At this point, Gordon Dean isn’t in a position to negotiate on lettuce. It’s so hard to come by that if a few cases show up at his family’s chain of five grocery stores around the Ottawa Valley, the price is the price.

One month before Christmas, workers at the Loblaw’s Freeport Distribution Centre are bracing to be on picket lines instead of filling orders.

The London area’s very own coffee roaster, with a direct connection to Nicaraguan farms, is open again to the public.

Canada’s major grocers would prefer you not refer to “greedflation,” thank you very much.

Company has spent more than $1 billion on share buybacks this year Laval, Que.-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., which oversees a global network of convenience stores and gasoline stations, reported net earnings of US$810 million in its most recent quarter, a nearly 17 per cent increase from the same period a year earlier, mainly due to the higher price of fuel.

'All of the food that we serve is fresh, and made with natural ingredients, free of artificial flavours, colours, and preservatives. We don’t take shortcuts with the food that we serve.'

If for nearly two years, every major economic trend could be traced back to the pandemic, then there are signs of changes afoot.

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Canada’s major grocers would prefer you not refer to “greedflation,” thank you very much.

Revenue totalled $17.52 billion, up from $16.19 billion in the same quarter last year TORONTO — George Weston Ltd.  reported a third-quarter profit available to common shareholders from continuing operations of $889 million, up from $238 million a year earlier.

'You got a lot of scared folks out there': The union said 527 of 534 members had been served layoff notices More than 500 workers at Calgary’s Loblaw distribution centre have begun receiving layoff notices, after negotiations on a new collective agreement broke down and the company moves to lock out employees.

Bloomberg) -- Photos and internal documents from a Beyond Meat Inc. plant in Pennsylvania show apparent mold, Listeria and other food-safety issues, compounding problems at a factory the company had expected to play a major role in its future.

Employees will be offered to relocate to other facilities in the region. ST-HYACINTHE — Pork producer Olymel is closing its packaging plant in St-Hyacinthe on Feb. 10, cutting 107 jobs, the company announced on Thursday.

Biggest deal in the company's history SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick seafood giant Cooke Inc. says it has completed a $1.5-billion acquisition of Australian seafood producer Tassal Group Ltd.

Nestle’s Nespresso coffee business is launching paper-based compostable capsules to attract customers put off by the Swiss packaged food giant’s metal ones, which despite being recyclable often end up in landfill.

I was so sad to hear this week about the closing of KUB Bakery. Next year would have been 100 years for the legendary Winnipeg brand. Owner Ross Einfeld says there’s still a chance KUB rye bread will live on after a break as talks are back on again with potential buyers.