Canadian Grocer’s most-read stories for the first half of 2026 Rounding up the top 10 most popular news and features of the year so far Empire's Sandra Sanderson is Canadian Grocer's 2026 Star Women in Grocery Icon Award recognizes one woman for leadership and contributions to the Canadian grocery industry Fairfax signs all-cash offer to buy wine producer Andrew Peller Deal is expected to close in 2026 This week in grocery news: Dollarama’s ‘smooth’ Q1, Ottawa’s $3.2B food strategy Here’s what you might have missed Liam Sobey, PepsiCo’s Ryan Collis join The Grocery Foundation board Organization welcomes industry leaders FMI taps David Haaf to lead fresh foods as Rick Stein retires Haaf most recently served as CEO of the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association Saputo reports $157 million in Q4 net earnings, up from previous year Montreal-based company reports revenue of $4.17 billion Benoit Basillais reappointed as CEO of Canadian Dairy Commission Basillais will serve another three-year term Metro Inc. president and CEO Eric La Flèche to retire Marc Giroux to take helm of food and pharmacy retailer Health and beauty brief: L'Oréal Canada’s new CEO, Dove contest generates buzz Your regular wrap on the personal care, cosmetics and wellness categories 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
