Food Prices

• McDonald’s U.S. sales fell despite value menu push to win back customers

  McDonald's reported a bigger-than-expected decline in U.S. sales as financially stretched consumers cut back on dining out, extending a slowdown.

  Consumer

  Nov 5
  
• Nearly a third of Canadians skipping meals due to food insecurity: survey

  Results from an annual national poverty survey paint a worsening picture of food affordability in Canada, especially for young people.

  Consumer

  Nov 3
  
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• Canned, frozen vegetable merger cancelled after Competition Bureau push

  Canada's Competition Bureau says it is 'pleased' a proposed merger, that would have seen two frozen and canned vegetable companies in Canada become one, has been terminated.

  Consumer

  Oct 7
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• Food prices may rise soon as diesel ‘shock’ bleeds through economy: report

  Canadians could wind up with a bigger grocery bill in the coming months as a major price "shock" for diesel and crude oil works its way through supply chains, Scotiabank says.

  Consumer

  Oct 5
• Edmonton bagel shop pulls popular item from menu due to high beef prices

  Concordia University food economics professor Moshe Lander says inflation has caused some foods to double in price in a generation, while income hasn't kept pace.

  Consumer

  Sep 24
• Back-to-school lunches need ‘flexibility’ amid uneven food prices: report

  When it comes to what the lab considers a "focused school-lunch basket," comprised of 12 popular school-lunch staples, prices declined about 2.8 per cent.

  Canada

  Aug 25
• Inflation cooled to 2.8% in June as gas prices fell, says StatCan

  Consumers paid less for gas at the pump in June compared to May, and that helped cool annual inflation to 2.8 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.

  Economy

  Jul 20
• Why an anchovy shortage will make your next slab of salmon more expensive

  Love them or hate them, anchovies could end up making your grocery bill more expensive because of its use in fishmeal used for seafood and livestock feed.

  Consumer

  Jul 9
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• Downtown Winnipeg grocery store, unit pricing pitched to cut grocery costs

  New measures to save money at the grocery store were identified in a new report on grocery prices, with some expected to be brought forth for legislation.

  Economy

  Jun 22
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• Inflation rose 3.2% as gas, food prices jump — with tomato prices up 45%

  Higher oil and gasoline prices pushed overall inflation in May to 3.2 per cent compared with a year ago, according to Statistics Canada.

  Economy

  Jun 22