Canadian Grocer's top 10 most-read stories of 2018
As a new year gets underway, we're looking back at the most-read stories of 2018. From product recalls to President Trump's Twitter rants against Canada's supply-management system, here's a look at the moves, news and shakeups that had the industry abuzz.
Canada bans use of trans fats in food products
Artificial trans fats are off the table. Canada's final step to ban partially hydrogenated oil (the main source of industrially-produced trans fats) took effect in September. Read the full story here.
Canadian dairy farmers to Trump: You’re trying to drive us out of business
Dairy Farmers of Canada president Pierre Lampron spoke out against President Donald Trump’s Twitter attack aimed at Canada’s supply-management system. Read the full story here.
The secret to Costco’s success lies in supply chain efficiency
In May 2014, Marc Wulfraat, president of MWPVL International, wrote a column outlining all the ways in which Costco is winning in Canada, and looked at how the retailer keeps its operating costs so low and whether or not it’s cheaper to shop there or with other grocers. Read the full story here.
Costco Canada has no plans to eliminate Polish hot dog
Social media was up in arms when news broke that Costco was eliminating the Polish hot dog from its food court menu in the U.S. The retailer’s Canadian operations quickly took to Twitter to reassure customers that, in Canada, the Polish hot dog wasn’t going anywhere.
Read the full story here.
Walmart cuts Weston Foods as bread supplier
Walmart Canada cut Weston from its list of bread suppliers in May, but said the decision was not motivated by the alleged price-fixing scandal that was exposed in November 2017. Read the full story here.
Canada among the world’s biggest food wasters: Report
A report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation finds 396 kilograms of food are wasted or lost per capita in Canada each year. Read the full story here.
Meet Canadian Grocer’s 2018 Star Women Award winners
Nominated by industry members and chosen by Canadian Grocer editors and a panel of past winners, we introduced this year’s impressive group of 19 Star Women. Read the full story here.
Deadly spider found in grocery store grapes
A Connecticut woman and her son found a black widow spider in a package of grapes they bought at a grocery store. Read the full story here.
E. coli in romaine lettuce sickens six Canadians
In May, the Public Health Agency of Canada said a half dozen Canadians had been stricken by a strain of E. coli similar to one found in contaminated romaine lettuce from the U.S. Read the full story here.
All about Aldi. And Lidl
IGD program director Stewart Samuel looks at German grocery store chains Aldi and Lidl, what sets them apart from conventional grocery chains and the tactics they employ to lure in shoppers. Read the full story here.