News Releases

March, 2026

• 10 March

  Did you get your ticket yet?

  

  🎟️ Tickets are over 50% sold out — get yours today! Calgary Food & Drug Executives Get Your Curling Game On! Are you ready to have some fun while supporting a great cause? Our annual curling event is just around the corner. This fun social networking event provides the opportunity …
• 10 March

  L’OCA Quality Market Shutters Stores

  

  L’OCA Quality Market is set to close its Edmonton and Sherwood Park locations on March 12, 2026. The grocery store, which opened in 2024, was known for its unique concept that combined grocery shopping with dining experiences. However, the company announced it could not sustain its business model due to …
• 10 March

  Loblaw® and Flashfood helped Canadians save $58 million on groceries in 2025

  

  Now in its seventh year, the Loblaw®–Flashfood partnership has delivered more than $295 million in savings while diverting over 105 million pounds of food from landfill nationwide. BRAMPTON, ON – March 2, 2026 – Loblaw® and Flashfood mark another successful year of impact, delivering meaningful savings to customers while advancing efforts to …
• 10 March

  Building Resilient Food Supply Chains Through Canadian Innovation

  

  CFIN is proud to release Building Resilient Food Supply Chains Through Canadian Innovation, a timely report and focused examination on the growing fragility of Canada’s food system and the innovation required to strengthen it. A decade of disruptions — from pandemic and extreme weather to shipping crises and weakening trade stability …
• 9 March

  FECOV Presents Pattison Food Group – Luncheon on May 1, 2026

  

  Join the Food Executive Club of Vancouver (FECOV) for lunch on May 1st, 2026, featuring guest speaker Ben Harrack, Senior Vice President of Merchandising at Pattison Food Group. As one of our most anticipated events, spots fill up quickly. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with FECOV members and …
• 9 March

  Zero Zone Introduces Edge™ Compact® CO2 Condensing Unit 

  

  NORTH PRAIRIE, Wisconsin – March 9, 2026 – In response to a demand for platform systems, Zero Zone is proud to introduce the newest addition to its Genesys™ Edge™ line, the Edge Compact® condensing unit. Designed to support transcritical CO₂ (R744) applications, the Edge™ Compact® condensing unit delivers an efficient, futureproof solution for …
• 9 March

  Make Happy Tummies: Nourishing Children Across Canada

  

  By: Brennah Doyle Make Happy Tummies™ (formerly Toonies for Tummies™), launched in January 2025, is a grocery industry initiative focused on feeding children and making a huge difference for students on a national scale. The non-profit organization funds local nutritional school programs to ensure students are prepared for the day. …
• 4 March

  Olympics may be over… but the real ice heroes are just getting started! 

  

  2026 Patricia Montpetit Memorial Curling Funspiel 📅 April 2, 2026  |  11:30 AM – 7:00 PM 📍 Garrison Curling Club 2288 47 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 6J9 It’s time to show off those sweeping skills you told everyone you had! Whether you’re a curling pro or you’ve only ever …
• 4 March

  Danone Canada and Breakfast Club of Canada Celebrate 30 Years of Partnership

  

  In 2026, Danone Canada marks its 30-year partnership as a founding partner of Breakfast Club of Canada with the launch of its new campaign: “Better Breakfasts for Children, Stronger Canada”. Since 1996, Danone Canada has donated more than 30 million cups of yogurt and has also supported the opening of …
• 3 March

  NIQ Launches Early Market Read, Providing a Seven-Day Head Start on Weekly Insight

  

  New product empowers manufacturers and retailers to respond faster to changes in promotion effectiveness, demand shifts and emerging trends CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NielsenIQ (NYSE: NIQ), a leading consumer intelligence company, today announced the launch of Early Market Read, a new U.S. market intelligence product that delivers a timely view of weekly sales performance as early …