Ottawa – August 27, 2015 – Ontario-based Farm Boy 2012 Inc. (Farm Boy) celebrated the grand opening of its first fresh market location in Whitby, Ontario, on Thursday, August 27t... Read more
Joe Longo, Chair of Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG), Thomas A. Barlow, President and CEO, and the CFIG Board of Directors are pleased to announce Mike Lovsin of Freson Bros... Read more
The 2015 National Scholarship Winners have been announced. The National Winner is Sarah Anne Alfonsi of Sun Valley Market in Scarborough, Ont. Alfonsi and the other winners will be acknowled... Read more
Gus Longo, founder of Longo Brothers Fruit Markets, in Vaughan, Ont., is a recipient of the grocery industry’s highest honour, the 2015 Golden Pencil Award. The annual award is present... Read more
The McEwan Group is about to change how the downtown crowd does their grocery shopping. Owner celebrity chef Mark McEwan, the store called McEwan opened this second store on July 15 under t... Read more
The Taste of Edmonton event will have a local grocer Freson Bros. Fresh Market as one of its vendors for the first time this year. The grocer, located in Stony Plain, will be showing off the... Read more
The annual Grocery Innovations Canada show takes place September 28 & 29 at the Toronto Congress Centre. By registering before August 31, attendees can save more than $100 on full delega... Read more
Whole Foods is being investigated by the New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) for “systemic overcharging for pre-packaged foods,” says a report. The Washing... Read more
When it comes to the Pacific region, British Columbia’s Save-On-Foods beat out Wal-Mart as the supermarket brand Canadians trust, according to a new survey. The survey released today b... Read more
There were a key number of independents among the Star Women winners announced today. *Gayle Corah, development of creative IT systems and strategies, Overwaitea Food Group *Nicole Fetterly,... Read more
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