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Community
FHCP to host Charity Golf Tournament in support of Food Banks Canada
Annual event returns in September
Marketing
EQ Bank to award 25M PC Optimum points to one Canadian
“Grand Scan Contest” runs until Aug. 26
News
Metro looks to regroup as it takes $90M hit due to strike in ‘challenging’ Q3
President and CEO Eric La Flèche says company is focused on the future amid headwinds
Worth Reading
As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’
Researchers unpack "fossilflation," "carbonflation" and "greenflation"
News
Flashfood releases 2025 Impact Report
"The Future of Food Is Abundant" outlines the company’s vision for a more resilient food system
08/12/2026
Community
Lactalis Canada launches ‘Pack More Than Lunches’ campaign in support of Kids Help Phone
Annual initiative aims to help Canadian families prepare for the school year
08/12/2026
News
Old Dutch Foods opens energy-efficient facility in P.E.I.
Accounting office and warehouse facility features range of technologies
08/12/2026
New Stores
Safeway to open two-level flagship store in Vancouver
Oakridge Park Mall supermarket will span 50,000 square feet
08/12/2026
News
Maple Leaf Foods reports $40.8M Q2 profit, sales up from year ago
Sales totalled $1.02 billion
08/12/2026
News
Grocery and drugstore retailer Metro reports Q3 profit down from year ago
Sales for the quarter increased to $6.97 billion
08/12/2026
News
Registration now open for GroceryConnex 2026!
Join key grocery decision-makers in Toronto this November
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08/12/2026
Worth Reading
The real story behind Canadian eggs
08/11/2026
Worth Reading
Inside Whole Foods’ next-gen strategy
How the grocer is leveraging Amazon to modernize its retail strategy and scale its footprint
08/11/2026
News
Gay Lea Foods commits $200 million to help end cottage cheese drought
The investment will advance processing technology and manufacturing at the company's Clayson Road facility in Toronto
08/11/2026
People
Where are they now? Catching up with 2020 Generation Next winner Alan Kaarsemaker
Ahead of this year’s nomination deadline, we spoke to Kaarsemaker about how his career is progressing
08/11/2026
News
Diane J. Brisebois named acting CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association
Brisebois brings more than 40 years of experience to the role
08/10/2026
Marketing
Armstrong Cheese kicks off 'cheese-first' food truck tour
Food truck to make stops across Canada
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Beyond the prescription: How GLP-1 users are re-shaping food and beverage consumption
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How agentic AI is resetting retail media success metrics
People
Get to know Canadian Grocer's 2026 Impact Champions
2026 Impact Awards winners: Supporting Employees
Where are they now? Catching up with 2024 Generation Next winner Ryan Mallany of Kruger Products
Goodfood CEO Selim Bassoul exits, Najib Maalouf to lead meal-kit company
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PHOTOS: Save-On-Foods opens in Clearwater, B.C.
PHOTOS: Food Basics opens 156th store
PHOTOS: Longo's opens first store in Ontario's Niagara region
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Plant-based
Earth's Own debuts campaign 'Good Enough Isn't Enough'
A new chapter for plant-based food in Canada
Canadians aren’t giving up meat, but…
Maple Leaf Foods reviving plant-based brand Yves Veggie Cuisine
New Stores
Eldho’s Your Independent Grocer to reopen in Fernie, B.C. following renovations
Manitoba's Liquor Mart opens new concept store inside Save-On-Foods
IGA to return to Edmonton’s Valleyview community
T&T Supermarket to open first store in Manitoba
Tech
Loblaw Advance partners with commerce intelligence platform Criteo
Food safety needs an AI upgrade
Walmart Connect rolls out self-serve display platform
The latest fresh produce tech retailers should know about
Produce
Merchandising tactics to bring the harvest season to life in-store
Public health advice tells us to buy local. Can Canada’s food system keep up?
Cyclospora outbreak in U.S. puts food safety practices in focus
Canada is not banning produce imports amid U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, CFIA says
Health & Wellness
Health and beauty brief: Kirin to buy Jamieson Wellness, Clinique campaigns celebrate women in sports
Haleon appoints general manager for Canadian business
Canadian superfood brand Organic Traditions closes $10.5M in Series A funding
Q&A: Ruchi Kumar on expanding access to obesity care at Shoppers Drug Mart
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When Retail Reach Becomes Relief
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‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.
Canada’s internal trade charade
Carpe diem, Mr. Carney: Canada needs a coherent CUSMA strategy
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2026 Impact Awards winners: Community
Walmart Canada raises $7.2M for children's hosptials
Metro opens 10th Shared Kitchen in Quebec
Save-On-Foods Charity Golf Tournament raises $1M for children's hospitals
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2026 Impact Awards winners: Sustainability
Empire beats food loss and waste reduction target
Canada's most wasteful generation? The answer may surprise you
Shania Twain, Chris Hadfield, Mitch Marner and more participate in Second Harvest campaign
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