce delivery company based in Kingsville, near Windsor,…
Retail Council unveils STORE 2018 conference program
The full conference agenda for STORE 2018, the Retail Council of Canada’s two-day…
Rabba completes energy saving project
Rabba Fine Foods has finished a three-year project to improve its energy efficiency. By…
Walmart revamps website in bid for e-commerce growth
Walmart is about to unveil the extensive changes to its web site that were first…
Consolidation continues in Canadian retail: U.S. report
Consolidation among Canadian retailers has accelerated the shift from independents to…
Canada's Premium Brands acquires US meat snack maker Oberto Brands
Premium Brands has announced the acquisition of Seattle based meat snack manufacturer…
Canadians slow to embrace online grocery shopping
Despite all the publicity online grocery sales are generating, consumers in Canada have…
SIAL Canada announces full conference program
SIAL Canada takes place in Montreal May 2-4. Attendees can meet more than 1000 North…
Amazon dominates Canadian online grocery shopping: survey
Amazon is the “800 pound online grocery gorilla“ in Canada, says a new survey. Sixty-two…
Canadian Tire expands loyalty program
Canadian Tire Corp. is renaming its loyalty program “Triangle” and extending it to its…
CPMA announces Passion for Produce participants
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) has revealed the participants in its…
Update on Safeway BC store closures
Sobeys says that if it can reach a deal with labour unions in BC on a new collective…
Alberta grocer, Freson Bros. success built on offering local products
Doug Lovsin, president of Freson Bros. a Alberta-based grocery chain says selling local…
Federated Co-operatives matches funds for Saskatchewan hockey support program
In the wake of the tragic highway crash that killed 16 people, most of them members of…
MissFresh debuts eco-friendly pickup
Montreal-based online food subscription service MissFresh has launched a pilot project to…
Walmart expands Pickup Tower locations
Walmart is adding hundreds of Pickup Tower locations at its stores in the U.S. By year’s…
Canadian consumer credit deteriorating, bank warns
A new Royal Bank of Canada report says that consumer credit in Canada is in bad shape and…
Campbell reorganizes management, Julio Gomez new head for Canada
Campbell Soup Co. has announced strategic management changes appointing Julio Gomez as…
Sobeys ranked top grocer in Canada: Leger study
Sobeys has been recognized as a top grocer in Canada, according to the 2018 Leger…
Walmart Brief
Reuters reports that Walmart Inc. has given notice that they have entered into a…
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Close encounters at The Masters
Tiger Woods tees off during the Masters’ practice round in Augusta, while Clorox Canada’s…
BC government appoints special officer in Sobeys dispute
In an attempt to resolve an ongoing dispute between UFCW Local 1518 and Sobeys in British…
Canadian Grand Prix New Products finalists announced
The Retail Council of Canada has announced the finalists for the 25th Anniversary…
Food and Consumer Products Supply Chain Symposium, April 11
The 2018 FCPC Supply Chain Symposium takes place Wed., April 11 at the Mississauga…
Ferrero completes Nestle confectionery acquisition
Ferrero has completed its previously announced acquisition of Nestle USA's confectionery…
WATCH: Update on P&G purchase of Pfizer consumer healthcare unit
Pfizer continues to pursue the sale of its consumer business, which includes well known…
Amazon rolling out more Amazon Go stores
Amazon plans to open up to six more of its high-tech cashierless Amazon Go stores this…
Longo's 29th annual charity golf tournament set for June 19
The Longo's annual charity golf tournament is the Longo's Family Charitable Foundation…
2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo: Looking to win future shoppers?
Today, the customer is boss. Sweets & Snacks Expo is the only destination designed…
Walmart opens small-format “smart” grocery store in China
Walmart has opened a small-size supermarket in China loaded with “smart retail” features…
New "Predictive Basket" speeds up online grocery shopping
A newly developed “Predictive Basket” software tool will speed up online grocery shopping…
Walmart stores host MoneyGram global transfers
Walmart has teamed with MoneyGram to launch Walmart2World, a money transfer service that…
Canada pushes for food warnings that US opposes under NAFTA
Canada is set to become the second high-income country to adopt a radical new food…
Rabba makes special Easter delivery to food bank
Rabba Fine Foods, a Mississauga-based local market chain, delivered 5,400 fresh Burnbrae…
Freshmart could open new store in North Bay
Operators of two Freshmart stores in northern Ontario hope to open a new Freshmart in…
Longo’s introduces branded meal kits
Longo’s has introduced its first branded meal kits, based on recipes created by Longo’s…
Dollarama Q4 profits up, makes board changes
Dollarama Inc. posted positive results in its fourth quarter with profits climbing to…
BC store receives Save-On-Foods customer service award
Save-On-Foods president Darrell Jones (left) presents Sahali store manager Neil Allkins…
WATCH: Walmart’s new robots “stock the aisles”
Walmart is testing robotic shelf scanning technology in selected US stores to find out of…
Walmart hones store pickup, fulfillment model
While Walmart has announced several changes to its in-store delivery and fulfillment…
Grocery execs gather at The Ultimate Leafs Fan’s famous hockey gallery
Mike Wilson, “The Ultimate Leafs Fan” is world famous for his one-of-a-kind collection of…
BrandSpark names 2018’s Best New Products
BrandSpark International has announced the winners of its 2018 Best New Products Awards.…
Manitoba Safeway workers accept new contract
Manitoba Safeway workers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new collective agreement,…
Walmart adds 500 FedEx depots to its stores
Walmart plans to add FedEx Office locations to 500 of its U.S. stores, according to The…
Blue Apron to sell meal kits in stores
Boxed meal pioneer Blue Apron Holdings says it is negotiating with retailers to sell meal…
Amazon Go yields shopper insights
Amazon has shared some recently gleaned shopper insights from cashier-free Amazon Go,…
Nestlé, P&G world's two largest CPG firms in 2017
The latest analysis by data and analytics company GlobalData puts Nestlé in the number…
WATCH: Lidl takes aim at competitors with aggressive ad campaign
On the heels of a less-than-stellar U.S. debut, Lidl is targeting the U.S. competition…
Campbell’s Snyder’s-Lance acquisition raises doubts
Campbell Soup Company’s recently announced acquisition of Snyder’s Lance, which owns a…
Coca-Cola to refranchise Canadian bottling operations
The Coca-Cola Company has moved its global refranchising efforts to Canada with an…
Lipman buys Huron Produce, goes greenhouse
Lipman Family Farms has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Ontario-based…
Premium Brands acquires meats, seafood businesses
Foods producer Premium Brands Holdings has announced the CAD$227 M acquisition of four…
Final two Overwaitea stores in B.C. convert to Save-On-Foods
The final two Overwaitea stores in B.C. will re-open March 23 under the Save-On-Foods…
Organic Garage joins Hop Compost on food waste program
Organic Garage Ltd. has announced a partnership with Hop Compost to develop a closed loop…
Shopper confidence in Loblaws drops after price-fixing scandal
A new consumer study from the Dalhousie University Faculty of Management has found that…
BREAKING NEWS: Metro workers hand union a 97 % strike vote
Workers at 54 of Metro’s Ontario stores have given their union a massive 97% vote in…
Safeway workers in Manitoba avert strike, reach deal with Sobeys West
Safeway employees in Manitoba won't be going on strike after reaching a deal with Sobeys…
Organic Garage launches online sales with InstaBuggy
Organic Garage, one of Canada’s leading independent organic grocers, has joined the…
Adonis expands its Ottawa area footprint
After six months of work the first Adonis supermarket has opened in Gatineau, QC, near…
Can a robot enhance the frozen yogurt shopping experience?
The world’s first frozen yogurt robots will arrive at select grocery retailers in 16 US…
Safeway strike mandate
2,200 workers at Safeway stores in Winnipeg, Brandon, Thompson, Neepawa and Dauphin…
New $10 bill in 2018
The Bank of Canada has unveiled a new $10 bill that will enter circulation in late 2018.…
WATCH: Whole Foods, vendors to meet amidst growing tension
Whole Foods plans to meet with some of its key vendors on March 19 in the US, according…
EVENT: Food & Consumer Products of Canada’s Supply Chain Symposium
Food & Consumer Products of Canada’s Supply Chain Symposium takes place April 11, 2018,…
Walmart’s online grocery delivery push: could Canada be next?
Walmart is expanding its same-day online grocery delivery service from the current six…
Loblaw criticized for demanding customer ID on $25 gift card
Loblaw is in hot water with Canada’s privacy commissioner over its demand that some…
Loblaw adds Esso to PC Optimum program
Loblaw is expanding its PC Optimum loyalty program to enable users to earn points at Esso…
Quebec to ban high alcohol sugared drinks
Quebec has announced a plan to ban high-alcohol, highly sweetened drinks from convenience…
Empire’s Q3 results beat expectations, company on track with savings, online initiatives
Empire Company Ltd. the parent company of Sobeys, Safeway and Freshco, beat market…
BREAKING: Clorox expands dietary supplements offering with Nutranext acquisition
The Clorox Co. is expanding its offerings in the dietary supplements market following its…
Costco quarterly results: Canadian sales up 8.7%
Costco’s operating results for the second quarter (twelve weeks) and the first 24 weeks…
McCain Foods takes stake in Forno de Minas
McCain Foods has taken a 49% stake in Brazilian cheese bread company Forno de Minas.…
One third of young adults frequently check nutrition facts
A new study finds that only a third of young adults (ages 25 to 36) are in the habit of…
The world's first start-up supermarket, KaDeTe, opens in Berlin
KaDeTe founders Ola Klöckner and Franziska Schetter A new supermarket featuring only…
$51.5 M expansion for Nestlé Canada's London ice cream factory
Nestlé Canada is increasing production capabilities at its London, Ont. ice factory and…
Farm Boy opens first GTA store with plans to expand
Farm Boy's recent celebration of its Etobicoke, Ont. store, the first in the Greater…
Canadians find in-store displays "boring"
A Canadian study finds in-store retail displays don’t do well at getting shoppers…
Walmart ramps up meal kit offerings
Walmart plans to roll out its meal kit offering to 2000 stores this year. Walmart is…
Shoppers signs medical marijuana deal with Aurora Cannabis
Shoppers Drug Mart and Aurora Cannabis have signed a deal that would see Aurora supply…
Walmart and Amazon intensify grocery wars
Walmart’s online grocery prices are edging closer to Amazon’s, and only a slim gap now…
Kruger Products on Forbes’ ‘Canada's Best Employers’ list
Kruger products has been ranked second overall on the Forbes list of ‘Canada’s Best…
IGA Quebec unveils zero-emissions home delivery van
Fonds Éco IGA marked its 10th anniversary by unveiling the first electric converted…
Starbucks opens third concept store in Canada: Starbucks Reserve
Starbucks has opened a 3200 sq ft “Starbucks Reserve” location in Toronto, joining two…
For Canadians, chicken is king: survey
Chicken tops the protein list for Canadian shoppers, says a new survey conducted by Leger…
Save-on-Foods opens new Victoria store
Save-on-Foods has opened a new store in Greater Victoria. The Langford store marks the…
Buy-Low Foods acquires Choices Markets
Buy-Low Foods has acquired Choices Markets and the Canadian Choice Wholesalers (CCW)…
Groceries on the GO: Loblaw partners with Metrolinx for online pick up
Loblaw Companies Ltd. has upped the ecommerce grocery delivery game by partnering with…
BC grocery delivery firm offers new service, partners with Walmart on 74,000 sq ft facility
Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD) has launched Food-X Urban Delivery Inc.…
Conagra sells Canada’s Del Monte fruit and vegetable business
Conagra Group is selling its Del Monte processed fruit and vegetable business in Canada…
Canadians, Americans distrust product claims: study
Both Canadian and American consumers are very skeptical when evaluating the brands and…
Walmart reports strong Q4 Canadian sales
While overall Walmart’s fourth-quarter 2018 profits fell short of expectations and the…
Jonathan Wolfe, former grocery industry executive, passes away
Jonathan Wolfe who, as president, oversaw the sale of publicly traded Oshawa Group…
Walmart Canada hit with record fines over executive misconduct
An Ontario court has awarded $750,000 in damages to a Walmart Canada executive who was…
Canadians trust their grocery retailers: study
Despite admitted and alleged bread price-fixing, Canadian grocery chains are highly…
Clarion Events takes equity stake in NGA Show
The National Grocers Association (NGA) and Clarion Events announced a new joint venture…
Former dairy makes first commercial peanut milk
Elmhurst Milked of New York has launched the first peanut-based milk to be sold in…
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Aurora wins supplier awards
Left to right: Johan Cornu, Loacker area sales manager, Americas; Tony Angelucci and Tony…
New app helps grocers cut spoilage
A Toronto startup is launching a new app to manage marked down food that would otherwise…
New packaging rules for Healthy Eating Strategy
Ottawa is launching public consultations on planned new packaging rules to promote…
Walmart U.S. cuts more store manager positions
Walmart U.S. is cutting two department manager positions at some of its 4,700 stores. The…
First Nations grocery store for Fort Chipewyan
Photo: Vincent McDermott, Fort McMurray Today - Postmedia Network The Athabasca Chipewyan…
Loblaw expands online delivery to London and Windsor
This week, Loblaw is launching home delivery in London and Windsor, ON. Loblaw has…
Sobeys opens new 50,000 sq ft Stoney Creek store
Sobeys has opened its new store in Stoney Creek, ON. The 50,000 sq ft store features full…
Canadians spent 11% of disposable income on food in 2017
Last year, Canadians spent 11 per cent of their disposable income on food purchases.…
Amazon targets dollar-store market
Amazon recently rolled out a “$10 & Under” feature on its website and app, in a move…
BREAKING: Union urges strike vote for Manitoba Safeway stores
More than 2,500 Safeway workers in Manitoba may be going on strike at the urging of their…
New Whole Foods inventory system reportedly crushing employee morale
A new “order to shelf” inventory system at Whole Foods is emptying shelves and destroying…
UK's EG Group purchases Kroger convenience stores
UK-based convenience store operator EG Group is buying Kroger’s U.S. convenience store…
Fresh Del Monte Produce acquiring Mann Packing
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has announced that its North America subsidiary, Del Monte…
Ontario startup offers South Asian groceries online
Toronto startup Apniroots hopes to leverage the growing online grocery trend by offering…
Galleria Supermarket becomes OPAY’s first "O-Wallet" retail partner
OPAY Inc. Sales director Nicholas Ning, left, and Galleria Supermarket executive director…
Claridge looking for new food and beverage investments
Claridge, the family office of Stephen Bronfman (pictured), is pursuing new food and…
Shoppers Drug Mart targets seniors in latest e-commerce effort
Following its pilot Wellwise store opening in Toronto last September, Shoppers Drug Mart…
Nielsen launches data-sharing platform in Canada
Nielsen says the launch of its Connected Partner Program in Canada will allow clients and…
Costco engages with millennials through e-commerce, but stores still sweet spot
While Costco Wholesale is adapting to the expectations of young, e-commerce-oriented…
Keurig joins forces with Dr Pepper Snapple
Coffee maker Keurig Green Mountain has announced a $21 bn deal that will see it combine…
Walmart to ramp up supply chain data-sharing
Walmart plans to share more data with suppliers to speed up the replenishing of…
New grocery stores on the way for Calgary’s downtown
Calgary Co-op and Loblaws are vying to open the first new grocery store in Calgary’s…
Overwaitea Food Stores transition to Save-On Foods
All nine Overwaitea Foods stores in B.C. are being switched to Save-On-Foods stores this…
Walmart is building a Tinder for grocery shopping
Walmart has filed a patent for an online grocery shopping service that works along the…
Metro sales top $3B: company tests scan-and-go systems
Metro has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2018 (the 12-week…
Grocery shoppers adopting online at faster pace: how retailers can adapt
Seventy percent of grocery shoppers will do part of their buying online within five to…
Food and drug sales lag as retail numbers near 20-year high
Retail sales growth in Canada for 2017 is poised to set a 20-year high, according to…
Bread price fixing: Competition Bureau says 7 companies made deals to raise bread prices
At least seven companies committed indictable offences in the bread price fixing scandal,…
Amazon raises Prime monthly rate
Amazon has raised the price of a monthly Amazon Prime membership by $2 to $12.99. The $99…
Calgary Co-op starts first mixed-use development
From left: Jeanette Lee, VP Developments, Quarry Bay Investments; Jeff Ambrose, VP,…
INSIGHTS: Will Amazon Go, come to Canada?
With the launch on Monday of Amazon's grocery story of the future, the cashierless Amazon…
Kimberly-Clark to cut workforce, close plants in global restructuring
Up to 12-13% of Kimberly-Clark’s workforce – 5000 to 5500 workers – will be cut as the…
Can these robot-run warehouses change the landscape of urban grocery delivery?
A robotic picking system under development in Israel could change the landscape of…
CPMA welcomes Trans-Pacific partnership agreement
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) has hailed the agreement on the…
Campbell's to close Toronto plant
Campbell Soup Company has announced that it plans to shut down its Toronto manufacturing…
Vegetable growers convert to cannabis to help boost margins
Canadian vegetable and grain farmers are looking to the impending legalization of…
Wholesale sales see 2nd consecutive increase: StatsCan
Source: Statistics Canada Statistics Canada reports that wholesale sales rose 0.7% to…
Toonies for Tummies aims to raise $1 million in 2018
The grocery industry’s signature “giving back” initiative, Toonies for Tummies has raised…
Leveling the grocery playing field
A Toronto-based retail consulting firm hopes that newly launched store services for…
Galleria Supermarket donates $24K+ to charities
Galleria Supermarket has raised more than $24,000 for 18 local charities through its…
Produce group launches food safety fund to support research
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) has launched a program to support food…
Sobeys to close 10 Safeway stores in BC
Sobeys plans to close 10 Safeway stores in British Columbia, according to a report issued…
Executive changes at Walmart's International Division
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is making executive management changes in its international…
Instacart to buy Unata for Canadian push
US grocery delivery service Instacart is “imminently” buying a Toronto tech company as…
Loblaw set up 'bogus' bank, CRA says: seeks $404 million
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is alleging that Loblaw Companies set up a phoney bank in…
Ferrero confirms Nestle confectionery buy
The Ferrero Group has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. confectionery…
Australia complains to WTO about Canadian rules on selling wine
Australia has launched a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) about the rules…
Walmart looks to expand Cornwall, ON logistics hub
Walmart Logistics has put out a call for 50 to 100 additional employees for its Cornwall,…
The growth of the zero waste grocery store
Zero waste grocery stores are catching on in Canada, with three openings across the…
Walmart could scoop up one of these 11 startups
Walmart could be eyeing a number of startups for acquisition as part of its continuing…
Nature's Path founder buys 5000 acres for organic farming
Arran Stephens, owner of Legend Organic Farm and founder of Nature’s Path Foods Inc., has…
Survey finds 1/3 of Canadians can't pay monthly bills as rates set to rise
A new consumer debt survey has found that one-third of Canadians can’t keep up with their…
Calgary Co-op's $2.25B vision for growth
Calgary Co-op is planning major investments over the next eight years as it expands its…
VersaCold opens new Ontario facility
From left: Gordon Krantz, Mayor of Milton; Lisa Raitt, MP for Milton; Shelly Martin,…
New organization for food, beverage processing in Canada
More than 1,500 food and beverage processing businesses across the country have come…
Bread price fixing: BC resident files 4th lawsuit
A resident of Burnaby, B.C. has launched a class action suit against Loblaw Companies and…
Hard discounter Lidl brings price cuts by competitors: study
Amidst speculation that a hard discounter like Lidl or Aldi could eventually enter the…
Retail trends 2018
Digital technologies, more brick and mortar, but on a smaller scale, innovative retail…
Greenyard's acquisition of Dole a no-go
The acquisition of Dole by Belgian conglomerate Greenyard is off the table, according to…
Former Walmart executive joins Giant Tiger board
Giant Tiger Stores Limited announced that the newest member of the company's Board of…
Ferrero near deal to buy Nestle's U.S. chocolate unit
According to a Bloomberg news report, Italian Nutella maker Ferrero is close to…
Making a difference: Grocery Foundation's Night To Nurture
The Grocery Foundation's annual Night to Nurture Gala takes place February 3 at the Metro…
Driverless delivery services: the next frontier for grocery?
Image courtesy Toyota Consumers may soon be getting their home delivery groceries via…
Metro celebrates re-opening of West Toronto store
After extensive renovations, Metro has reopened its Etobicoke store. The new store,…
Price-fixing: Gift card compensation disputed
It’s too early to determine whether the value of the $25 gift card Loblaw Companies is…
Montreal’s plastic bag ban takes effect
CP photo Montreal brought a citywide ban on plastic bags into effect on Jan. 1. It is the…
James Cameron supports Canadian plant-protein research
James Cameron at the opening of the new plant protein research facility in Vanscoy, Sask.…
The Sobey family consolidates its Empire voting shares into single holding company
Canadian Press file photo The three branches of the Sobey family are pooling all of their…
How Walmart and Jet.com are shaping the future of e-commerce
Following Walmart’s acquisition of e-commerce platform Jet.com in August 2016, Jet.com’s…
Costco reports stellar December sales results
Costco Wholesale Corp. yesterday reported net sales of $14.94 billion for the month of…
Will Amazon buy Target?
Amazon.com will acquire Target Corp. in 2018, predicts Gene Munster, a respected…
Bread price-fixing: new developments and recap
UPDATED: There are some new developments in the price-fixing story we reported on in…
Humanless shopping: Has China beat Amazon to the punch?
Amazon's Chinese rival JD.com has partnered with a Hong Kong real estate developer and…
Whole Foods reveals seasonal bestsellers and foodie favourites
Whole Foods Market has revealed some of its customers’ favourite holiday season products…
Richmond, BC Loblaws City Market closing amid intense competition
Loblaw Companies Ltd. is closing its Loblaws City Market store in Richmond, BC amidst…
Costco’s e-commerce growth grabs investors' attention
BMO Capital Markets is advising investors to buy Costco shares, raising its rating for…
Let's Make a Deal: Campbell, Hershey, Unilever and Dole Food
Campbell, Hershey acquire salty snack companies Unilever to sell spreads business Dole…
Grocery retailers address industry-wide price fixing
George Weston Ltd. and Loblaw Companies Ltd. say they are addressing their role in an…
Canadians prefer brick and mortar over online shopping: Report
Canadians like their in-store experience, according to a new international study by GfK,…
Lowe's names Sylvain Prud'homme president, international
Sylvain Prud'homme is the new president, international for Lowe's Companies Inc. He'll…
Walmart.ca offers branded locations for pickup of online purchases
As online shopping becomes more popular, parcel pick-up depots become more numerous,…
Panettone extravaganza! Aurora launches cutting event across the country
From left: Tony Angelucci, Christian Pritchard, Aurora Importing & Distributing; John…
David Wilkes appointed president and CEO of BILD
Dave Wilkes, SVP, Government Relations and Grocery Division, Retail Council of Canada…
Empire to convert some Western Canada Safeway, Sobeys stores to the Freshco banner
Empire Co. Ltd. plans to turn up to 25 per cent of its 255 Safeway and Sobeys stores in…
Longo Bros. acquires online delivery service, expands its existing warehouse facilities
Longo's has strengthened its online delivery offerings with the completion of its 150,000…
Overwaitea's Darrell Jones recognized for community involvement
Darrell Jones, president of Save-On-Foods, was recognized by the Retail Council of Canada…
Bravo! Zehr's customer wins trip to Italy
Sebastian Geraci, Zehrs Markets store manager; contest winner Greg Burdzinski, Gus…
Coleman's opens 12th store in St. John’s, NL
Coleman Group of Companies celebrated the opening of its new Coleman's Market in St.…
Wal-Mart drops "Stores" from its name
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is dropping the name "Stores" and will be known as Walmart Inc., as…
Former Shoppers Drug Mart CEO's family foundation donates $10M to support mental health
The Murphy family has donated $10 million to create the Murphy Family Centre for Mental…
Loblaw expands its Click & Collect service to Atlantic Canada
Loblaw Companies Ltd. has expanded its Click & Collect service into Nova Scotia and New…
Nestlé Canada study reveals Canadians’ opinions of multinationals
Shelley Martin, president of Nestlé Canada, speaks with Grocery Business magazine about…
Sobey's launches support program for laid-off Stellarton employees
Following Sobeys Inc.'s announcement that it planned to cut 800 jobs across the country,…
McKesson Canada acquires online commerce firm Well.ca
McKesson Canada has acquired Well.ca which is an online retailer of health and beauty…
Dollarama profit, sales up in Q3
Dollarama reported higher sales in its third quarter of $130.1 million, up from $110.1…
EARNINGS CALL: Costco Q1 net sales up 13% over previous year
On Wednesday Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $11.26 billion for the…
Fortino's and Aurora's torrone cutting event creates in-store excitement
Aurora's chef Christian Pritchard cutting the Allessia Torrone as excited shoppers wait…
Organic Garage confirms new downtown Toronto location
Organic Garage, a grocery retailer that markets organic food at attractive price points,…
Loblaw Companies signs deal with analytics firm for grocery, pharmacy divisions
Loblaw Companies Ltd. has signed a multi-year agreement with Precima, a consulting and…
Ontario Produce Marketing Association celebrates at its 26th anniversary gala
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) marked its 26th Annual Gala and Awards…
BREAKING: Sobeys to cut 800 jobs in reorganization
Sobeys Inc. is cutting more than 800 jobs, almost 20 per cent of its office staff across…
Loblaw Releases 2nd Annual Canadian Food Trends List
Retro-inspired meals, a focus on gut health and the revival of leftovers are a few of the…
Competition bureau drops civil probe of Loblaw
The Competition Bureau has closed a three and a half year civil investigation into Loblaw…
Amazon partners with personalized nutrition platform
AmazonFresh is expanding its offering into the hot, new area of personalized nutrition…
George Weston Q3 profit up with boost from Loblaw Companies
George Weston Ltd. says its third quarter profit is up from one year ago, boosted by its…
Golden Pencil Award recognizes three industry leaders
2017 Golden Pencil Award recipients from left: Shelly Martin, Nestlé Canada; Darrell Jones,…
Nestle said to be a potential buyer for Hain Celestial
Nestle is considering the purchase of Hain Celestial Group Inc., according to a Bloomberg…
Grocery industry veterans recognized at Pentola d'Oro Awards gala
Pentola d'Oro award recipient Vince Scorniaenchi, Fortinos Pentola d'Oro award recipient…
Metro reports positive results in Q4
Within a very competitive market, Metro Inc. posted a solid Q4 performance. Same store…
BREAKING: Loblaw launches subscription-based delivery pilot
Loblaw Companies Ltd. has announced that it is launching a fee-based subscription pilot…
Walmart 3rd quarter results top market expectations
Walmart's competitive strategies of aggressive discounting and increased ecommerce…
Study finds Canadians using technology, digital tools for holiday shopping
Canadians are increasingly turning to digital sources for holiday shopping, according to…
WATCH: Walmart reportedly hiking prices online
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Walmart is increasing prices on some of…
Amazon, Whole Foods cut prices on holiday grocery items
Amazon and Whole Foods Markets are lowering prices on best selling grocery and holiday…
Loblaw posts positive Q3 results despite tough environment
On Wednesday, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (Loblaw) reported positive results, announcing that…
Amazon terminates fresh food delivery service in parts of U.S.
Amazon is shutting down its Fresh grocery delivery service in parts of at least nine U.S.…
Loblaw combines two loyalty programs to create PC Optimum
Loblaw has announced plans to combine its Pharmaprix Optimum and PC Plus programs to…
Class-action lawsuit into alleged bread price fixing commences
Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP announced November 8 that a class action had commenced against…
Unilever to acquire TAZO brand
Unilever has announced an agreement to acquire the TAZO brand from Starbucks for US$384…
Metro expands local purchasing program
November 2, 2017: Metro Inc.'s Eastern Ontaro Local Purchasing Program kicks off with a…
Loblaw unveils first fully electric truck
Left to right: Bob Chant, senior vice president, corporate affairs, Loblaw Companies…
Shoppers Drug Mart founder passes away
Murray Koffler, the visionary and highly regarded founder of Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM),…
Whole Foods to dramatically expand its workforce
Whole Foods recently held what it called “National Hiring Day” in the U.S. According to…
Independent grocers trigger bread price fixing investigation
According to a report in The Globe and Mail, some of Canada's smaller grocers triggered…
Longo's celebrates new store opening in Guelph, Ont.
Longo Bros. Fruit Markets continued its expansion this week with the opening of a store…
Network of Executive Women Toronto chapter selected for prestigious award
The Toronto chapter of the Network of Executive Women (NEW) was named the 2017 Region of…
Walmart reduces food waste by 20% in Canada
Walmart says it has reduced food waste by 20 per cent in Canada. The announcement follows…
Amazon cuts seller fees to improve online grocery offerings
Amazon has lowered the fee it charges suppliers of non-perishable grocery items priced at…
BrandSpark: Most Trusted Brands
Market research firm BrandSpark International today announced the 2017 BrandSpark Most…
BREAKING: Loblaw and George Weston Cooperating with Competition Bureau on Price Fixing Investigation
George Weston Ltd. and the Loblaw Companies grocery and pharmacy chain it controls said…
United Grocers Inc. recognizes supplier excellence
A celebration of United Grocers Inc.’s (UGI) 45th anniversary and a recognition of…
Amazon.com 3rd quarter sales up 34% to $43.7 B
Amazon.com sales reached $43.7 billion in the third quarter of 2017, a 34 per cent…
Nova Scotia artist wins $50,000 Sobey Art Award
Ursula Johnson, a 37-year-old an artist based in Dartmouth, NS, has won the 2017 Sobey…
McCain opens expanded $650 M potato production line
McCain Foods (Canada) has expanded its potato processing plant with a new $650 million…
Stocking the aisles: Walmart launches shelf-scanning, inventory control robots in 40 US stores
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will roll out shelf-scanning robots in approximately 40 stores to…
Metro rolls out bigger online grocery offering in Montreal area
Just one year after it launched its online grocery shopping program, Metro has expanded…
Walmart ramps up scan and go self-checkout
Walmart is expanding its scan and go self-checkout technology in Canada and it will soon…
The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers Celebrates Excellence
More than 500 people celebrated the achievements of independent grocers at the 55th…
BrandSpark: Millennial shoppers are deal-savvy and engaged
BrandSpark: Millennial shoppers are deal-savvy and engaged Millennials may be savvier…
Cara Operations announces purchase of Pickle Barrel Group of Restaurants
Cara Operations Ltd. is purchasing the Pickle Barrel Group of Restaurants and the…
John Pigott receives Food & Consumer Products Awards for Distinction
IMAGE: Jason McDonell, president, PepsiCo Foods Canada (left) and Tom Gunter, EVP &…
Gay Lea expands in Western Canada with Alberta Cheese Company purchase
Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd. is growing in Western Canada with the purchase of Alberta…
BREAKING: Loblaw laying off 500 management and admin staff
Loblaw Companies Limited is cutting 275 management and administrative positions according…
Metro invests $400 million in Ontario distribution network
Metro plans to invest $400 million over six years in its Ontario distribution network to…
Sobeys job cuts part of restructuring plan
Sobeys is laying off dozens of executives as part of a restructuring plan announced…
WATCH: Amazon eyes online pharmacy sales
Amazon is figuring how its strategy on how to enter the multi-billion dollar prescription…
Costco ramps up e-commerce by launching a 2-day shipping option
Costco Wholesale has launched a two-day delivery option via its CostcoGrocery to improve…
P&G proxy war may have seen businesses split into three units
In what is considered the biggest and most expensive proxy contest ever, Procter & Gamble…
WATCH: Walmart forecasts a 40% surge in online sales
Walmart forecasts a 40% surge in online sales.
Walmart aims for 35-econd online purchase returns
Walmart has introduced a 35-second online purchase return service, the store's latest…
Walmart's Annual Investors' Day
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Market Watch: Pusateri's Poke bar
Pusateri's is capitalizing on the growing trend of poke bowls by partnering with North…
Costco Wholesale Tops Q4 Estimates; Same-Store Sales Up 6.1%
Wholesale club retailer Costco Wholesale Corp reported higher-than-expected quarterly…
Grand Prix call for new product entries
The Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards, hosted by the Retail Council of Canada, is…
95 grocers to bid for Ontario beer, cider license
By April 2018, more than 300 grocery stores in Ontario will be selling beer and cider if…
Walmart's Jet.com launches new private label products targeting millennials
Walmart subsidiary Jet.com is launching a private label line targeting millennials,…
CVS is taking its brand to the customer with an on-the-go drugstore
CVS Pharmacy plans to launch automated retail vending machines stocked with products…
Giant Tiger opens new 600,000 sq ft facility near Brockville, Ontario
Giant Tiger's new 600,000 sq ft non-perishable distribution and operation centre in…
Walmart opens new prototype store in Quebec
Walmart has opened a new prototype store in Longueuil, QC, which features the company's…
WATCH: Metro's Eric La Flèche on the Jean Coutu purchase
Metro's Eric La Flèche discusses the Jean Coutu purchase. Watch
Loblaw may be teaming up with Instacart on grocery home delivery deal
Friday, September 29, 2017 Loblaw Companies Ltd. says it’s exploring the possibility of…
Metro celebrates four outstanding Quebec grocers
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Pictured: (far left) Richard Frenkcuec, vice-president,…
Nine things Amazon has changed at Whole Foods
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Amazon hasn't wasted any time transforming Whole Foods…
WATCH: Walmart is stocking a fridge near you
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Walmart is testing a new service that would enable in-home…
Major food companies commit to simplifying food date labels worldwide by 2020
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Consumers around the world navigate a range of date labels…
WATCH: Loblaw creates excitement around Real Canadian Superstore
Thursday, September 28, 2017 The Real Canadian Superstore is taking its name to heart in…
PHOTOS: A closer look at Wellwise – the new Shoppers Drug Mart retail brand
Thursday, September 28, 2017 Shoppers Drug Mart's new Wellwise retail concept is designed…
Metro Inc. in takeover talks with Jean Coutu Group
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Quebec grocery retailer Metro Inc. and pharmacy retailer…
Irene Rosenfeld to retire from Mondelez; former McCain chief becomes new CEO
Irene Rosenfeld to retire from Mondelez; former McCain chief becomes new CEO August 3,…
Clorox CEO, Benno Dorer, named highest-rated CEO
Clorox CEO, Benno Dorer, named highest-rated CEO June 22, 2017 - Benno Dorer, chairman…
Whole Foods foot traffic soars 25% after Amazon deal
Thursday, September 21, 2017 Publicity around Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods,…
Walmart says its current Bentonville headquarters is ‘past its shelf life’ and announces a new facility
Thursday, September 21, 2017 One week after Amazon announced, with great fanfare, that it…
Why is CPG having a mass CEO exodus?
Thursday, September 21, 2017 The past year and a half has been open season for…
Couche-Tard ponders Asia expansion amid succession planning
Thursday, September 21, 2017 After gobbling up convenience-store chains in North America…
Chicken Farmers of Canada expands Raised by a Canadian Farmer program
Thursday, September 21, 2017 Chicken Farmers of Canada has expanded its Raised by a…
EXECUTIVE WATCH: Canada's CPG/retail talent snapped up by U.S. firm
Thursday, September 21, 2017 During Shelley Broader’s four-year tenure as Walmart…
EXCERPT: Empire Company Limited’s Q1, 2018 Report to Shareholders: A Bold Vision of Transformation
Thursday, September 21, 2017 Strategic Imperatives In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017,…
Companies commit to simplify food date labels worldwide by 2020
Thursday, September 21, 2017 Consumers around the world navigate a range of date labels…
Shoppers Drug Mart debuts Wellwise retail concept
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Shoppers Drug Mart is testing a new retail concept for…
Empire Company Q1, 2018 sees sales, net earnings improvement
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Empire Company same-store sales and adjusted net earnings…
Walmart consolidating its U.S. operations
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is restructuring its U.S. store…
A.S. May celebrates a century of service
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Congratulations to Dave Cardy, president and owner of A.S.…
WATCH: Amazon-Whole Foods deal boosts store and online traffic
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Amazon.com’s $13.7-billion acquisition of Whole Foods is…
Inside Walmart Canada's e-commerce expansion
Thursday, September 14, 2017 Walmart Canada recently announced that it is bringing its…
Dollarama posts strong Q2 results
Thursday, September 7, 2017 Dollarama’s Q2 results show sales growth of 11.5 per cent and…
Agropur Acquires Agrifoods' Interest in Ultima Foods
Thursday, September 7, 2017 Agropur Cooperative and Agrifoods International Cooperative…
WATCH: Bloomberg: Amazon will need deep Whole Foods price cuts to beat Walmart
Thursday, September 7, 2017 Jeff Bezos will have to trade in his potato peeler for a meat…
Is Unilever hoping to acquire Estée Lauder?
Thursday, September 7, 2017 Cosmetics giant Estée Lauder may be up for sale, and several…
WATCH: Discount retailer, No Frills, takes direct aim at conventional stores
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Amazon launching 2-hour 'Prime Now' delivery service in Canada
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Some consumers in Canada will soon have access to Amazon's one…
Amazon slashes Whole Foods' prices by 43% on first day
Thursday, August 31, 2017 Photo: Whole Foods Market's Mississauga, Ont. store On Monday,…
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Thursday, August 31, 2017 Very impressive: Loblaws installs a new wine and beer boutique…
Walmart Canada launches Marketplace
Thursday, August 31, 2017 Walmart is bringing its global online marketplace to Walmart…
Sofina & Amici golf tournament raises $700,000
Thursday, August 31, 2017 The Sofina Foundation's 10th annual Sofina & Amici Golf Classic…
Zero-waste grocery store debuts in Ottawa
Thursday, August 24, 2017 Nu Grocery, a zero-waste grocery store, has opened its doors in…
Grocery stores guzzle Beer Store sales
Thursday, August 24, 2017 The Beer Store has attributed a major decline in net income in…
WATCH: How IGA’s organic roof garden grows
Thursday, August 24, 2017 A Montreal IGA store has created Canada's largest organic…
Walmart adds voice-shopping option via Google Assistant platform
Thursday, August 24, 2017 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is partnering with Google to offer…
Whole Foods shareholders approve Amazon deal
Thursday, August 24, 2017 Whole Foods shareholders have given their blessing to the…
WATCH: Walmart's same-store sales growth accelerates in Canada
Thursday, August 24, 2017 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it is gaining ground on its rivals in…
Pusateri's gives back to communities with 'Al Fresco' Italian food event
Thursday, August 24, 2017 Pusateri's celebrated the height of summer with customers on…
Loblaw to end PC Financial banking with CIBC
Thursday, August 17, 2017 President's Choice Bank and CIBC say they are ending their…
Pusateri’s Fine Foods retools its marketing message
Thursday, August 17, 2017 Pusateri's Fine Foods is laying the groundwork for a rebranding…
Metro feels effects of deflation on Q3 earnings
Thursday, August 17, 2017 Metro Inc. says it is battling rising competition and upcoming…
Sobey family donates Nova Scotia property to nature trust
Thursday, August 17, 2017 Photo: David Sobey and son Paul Sobey David and Faye Sobey have…
Amazon targets impulse purchasers with Instant Pickup kiosks
Thursday, August 17, 2017 Amazon has launched Instant Pickup, a free service offering…
Walmart launches new online replenishment feature
Thursday, August 10, 2017 Walmart is introducing a new feature called Easy Reorder to its…
Loblaw CEO responds to accusations of minimum wage hike 'sabotage'
Thursday, August 10, 2017 Loblaw Cos. Ltd. CEO, Galen Weston, is speaking out against a…
Distribution Canada Inc. recognizes independent grocery leaders
Thursday, August 10, 2017 Pictured: Partner of the Year: Parmalat – Brent Stevens, Mike…
AMAZON WATCH: Brands scramble to shine online
Thursday, August 10, 2017 With Amazon increasing its influence in the CPG arena, brands…
Arlene Dickinson's District Ventures Capital invests in Chickapea Pasta
Thursday, August 10, 2017 Chickapea Pasta, a Canadian producer of organic pasta, has…
Lorne Campbell, son of Thrifty Foods co-founder Alex Campbell Sr., is back in the grocery biz
Thursday, August 10, 2017 Lorne Campbell, a veteran of Thrifty Foods, has purchased The…
Loblaw suffers new online data breach
Thursday, August 3, 2017 Loblaw Companies Limited recently informed Loblaws account…
Marc Poulin to lead board of new seafood powerhouse
Thursday, August 3, 2017 Former Sobeys CEO, Marc Poulin, has been named executive…
P&G board strikes back against aggressive activist investor
Thursday, August 3, 2017 Procter & Gamble blasted Trion Fund Management’s efforts to seek…
Metro acquires MissFresh ready-to-cook meal service
Thursday, August 3, 2017 Metro Inc. is buying a majority interest in Montreal-based…
Walmart Canada scraps online pick-up fee
Thursday, August 3, 2017 Walmart Canada says it is cancelling the $2.97 pickup fee…
Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman dies at 74
Thursday, August 3, 2017 Jeffrey Hart Brotman, the co-founder and chairman of Costco…
Walmart Foundation offers new grants to encourage food waste reduction
Thursday, August 3, 2017 The Walmart Foundation says it is making $1.87 million available…
Loblaw reports a positive Q2, but cuts are coming
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Loblaw Companies Ltd. says that minimum wage increases in Ontario…
Costco.ca checks in with Masterpass
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Costco.ca will soon offer Mastercard's Masterpass as a payment…
Amazon meets with ranchers to ramp up organic meat distribution
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Amazon met this week with a dozen U.S. ranchers with an eye to…
Coppa's Fresh Market coming to downtown Toronto
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Menkes Developments Ltd. has announced that Coppa's Fresh Market…
Walmart rolls out giant Pickup kiosks
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Walmart is rolling out its new Pickup Tower self-service kiosks…
Ferrero mulls Nestlé sweets acquisition
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Italian food giant Ferrero is considering what would be the…
Walmart robot identifies unhappy shoppers
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Walmart is developing facial recognition technology to detect…
WATCH: Mondelez CEO Irene Rosenfeld weighs in on mergers, retirement and the glass ceiling
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Long before Irene Rosenfeld became chair and CEO of Mondelez…
Walmart’s new 'On-Time, In-Full' program puts delivery pressure on vendors
Thursday, July 20, 2017 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is planning to step up the pressure on its…
McCormick buys Reckitt Benckiser’s food business for $4.2B
Thursday, July 20, 2017 McCormick & Company has agreed to acquire Reckitt Benckiser’s…
Congratulations! BrandSpark Most Trusted Award winners
Thursday, July 20, 2017 BrandSpark International has announced the 2017 winners of its…
Loblaws expands its imperfect food offering
Thursday, July 20, 2017 Loblaw Companies Limited is expanding its no name Naturally…
WATCH: Why Amazon bought Whole Foods and doesn't fuss over quarterly results
Thursday, July 20, 2017 Amazon launched more than 20 years ago as an online bookseller…
Trend: The growth of in-store farms
Thursday, July 20, 2017 While the demand for organic and sustainable agriculture is…
Walmart upgrades its offering
Thursday, July 6, 2017 As the competition for grocery shoppers continues, Wal-Mart Stores…
FCPC golf tournament raises $14,500+ for Food Banks Canada
Thursday, July 6, 2017 Pictured (l-r): Michael Graydon, FCPC; Erin Filey-Wronecki and…
WATCH: Urban Fare Yaletown staff belt out 'O Canada'
Thursday, July 6, 2017 Canada Day shoppers at Urban Fare's Yaletown location were treated…
Save-On-Foods says 'Yes' to The Dress
Thursday, July 6, 2017 Pictured: Edward Meyer, Ripley’s vice-president of Exhibits and…
Arlene Dickinson taps George Weston exec to join new food + bev venture capital fund
Thursday, July 6, 2017 Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den star, Arlene Dickinson (pictured) ,…
Metro Local purchasing program expands to 13 Ontario stores
Thursday, July 6, 2017 Grocery retailer Metro Inc. has expanded its Metro Local…
McDonald's teams with UberEATS to offer delivery service
Thursday, July 6, 2017 McDonald's restaurants is teaming with UberEATS to launch the new…
Choices Markets commits 100% to Ocean Wise seafood
Thursday, July 6, 2017 Vancouver-based Choices Markets has reaffirmed its commitment to…
Breaking: Sobeys restructures senior leadership team
Friday, June 30, 2017 Sobeys’ transformation under new president and CEO, Michael…
Sobeys' stock soars on improved Q4 profits
Thursday, June 29, 2017 By Peter Diekmeyer Michael Medline, Empire Company’s new CEO,…
Walmart Canada creates a 'Marketplace' to compete with Amazon
Thursday, June 29, 2017 Walmart Canada has again taken aim directly at Amazon, this time…
McEwan’s announces new, upscale grocery store in mid-town Toronto
Thursday, June 29, 2017 Celebrity Chef Mark McEwan is planning to open his third McEwan…
Nestlé becomes target of activist investor; shares jump
Thursday, June 29, 2017 U.S. activist shareholder Daniel Loeb (pictured) and his hedge…
Growing Again: Organic Garage announces another location
Thursday, June 28, 2017 Organic Garage Ltd. is opening a new location in Toronto's…
Whole Foods CEO hints at new banners
Thursday, June 29, 2017 Amazon.com Inc. is considering introducing new retail banners to…
WATCH: Which companies will benefit from Amazon's Whole Foods acquisition?
Thursday, June 29, 2017 Grocers will turn to these tech companies to battle Bezos'…
Is the Amazon - Whole Foods deal really a game changer?
Thursday, June 22, 2017 Last Friday, Amazon announced plans to acquire Whole Foods Market…
Why the North West Company is Canada’s strongest retail stock
Thursday, June 22, 2017 The North West Company, which operates the Northern, North Mart…
WATCH: A mobile grocery store that drives and re-stocks itself
Thursday, June 22, 2017 A startup company in Shanghai has created a prototype 24-hour…
Overwaitea's Darrell Jones honours longtime grocers, the Cooper family
Thursday, June 15, 2017 Overwaitea Food Group has dedicated a former Cooper’s Foods…
Super C debuts mobile app in Quebec
Thursday, June 15, 2017 Super C, a 95-store chain in the Metro Inc. family, has become…
Sobeys manager honoured by the Governor General
Thursday, June 15, 2017 Paul Keinick, manager of the Sobeys store in Cole Harbour, N.S.,…
Save-On-Foods and its supplier partners raise $581K for children's hospitals
Thursday, June 15, 2017 Pictured (l-r): Liz Ballendine, senior director of community…
WATCH: Procter & Gamble: Will more brands be divested?
Thursday, June 15, 2017 P&G CEO David Taylor: We listen to ideas from shareholders from…
Aldi U.S. expanding aggressively, taking on Walmart
Thursday, June 15, 2017 German grocery chain Aldi Inc. plans to invest $3.4 billion to…
Food Basics rolls out province-wide 150% off campaign
Thursday, June 15, 2017 In celebration of Canada's 150th birthday, Food Basics is…
George Weston Ltd. appoints Richard Dufresne as president
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 George Weston Limited has appointed Richard Dufresne (pictured)…
Dollarama won’t hike Ontario prices, despite increased minimum wage
Thursday, June 8, 2017 At Dollarama’s annual general meeting, June 7, 2017: Larry Rossy,…
Walmart AGM: McMillon outlines vision for 'future of shopping'
Thursday, June 8, 2017 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., president and CEO, Doug McMillon, told more…
Saw It / Liked It @ the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Show
Thursday, June 8, 2017 Gourmet Garden Lightly Dried Herbs and Spices Fresh herbs and…
Save-On-Foods raises $2M for BC Children’s Hospital
Thursday, June 8, 2017 Save-On-Foods’ team members, customers and supplier partners…
Walmart Pickup is a giant self-service kiosk for groceries
Thursday, June 8, 2017 Walmart is testing a giant self-service kiosk in the parking lot…
Shaun McKenna named executive director of The Grocery Foundation
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Acosta executive Shaun McKenna has been named executive director…
2017 Golden Pencil Award winners announced: Shelley Martin, Darrell Jones and Diane J. Brisebois to be honoured
The Food Industry Association of Canada has announced the recipients of the 2017 Golden…
J.M. Smucker to buy Conagra's Wesson oil brand
Thursday, June 1, 2017 J. M. Smucker Co. is acquiring the Wesson oil brand from Conagra…
Good In Bread: Canadians take home six FABI Awards
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Canadian bakeries won a total of six prestigious FABI Awards at…
Organic Garage launches private label brand
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Organic Garage Ltd. has launched a private label program under its…
Advantage Group International announces executive changes
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Advantage Group International has announced changes to its…
Ontario reduces fees for independent grocers
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, at…
WATCH: How AmazonFresh Pickup works
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Amazon has launched its AmazonFresh Pickup service in two Seattle,…
WATCH: How Walmart plans to battle Amazon
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Marc Lore is on an aggressive plan to topple Amazon’s online…
Jamieson Wellness Inc. plans to go public
Thursday, June 1, 2017 Vitamin and supplements maker Jamieson Wellness Inc. of Toronto…
Congratulations to the Grand Prix Award winners!
Thursday, June 1, 2017 The Retail Council of Canada has announced its Canadian Grand Prix…
Lavazza Group acquires Kicking Horse Coffee
Thursday, May 25, 2017 The Lavazza Group has acquired a significant equity stake in…
WATCH: Whole Foods’ future isn't about groceries
Thursday, May 25, 2017 Whole Foods Markets Inc., facing pressure from restless…
CHART OF THE WEEK: Amazon.com
Thursday, May 25, 2017 Here's how rich you'd be if you invested $1,000 in Amazon when it…
Asian retailer, targeting Canadian discount stores, plans 500-store expansion
Thursday, May 18, 2017 MINISO, an Asian ‘variety’ retailer that opened its first Canadian…
Colgate-Palmolive CEO signals it may be ready to sell
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Colgate-Palmolive’s CEO, Ian Cook, recently signaled he would be…
CPMA Awards 2017 recognize industry leaders
Thursday, May 18, 2017 The Canadian Produce Marketing Association recognized industry…
Grocers bite back against Walmart and Costco
Thursday, May 18, 2017 While international retailers Costco and Walmart have gobbled up a…
Stat of the Week
Thursday, May 18, 2017 How big is the beer-buying bump in grocery stores just before…
Is Bento Sushi looking at an IPO?
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Bento Sushi is working with banks to explore an initial public…
Walmart’s Jet.com opens pop-up store; could signal the future of retail
Thursday, May 18, 2017 Jet.com, the company that Walmart bought in 2016 for US$3 billion,…
Unilever invests in meal kit company Sun Basket
hursday, May 18, 2017 Unilever’s venture arm has taken a stake in Sun Basket Inc., the…
No Frills aims for ‘cheap chic’
Thursday, May 11, 2017 No Frills has launched a new ad campaign that it hopes will…
Amazon cuts Prime rate threshold to battle Walmart
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Amazon.com is cutting the threshold for free shipping in the U.S.…
76 additional Ontario grocery stores approved to sell beer and wine
Thursday, May 11, 2017 The province of Ontario has added 76 more independent and large…
Advantage Solutions files for an IPO
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Advantage Solutions Inc., a provider of sales, marketing,…
Photo of the Week: Mariposa Dairy celebrates new plant opening
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Pictured (back row, l-r): Bruce VandenBerg, Andy Letham, Larry…
WATCH: Vespa’s stunning new robot will carry your groceries
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Vespa, best known for its stylish scooters, is opening a…
Empire launches major transformation initiative
Empire launches major transformation initiative to simplify its business, unlock national…
Loblaw’s same-store sales decline; Shoppers Drug Mart a bright spot
Thursday, May 4, 2017 By Peter Diekmeyer Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported a slight increase…
Sobeys’ new CEO indicates changes to come soon
Thursday, May 4, 2017 Since Michael Medline was brought on board as CEO of Sobeys and its…
Saffron Sugar Cube wins 2017 SIAL Innovation Grand Prize
Thursday, May 4, 2017 SIAL Canada has awarded the 2017 Innovation Grand Prize to Saffron…
Metro unveils 2017 CSR report
Thursday, May 4, 2017 Metro Inc. has released its 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report…
Whole Foods opens store in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood
Thursday, May 4, 2017 Whole Foods Market has opened a new 45,100-square-foot store in…
Costco announces rare dividend payout
Thursday, May 4, 2017 Costco is paying out a special cash dividend of US$7.00 per share…
WATCH: The opening of Regina’s new Real Canadian Superstore attracts crowds
Thursday, May 4, 2017 Shoppers were so excited about the opening of a new Real Canadian…
Empire appoints Michael Vels and Clinton Keay to senior leadership roles
Thursday, April 27, 2017 Empire Company Limited has made two senior executive…
Metro cuts prices, boosts profits
Thursday, April 27, 2017 By Peter Diekmeyer Metro Inc. CEO, Eric La Flèche, surprised…
WATCH: Coca-Cola cuts 1,200 jobs on sales slump, replaces CEO
Thursday, April 27, 2017 Coca-Cola has a new CEO and is planning to cut 1,200 jobs as…
Glenn Murphy joins lululemon athletica board of directors
Thursday, April 27, 2017 Glenn Murphy, a veteran of grocery, pharma and health and beauty…
Customers abandon carts as Loblaws’ debit system crashes
Thursday, April 27, 2017 A number of Loblaws stores across Ontario and Atlantic Canada…
WATCH: The Walmart – Amazon price war is terrifying America’s biggest CPG brands
Thursday, April 27, 2017 Amazon and Walmart are in an all-out price war that is…
WATCH: The Economist: What could stop Amazon?
Thursday, April 27, 2017 Amazon accounts for more than half of every dollar spent online…
Walmart Canada laying off staff in store restructuring
Thursday, April 20, 2017 Walmart Canada is laying off an unspecified number of employees…