Grocery Prices

• Do you check your grocery bill? If not, you may be ‘leaving money behind’

  A new report says that while half of Canadians say they don't regularly check their grocery bills, a majority of those who do have found mistakes in the past year.

  Money

  Mar 21
  
• Penticton, B.C. marks 1 year anniversary for community fridge and pantry

  “It’s good that it is used so much but the difficulty is that we simply can’t keep up."

  Canada

  Mar 19
  
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• Rising beef costs loom, but the profits aren’t being felt by Sask. producers

  It is no secret beef prices have been high in grocery stores across Saskatchewan over the last year, but those prices don't mean extra profits in the pockets of farmers.

  Canada

  Mar 17
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• ‘Profits are profits’: As food prices soar, Liberal MP says Canada needs more competition

  London North Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos asked Galen Weston, CEO of Loblaws, why the company wouldn’t reintroduce the ‘hero pay’ for workers.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Canadians making fewer grocery store trips as food inflation continues to bite: report

  RBC's consumer spending tracker showed the average number of grocery transactions last month was still above pre-pandemic levels, but lower than the bump seen last fall.

  Consumer

  Mar 9
• Halifax developing plan to fight food insecurity amid high costs of living

  A senior planner with the city says the JustFOOD Action Plan represents a decade of work and aims to improve access to nutritious meals in HRM through innovation.

  Health

  Mar 8
• Grocery CEOs defend ‘reasonable profitability’ in grilling over soaring food costs

  The heads of Loblaw, Empire and Metro told the House of Commons agriculture committee they aren't contributing directly to food inflation despite rising profits.

  Canada

  Mar 8
• Loblaw is ‘not taking advantage’ of food inflation to drive profits, CFO says

  Loblaw's revenues were up 10 per cent in the fourth quarter of the year as demand held strong for groceries and strong cosmetics and pharmacy sales.

  Money

  Feb 23
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• Inflation seems to be cooling — except at the grocery store. What’s going on?

  The cost of food continues to soar even as the overall inflation rate cools in Canada. Here's what's behind the higher prices at your local grocery stores and restaurants.

  Money

  Feb 22
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• Inflation keeps cooling. Does that mean we’re done with interest rate hikes?

  Statistics Canada says the inflation rate in January cooled to 5.9 per cent despite Canadians paying higher gas and grocery prices.

  Economy

  Feb 21