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Loblaw to invest $2B in renovations, expansion

- Featured
Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's food and pharmacy retail leader, plans to invest more than $2 billion dollars into the Canadian economy in 2023.

Canadian food inflation: a political powderkeg

- Analysis
For some peculiar reason, issues that are highly politicized in one nation present no difficulties in another.

Canada proposes grocery rebate for the poor

- Analysis
The proposed Canadian national budget for 2023 includes a one-time “grocery rebate” for low-income households.

Challenges to reliable supplies of California lettuce

- Analysis
I enjoy Sylvain Charlebois’ blog on Canadian Grocer. He is a professor in food distribution policy and senior director/AGRI-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.

CPMA responds to Federal Budget 2023

- General News
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) is encouraged to see that addressing the impacts of inflation and supporting a National Supply Chain Strategy are continued areas of focus in Federal Budget 2023.

Canada free from potato wart—sort of

- Analysis
Is this headline a lie? “Potato wart not detected in 2022 national survey.”

Canadian grocery delivery company Spud rebrands

- Retail
Spud is thrilled to announce the launch of its refreshed company brand. While the brand might look different, Spud is still committed to providing families with healthy, locally sourced groceries that are sustainably delivered. Additionally, Spud continues to work towards eradicating food waste and leaving a positive impact on the planet.

Fruits Et Legumes Royal files intent under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act

- Blue Book Services
Montreal-based importer-receiver, Fruits Et Legumes Royal, filed an Intention to Make a Proposal under the Bankruptcy & Insolvency Act last week in the Superior Court of Quebec under court number 500-11-061949-232.

Industry challenges shaping Canada’s restaurant and foodservice industry

- General News
Even though we’d like to position the pandemic in our rearview mirror, several industries, including restaurants and foodservice are continuing to feel the long-term effects left behind from the last two years.

Merciless markets hit Canadians

- Analysis
Of course, there are many complaints about rising food prices in the United States. But somehow the complaints from north of the border sound more anguished.