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Major grocers roll out plant-based burgers, undercut Beyond Meat

By Richa Naidu January 8, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Cashing in on rising demand for imitation meat, major retailers including Kroger and Walmart recently began to carry Beyond Meat’s plant-based burgers and sausages. Now, several stores are creating similar products that will compete with Beyond Meat. Kroger Co., the biggest U.S. grocer, on Wednesday rolled out its own line of […] Read more

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Federated Co-op to close Calgary distribution centre

By GFM Staff November 21, 2019

The main supply outlet for Co-op grocery stores in southern Alberta and British Columbia is set to close in April as one of its main users takes its business elsewhere. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) announced Thursday it will close its Calgary food distribution centre in April, a decision it said will eliminate just over 200 […] Read more

General, Markets

Calgary to step out of Federated Co-op grocery system

By GFM Staff August 11, 2019

Calgary Co-op’s grocery business plans to get all its goods from suppliers other than Federated Co-operatives (FCL) starting in April next year. Saskatoon-based FCL said Thursday it had received notice from Calgary Co-operative Association that it would “discontinue the procurement of all products for their grocery stores from FCL” at that time. The Saskatoon StarPhoenix […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Major grocers pull romaine lettuce nationwide

By GFM Staff November 24, 2018

Despite seeing no evidence yet of nationwide contamination, several major Canadian grocers are pulling romaine lettuce from sale across Canada in the wake of E. coli-related illness outbreaks in three provinces. Loblaw Companies announced Wednesday it was recalling and removing from its store shelves across the country all romaine lettuce products “out of an abundance […] Read more

General, Machinery & Shop, Reuters

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

By Daina Beth Solomon November 14, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Cornershop, a Latin American grocery delivery app being acquired by Walmart, plans to expand into Canada early next year as a test market for the U.S., an executive for the three-year-old mobile app said. Walmart is buying Cornershop, which offers deliveries in Mexico and Chile, for US$225 million. The deal, […] Read more

General, Markets

Sobeys parent to buy fresh-food grocer Farm Boy

By GFM Staff September 24, 2018

The owner of the Sobeys and Canada Safeway chains has a deal in place to buy southern Ontario grocery retailer Farm Boy, a well known patron of the region’s producers. In a deal still subject to review by the federal Competition Bureau, Empire Co. announced Monday it will pay $800 million for the grocery chain, […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Metro to buy Jean Coutu to stave off looming risks

By Nichola Saminather October 2, 2017

Toronto | Reuters — Metro Inc., Canada’s third-biggest food retailer, on Monday agreed to buy pharmacy chain Jean Coutu Group for $4.5 billion in cash and stock, paying what analysts said was a “steep” premium to protect against risks facing the retail sector. The deal comes at time when global retail giants like Amazon.com, Wal-Mart […] Read more

General, Markets

Metro in ‘advanced’ talks to buy Jean Coutu chain

By Staff September 27, 2017

One of Eastern Canada’s major players in the grocery sector is in “advanced discussions” to take up one of the region’s major drugstore chains. Montreal-based Metro Inc. announced Tuesday it’s in “exclusive” talks with the Jean Coutu Group on the possibilities of a cash-and-stock takeover valued in some reports at around $4.5 billion. A non-binding […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Whole Foods slashes prices on some produce

By Julie Ingwersen, Lisa Baertlein August 28, 2017

Los Angeles/Chicago | Reuters — On its first day as part of Amazon.com, organic grocery chain Whole Foods Market slashed prices on popular items like avocados and apples on Monday by a third as it bid to shake off its “Whole Paycheque” reputation for high prices. In another sign of changes to come, a display […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Amazon to cut Whole Foods prices amid intense grocery turf war

By David Shepardson, Lisa Baertlein August 24, 2017

Reuters — Amazon.com said Thursday it will cut prices on a range of popular goods as it completes its acquisition of Whole Foods Market, sending shares of rival grocers tumbling over fears of even more brutal market share battles. Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods, which won antitrust approval from U.S. regulators on Wednesday, […] Read more

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Major grocers roll out plant-based burgers, undercut Beyond Meat

Federated Co-op to close Calgary distribution centre

Calgary to step out of Federated Co-op grocery system

Major grocers pull romaine lettuce nationwide

Walmart’s LatAm delivery app Cornershop eyes Canada

Sobeys parent to buy fresh-food grocer Farm Boy

Metro to buy Jean Coutu to stave off looming risks

Metro in ‘advanced’ talks to buy Jean Coutu chain

Whole Foods slashes prices on some produce

Amazon to cut Whole Foods prices amid intense grocery turf war

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