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BRAMPTON, ON, Oct. 17, 2022 /CNW/ – Today, Loblaw Companies Ltd (TSX: L) “Loblaw” announced a price freeze on more than 1,500 no name brand items, in an effort provide grocery-bill predictability to Canadians facing the highest food inflation in decades. With a range of grocery and household essentials, no …
October, 2022
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17 October
RATIONAL Canada is Moving to a NEW HQ
RATIONAL Canada Announces Move to New Headquarters in Mississauga Mississauga, ON (September 30th, 2022) – RATIONAL Canada, the market leader in multifunctional foodservice cooking technology, is pleased to share that they are expanding its business by moving to a new headquarters. In response to continued demand and an increasing customer …
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17 October
Ottawa will investigate food prices. It’s about time.
Few noticed last week that Ottawa decided to investigate food prices and the alleged abuse by large grocery chains By Sylvain Charlebois With the hype caused by the scandal at Hockey Canada, few noticed last week that Ottawa decided to investigate food prices and the alleged abuse by large …
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17 October
New Study – Are Nutritional Warning Labels Effective at Steering Consumers Away from Unhealthful Foods?
Study Finds that If They Do, Whether the Information is Unexpected might be Key Key Takeaways: Consumers reduced purchases of breakfast cereals with the new warning labels for unhealthy foods.The chocolates and cookies categories did not demonstrate the same impact.Lower and middle-income consumers and families with children are more likely …
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17 October
Saputo Inc.: Fiscal 2023 Second Quarter Results
MONTREAL, Oct. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saputo Inc. (TSX:SAP) – Saputo will release its fiscal 2023 second quarter financial results on Thursday, November 10, 2022. A press release will be issued after markets close, and a conference call is scheduled on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern …
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17 October
Verily Kitchen: Truly, Honestly, Wholesome Plant-Rich Sauces
A passionate nutritionist, celebrated cookbook author, and—most importantly—mom of three, Karlene’s experience and knowledge inspired her to create Verily Kitchen, a collection of ready-to-cook offerings that are as tasty as they are wholesome. Its versatility can be used as a sauce, as a spread or a dip. Our food philosophy …
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17 October
Walnut Grove welcomes market-concept grocer featuring local foods from the Fraser Valley and beyond
Fresh St. Market to open Seventh location in Langley at Thunderbird Centre OCTOBER 13, 2022, WALNUT GROVE, B.C. – With great excitement, B.C.-based and family owned Fresh St. Market will celebrate its seventh Fresh St. Market on October 22nd in Langley with their Walnut Grove market-concept grocery store. “We are …
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11 October
Consumer Debt Index Highlights Impact of Affordability Crisis: More Canadians Say Necessities Such as Food, Housing and Transportation are Less Affordable
Younger Canadians hit hardest with the largest decrease in finances available at month-end, dropping $273 since last quarter to $606.Over half of Canadians now say it is less affordable to feed themselves and their family, a five point increase since last quarter (52%,+5pts).Number of Canadians who say transportation has become …
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11 October
Gatik and Loblaw Make History with First Fully Driverless Deployment in Canada
Milestone signifies the first time nationwide that the safety driver has been removed from an autonomous commercial delivery route TORONTO, ON., October 5, 2022 – Gatik, the market leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, today announced the launch of its fully driverless commercial operations with Canada’s leading food and pharmacy …
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11 October
Doordash On-Demand Grocery Delivery from Loblaw Stores Now Available in Canada
TORONTO – (Oct 6th, 2022) Bringing together last-mile expertise with Canada’s largest retail network, Loblaw Companies Ltd (“Loblaw”) and DoorDash, Inc. are making on-demand grocery delivery easier for Canadians. In addition to Loblaw’s own PC Express app, customers can now place grocery delivery orders on the DoorDash Marketplace app, directly …