Food Prices

Metro Inc. is accusing Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. of conspiring to implicate them in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme. In new court documents, the Montreal-based grocer denies being involved in…
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Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public about their plans to stabilize prices. Earlier this month, Champagne announced that major Canadian grocers –…
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As beef prices continue to impact people’s wallets both in Canada and the U.S., some are turning to chicken for a more affordable protein but south of the border some poultry production companies are scaling back in an effort to…
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Ottawa is creating a “Grocery Task Force” to oversee and probe industry practices like “shrinkflation” as Canadians grapple with the cost of food — but how might it work? The task force was one of five measures announced by…
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The federal government’s efforts to gather Canadian grocery executives for a summit to tackle food inflation is “disingenuous” and unlikely to bear much fruit, analysts say. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced he…
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