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Community. Chicken Farmers of Ontario partners with Maple Leaf Foods to provide chicken to food banks. Sobey Foundation and Empire kick off annual fundraiser in support of youth mental health. Metro’s Shared Kitchens launches in partnership with Food Banks of Quebec. Save-On-Foods marks completion of $15 million donation to BC Children’s ...
Flipp app launches newest version - Canadian Grocer
9/24/2015. Digital flyer app Flipp launched its newest version on Thursday with a goal to give users further savings and a better shopping experience. The free shopping app, which originally launchedroughly two years ago and lets consumers scroll through digital flyers to find items on sale at local retailers, offers new capabilities in its 3.0 ...
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Economy adds 47,000 jobs in September, unemployment rate falls to 6.5%. Full-time employment saw its largest gain since May 2022.
Nestlé Canada announces wind down and exit of frozen meals and …
Feb 1, 2023 · Nestlé Canada is winding down its frozen meals and pizza business in Canada over the next six months.. Affected brands include Delissio, Stouffer's, Lean Cuisine and Life Cuisine.. Nestlé does not have a factory in Canada that manufactures any of its frozen meals or pizza products. The company said it will work with its retail partners to …
How Real Canadian Superstore’s Jonathan Carroll Takes the Lead
Nov 8, 2023 · Carroll talks taking the lead on food waste. Chris Daniels. 11/8/2023. Jonathan Carroll. Photography courtesy Loblaw. In Canadian Grocer’s new series, we’ll speak to people from across the industry about a specific project or initiative they led. You’ll hear from grocery leaders about their passions, how they tackle challenges, what they ...
Why Canadians are willing to indulge in baked goods
Dec 8, 2022 · According to Mintel’s recent Trends in Baked Goods report, Canadians’ love of bakery is “near universal,” with 98% of the population reporting eating baked goods in the past three months. Both breads and sweet goods enjoyed significant penetration – 91% and 93%, respectively. “For the vast majority of Canadians, sweet and savoury ...
What's next for click-and-collect? - Canadian Grocer
Mar 22, 2021 · Its online grocery sales grew by 170% in the first quarter, which ended Dec. 19, 2020. “The accelerated deployment of our click-and-collect service has begun with 19 additional Metro stores now offering the service,” the company said in an email to Canadian Grocer.
Loop brings zero-waste shopping platform to Canada
Feb 1, 2021 · Loop—an online waste-free shopping platform—has arrived on Canadians’ doorsteps with the launch of Loopstore.ca and Maboutiqueloop.ca. The service, from waste management company TerraCycle, lets shoppers buy a range of grocery and household items in durable packaging, delivered in a Loop tote. When they’re done with the products, the ...
Goodvibes Shots - Canadian Grocer
7/22/2024. Goodvibes Shots. These portable pick-me-ups are made with all-natural, organic ingredients that are said to provide functional health benefits. Goodvibes Shotsare available in three varieties—Sick Day (echinacea, ginger, cayenne); Turmeric Daily (turmeric, ginger, chamomile) and Get Well (elderberry, ginger, hibiscus)—and are ...
Private brand power - Canadian Grocer
Nov 23, 2018 · Private brand power. In a centre-store aisle at a Metro supermarket in Montreal, four women gather around a shopping cart full of private brand products. The women—Marie-France Gibson, Paula Deane, Marie Horodecki-Aymes and Annie St-Laurent—are assembled in the store one late summer morning for a photo shoot and to be interviewed for this ...