Learn how you can get on track to reduce energy consumption with the launch of the new Energy Star score for supermarkets and food stores in Canada. WHEN? April 22, 2015, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EDT HOW? Register online here. If you have any questions... Read more
Where local meets global Celebrating more than 25 years in the Western Canadian grocery industry, Grocery & Specialty Food West (GSFW) brought together key stakeholders from the western provinces and all across Canada to exhibit, network and... Read more
Over 200 top grocery retailers and manufacturers gathered to hear keynote speaker marketing guru, Tony Chapman, at the Grocery & Specialty Food West show in Vancouver on April 13. Chapman spoke about what matters most to the “My”... Read more
Longo Bros. Fruit Markets announced some organizational changes that its CEO said will set the company up for continued success as it pursues its growth strategy into 2015 and beyond. Anthony Longo, president and CEO of Longo Bros. Fruit Markets... Read more
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In the U.S. retail sales of specialty food rose to $51.23 billion in 2014, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Specialty food’s share of retail U.S. food sales to 15%, according to the Specialty Food Association’s figur... Read more
Toronto Star Credit card fees Paying with your mobile? Ottawa updates rules Beer and Wine in Supermarkets (Ontario) Alcohol sales will be important to independent grocers Grocers, restaurants, craft brewers toast Beer Store changes Privatization... Read more
A pilot project in Surrey, B.C., sees Save-On Foods supermarket the first grocer to sell wine under the province’s new liquor law. Starting April 1, the Save-On Foods store made wine available from a store within the grocery store, as repo... Read more
Stong’s Market will be opening a second store in North Vancouver early in 2016. The 20,000-sq.-ft. store will be the first new location for the grocer in 26 years. Cori Bonina, Stong’s owner, and fourth-generation grocer, made the an... Read more
To celebrate its milestone 100th birthday, Overwaitea Food Group with the help of a local music teacher and students, broke a Guinness World Record. Teacher Teresa Harris and students from North Vancouver’s Seycove Secondary School help t... Read more
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