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AI is not only helping the grocery industry with operational logistics. Today, AI is being used to dig deeper into loyalty programs through greater personalization. These programs use AI and machine learning to analyze individual purchase histories, app behavior, and real-time contextual data. This allows grocers to unify in-store and …

By: Lynsey Walker, vice-president, marketing & communications, CHFA. From functional foods to targeted supplements and emerging wellness products, consumers are being presented with more choice — and more claims — than ever before. WGSN predicts the global health and wellness industry will grow by more than $542 billion between 2023 …

By Sylvain Charlebois — July 20, 2026 Food safety isn’t just about finding the source of an outbreak anymore. It’s about helping Canadians understand the evidence Every summer, Canadians are reminded that fresh produce, while essential to a healthy diet, can also pose food safety risks. This year’s Cyclospora outbreak …

By Sylvain Charlebois — June 25, 2026 Inflation and supply chains aren’t the whole story. Bureacratic red tape is quietly adding costs that end up in the cost of food Canadians often wonder why food costs so much. Many economists are quick to blame U.S. President Donald Trump, climate change, …

By Dr. Alejandra Regand, Senior Director, Research & Development and Baking Technology, Bimbo Canada Protein has shifted from a once-niche ingredient to a mainstream dietary priority – and it’s reshaping how Canadians shop, including in the bakery aisle. Today, seventy percent of Canadians are actively seeking more protein in their …

What CBSA’s Own Data Is Telling Western Canadian Importers By Carl Rodgers Disclosure: I run ClearBorder, a Canadian customs compliance tool. I have a commercial interest in this topic. Every source below is public and can be checked directly. For independent grocers and specialty food importers across Western Canada, managing …

A World Economic Forum report finds competitive advantage is shifting from owning key technologies to combining them across data, people and ecosystems. The biggest barriers to scaling innovative solutions are no longer individual breakthroughs but connecting a combination of AI and digital tools with real-world operations. The research shows how …

By Douglas Hart President, Hart & Associates Management Consultants Ltd. Whether buying coffee at a grocery store or ordering a cappuccino at Starbucks, Canadians have felt the sharp taste of rising coffee prices over the last several years. While Canada’s overall food prices rose by 3.5%, coffee prices increased by …

Protein is showing up in every aisle as consumers want it for every day By Carly Peters Whether you’re browsing the cereal aisle, opening the ice cream freezer, or walking past candy end caps, one thing is impossible to miss: everything is packed with protein. Once associated with athletes chasing …

By Sylvain Charlebois — January 22, 2026 A web of regulations, compliance costs, carbon pricing and interprovincial trade barriers is pushing food prices higher Food prices in Canada are rising faster than in any other G7 country, and the reason is no longer a mystery: domestic policy failure is driving …