Statistics Canada reports retail sales up 1.2% in August at $74.6 billion Food and beverage retailers subsector gained 1.1% Lactalis Canada opens R&D centre in Ontario Facility to support dairy company’s North American research and development Monthly food bank visits soar to record 2.35 million in Canada, report finds Food Banks Canada release annual HungerCount study New lawsuit filed challenging Trump's tariffs on Canada Lawsuit argues Trump's use of a Depression-era trade statute exceeds his power as president Grocery inflation drops to 1.7%, lowest level since May 2024 Driving the slowdown were declines in prices for fresh vegetables and sugar and confectionery Aurora Importing donates $60K to help Second Harvest repair trucks following theft Charity says incident forced seven of its food rescue trucks off the road Feds invest $50M in Canadian Food Innovation Network Funding will help food and beverage companies adopt and implement automation, AI and other tech Loblaw’s Frank Gambioli to take stage at GroceryConnex 2026 Attendees will hear from the market/superstore division president in one-on-one interview Wild Fork to wind down Canadian operations Specialty retailer to close all four Ontario locations Couche-Tard buying fuel retail sites from Irving Oil in Quebec and Ontario Acquisition includes 50 locations in Quebec already operated by Couche-Tard 'Unprecedented' cyberattack targets refrigerators of French grocery chains Hackers may have exploited vulnerabilities in outdated control software of widely-used Danfoss refrigeration systems September job losses pour cold water on Bank of Canada rate hike chatter The economy lost 68,000 positions in September, coming off a loss of 42,000 roles in August 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last
