New food guide is too expensive, one quarter of Canadians say: survey
Half of Canadians said they face barriers to adopting the new Canada Food Guide recommendations, in a new survey. Continue reading
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More people in Lethbridge are growing their own food as grocery costs continue to rise: garden retailer
As grocery prices continue to rise, the costs are having an impact on many people’s bank account balances. However, some Lethbridge residents have found a solution to the problem by planting their own gardens. Continue reading
How a Vancouver couple spends $230 a month on food
By Anne Drewa Anchor / Consumer Reporter
A Vancouver couple has found a solution to save hundreds of dollars on their grocery bill every month. Since 2012, Stephanie Williams and Celestian Rince’s grocery bill hasn’t increased. Continue reading
Canada’s inflation rate rises to 1.7 per cent in April
The higher inflation rate reflected a smaller impact from a drop in gasoline, natural gas and fuel oil prices. Continue reading
Molson Coors says low results due to slow economy and high food prices
Molson also said overall industry sales volumes have also been slipping in Alberta, as well as in the oil-producing provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan. Continue reading
Reality check: Who is to blame for the soaring cost of cauliflower?
Cauliflower has become “inexplicably expensive” amid reports that shoppers were paying as much as $8 a head, the New Democrats said in their release last week. So who is to blame? Continue reading
Okanagan organizations feel the impact of rising food costs
By Megan Turcato North Okanagan Video Journalist
The Schubert Centre in Vernon is well known for providing programming for local seniors. However, they also serve lunch at a coffee shop, prepare food for Meals-on-Wheels and offer catering services. The money from those catering jobs helps to pay for other services the Schubert Centre provides. Rising food prices have begun to eat away the program funds. They are not raising catering prices for now but if food costs continue to rise, they may have to. Continue reading
Expect more sticker shock at the supermarket in 2016
Grocery chain execs and researchers warn there’s no immediate relief from increased food costs and a sinking loonie that have led to higher prices. Continue reading
Rising cost of food encouraging many Halifax shoppers to buy local
The high cost of some foods is opening the doors for small businesses who typically can’t compete with larger grocery chains. Continue reading
Meat no longer leading supermarket prices higher — it’s veggies
Eating healthy is getting costlier by the month as soaring fruit and vegetable prices replace meat as the main source of fast-rising food costs in Canada. Continue reading