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Top Notch! Meet the 2025 Star Women in Grocery Award Winners

5 days ago | canadiangrocer.com | Chris Daniels |Shellee Fitzgerald |Rebecca Harris |Danny Kucharsky

Senior-Level StarsWendy Baker, Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada Lisa Beausoleil, Nestlé CanadaMarie-Eve Brunet, I-D Foods CorporationChantal Butler, Mondelēz CanadaJennie Coleman, EquifruitErika DeHaas, Sobeys Inc. Bryana Ganong, Ganong Bros. Avie Leang-Lorenzo, Sobeys Inc. Nathalie Lefebvre, MetroNicole Salloum, Farm Boy KC Shendelman, Longo'sLiette Vigneault, AgropurShining-Level StarsBeata Stolarski, A.
2025 Sustainability Report: Style and substance intersect for store design

1 month ago | ccentral.ca | Michelle Warren |Chris Daniels

Groupe Beaudry, A major food distributor for the sector which also provides design consultation, offers up a vision for the next-generation c-store that seamlessly blends customer-focused layouts and merchandising with eco-conscious design.
CSNC EXCLUSIVE: Training for success in beverage alcohol sales

Jan 14, 2025 | ccentral.ca | Chris Daniels

Months after Ontario expanded beverage alcohol sales into c-stores, the sector is still seeing a steady stream of licence applications. In the first two weeks of November, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) approved an additional 65 Convenience Store Licences (CSL), bringing the tally to 4,799 licences approved as of the end of November. That is up from 4,220 as of Sept. 5, the launch day of the category, which includes beer, wine, cider and RTD beverages, into convenience.
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges asks Ontario government to ban promotion of contraband tobacco

Jan 10, 2025 | ccentral.ca | Chris Daniels

“As well, there's a need for government to acknowledge harm-reduced product categories within the Tobacco Tax Act to encourage adult consumers to switch to potentially less harmful alternatives to cigarettes,” she added. As part of its strategy to be a leader in smoking harm reduction, RBH introduced a new heat-not-burn tobacco product—Smartcore Induction System—in 2023.
Beverage alcohol three-month check-in

Dec 10, 2024 | ccentral.ca | Chris Daniels

“The majority of these stores feature coolers ranging from three to six feet, along with about four feet of ambient shelf space for product display,” says Marietta Cini, vice-president of operations and development for Hasty Market. “One key lesson we've learned is the importance of maintaining strong inventory positions for key SKUs, particularly to mitigate risks associated with out-of-stock situations and delivery challenges.
Tried and true: Convenience-gas operators turn to QSRs for turnkey foodservice solutions

Nov 28, 2024 | ccentral.ca | Chris Daniels

One of the pioneers in the franchising of QSRs into c-stores is MTY Food Group, which has a franchise program for c-stores with Country Style on self-serve units, as well as a “twin” program, a Country Style/Mr. Sub combination.
Four things to know about pistachios

Nov 20, 2024 | canadiangrocer.com | Chris Daniels

Tree of lifeLiving as long as 300 years, pistachio trees produce the greenish-purple nut—which is technically a seed—in grape-like clusters. Native to the Middle East and Central Asia, pistachio trees require little water and can survive extended droughts, making them an ideal crop for a warming planet. Flavour takeoverMarket research firm Fact.MR estimates demand for pistachios in Canada will advance at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% over a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Crime management for convenience store operators

Nov 19, 2024 | ccentral.ca | Chris Daniels

One in two people who commit a retail crime do so with a vehicle, reports Auror, a global retail crime intelligence and loss prevention platform whose clients in Canada include Walmart. With that in mind, it’s integrating license plate recognition (LPR) technology into stores’ existing video cameras and video management systems.
Small grocers challenge rule requiring them to recycle beverage alcohol containers

Nov 18, 2024 | ccentral.ca | Chris Daniels

As of Nov. 11, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has approved 419 Grocery Store Licences (GSL) in Ontario. This number is in addition to the 450 grocery stores that had an existing beer and wine or beer and cider grocery store licence, as the AGCO automatically transitioned these licences to the new GSL category on Aug. 1.
Ontario’s small grocers push back on recycling requirements to sell alcohol

Nov 15, 2024 | canadiangrocer.com | Chris Daniels

Of its four stores on the outskirts of Toronto, three—in Newmarket, East Gwillimbury and Uxbridge—are licensed to sell beverage alcohol. As the locations are within five kilometres of a Beer Store, Trimarchi has until Jan. 1, 2026 to comply. (A fourth store, in Tottenham, has a restrictive covenant against selling beverage alcohol because it’s in a plaza with a Beer Store and LCBO.)“We don’t have large entrances with cart corrals.