Food Fare

• Manitoba premier announces second round of inflation cheques

  Single people below the income threshold will receive a cheque for $225 each, while couples will receive $375, with the partner with the lower income receiving the payment.

  Politics

  Jan 26, 2023
  
• Bad weather, supply chain problems lead to high prices, quality issues at Winnipeg grocery stores

  The price of food at Canadian grocery stores was up 11 per cent in December 2022, according to data released by Statistics Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2023
  
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• Food and retail theft hitting Winnipeg businesses hard this holiday season

  The Retail Council of Canada is spearheading a pilot project to gather data about retail thefts in Manitoba.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2022
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• Turkey prices on the rise as yet another COVID Thanksgiving nears, says Winnipeg grocer

  Looking forward to a turkey dinner this Thanksgiving? It may cost you about a dollar more per pound than last year, according to the owner of Winnipeg Food Fare grocery stores.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 6, 2021
• Grocery store clerk navigates through mass-anxiety, emotion during one year of COVID-19

  One year of COVID-19 looked at through the lens of a Winnipeg grocery store clerk: "It was unlike anything I've ever seen," he said.

  Consumer

  Mar 8, 2021
• Marshmallow shortage hits Winnipeg amid latest coronavirus buying spree

  “As they’re coming in, they’re running out the door faster than we put them on the shelf," said the operator of a local Food Fare about the city's dearth of marshmallows.

  Consumer

  Dec 24, 2020
• Price of beef, vegetables increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic

  Food prices are expected to end the year three to four per cent higher than at the beginning of 2020, experts say.

  Consumer

  Sep 18, 2020
• Manitoba retail shortages continue as coronavirus pandemic rages on

  As Manitobans start to settle in for a fall season where the COVID-19 pandemic is still in full swing, they might still have some difficulty getting some supplies from local retailers.

  Consumer

  Sep 1, 2020
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• Winnipeg grocer, city at odds over construction on Maryland Street

  Construction work outside a Winnipeg grocery store has the frustrated owner calling for changes to the way the city sets up its jobs in the future.

  Politics

  Aug 11, 2020
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• Winnipeg grocery store owner says numerous customers have been victims of Bitcoin scams

  Husni Zeid has put a large sign on the Bitcoin machine in his Food Fare store on Lilac Street, warning customers of phone scams involving the cryptocurrency.

  Consumer

  Jun 18, 2020