Western Grocer Serving the industry since 1916
Canadian Cultured Dairy dba Tree Island Yogurt is open for business at their state of the art dairy processing facility on Vancouver Island. The new 33,000 sq ft facility is purpose built and engineered for efficiency and energy saving to position the 10-year old company to meet Canadian demand for …
March, 2025
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14 March
ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD PROVIDES UPDATE ON PROPOSAL FOR A COMBINATION WITH SEVEN & i
LAVAL, QC, March 10, 2025 /CNW/ – Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“Couche-Tard” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: ATD), a global leader in convenience and mobility, today issued the following statement regarding its proposal to acquire Seven & i Holdings., Ltd. (“7&i”). Couche-Tard has deep respect for 7&i and the business it has built in Japan and around the …
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12 March
HEINZ Launches Ketchup Chip Dip Playing on Canadians’ Love for Ketchup
From french fries to hash browns, HEINZ and fried potatoes have always gone hand in hand. But for some reason, when it comes to potato chips, people find it weird—even though nearly all North Americans dip their fries in ketchup. Are fries and potato chips really that different? They’re both fried …
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11 March
Canadian Packaged Bread Class Actions Settlement
TORONTO, March 11, 2025 /CNW/ – Strosberg Wingfield Sasso LLP and Orr Taylor LLP announced today that the $500 million settlement agreement with George Weston Limited (“Weston”) and Loblaw Companies Limited (“Loblaw”) to settle their involvement in nationwide class action lawsuits related to industry-wide price fixing for certain packaged bread products was …
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10 March
Seven & I In Talks with Couche-Tard Over Store Sales for Merger Deal
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Seven & i Holdings said on Monday that talks have begun with Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) over a store sale plan that would set the stage for ACT’s $47 billion takeover bid. Last week, the 7-Eleven convenience store operator named Stephen Dacus as its new CEO to …
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10 March
FCC launches Trade Disruption Customer Support program for agriculture and food industry
Regina, Saskatchewan, March 7, 2025 – To support the Canadian agriculture and food industry as U.S. tariffs are implemented, is providing $1 billion in new lending to help alleviate financial challenges. “There is no relationship in the world like the one Canada shares with the United States, and that certainly extends to …
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10 March
Federated Co-operatives Limited Purchasing ColdStar Solutions Inc.
Saskatoon, SK (Mar. 6, 2025) – Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is pleased to announce that it has purchased ColdStar Solutions Inc., a transportation, warehousing and grocery wholesaler. Headquartered in Victoria, B.C., ColdStar has been providing trucking and warehousing solutions, as well as wholesale groceries and produce, to stores and supermarkets across Vancouver …
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10 March
The Cheez-It® Escape Opens Its Doors for the Ultimate Cheezy Getaway
Cheez-It® invites Canadians to indulge their cheese obsession with a FREE, once-in-a-lifetime stay at The Cheez-It® Escape Mississauga, ON, March 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cheese-obsessed Canadians now have even more reason to be grate-ful! The Cheez-It® brand is offering a one-of-a-kind, FREE getaway that goes beyond the irresistible crunch …
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5 March
Driving Progress: How Saputo is advancing gender balance across the world
Driving Progress: How Saputo is advancing gender balance across the world In honour of International Women’s Day on March 8, Saputo is celebrating its commitment to fostering a more inclusive workplace. With women still underrepresented across the sector, the dairy processor is setting a high bar for global …
