Canadian Grocer

Canadian Grocer stands as the premier and most impactful publication for important figures in the grocery sector. Executives from retail headquarters, buyers, store owners, franchise operators, and managers rely on Canadian Grocer for reliable and up-to-date insights on trends, products, challenges, and innovations in the industry.

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Canada’s new grocery code adjudicator lays out timeline for implementation

1 week ago | canadiangrocer.com | Shellee Fitzgerald

Karen Proud, the new president and adjudicator of the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct took the stage at the Grocery & Specialty Food West trade show in Vancouver this week, to talk about what’s next for the code and to squash misinformation surrounding it. “One of the biggest questions I get is, ‘So when is the code going to be operational?
CPMA 2025: Marketing strategies in times of uncertainty

1 week ago | canadiangrocer.com | Kristin Laird

Where Gwillimdale Farms finds success is through community-based marketing. “We’re constantly going above and beyond working with the local community. We have school programs out there,” said Woods. “It’s all the extra stuff you can add, to add value to your brand, that some of your competitors aren’t doing.
Top 10 in Grocery winners unveiled at Grocery & Specialty Food West 2025

1 week ago | canadiangrocer.com | Shellee Fitzgerald

While hundreds of products are on display at the Canadian Federation of Independents Grocers' Grocery & Specialty Food West show in Vancouver this week, 10 items stood out from the crowd. A jury comprised of members of the media voted on this year's most innovative products from the event's New Product Showcase, which included a slew of new beverages to home meal replacement solutions, sweet treats and protein-packed snacks.
CPMA names 2025 New Product Showcase winners

1 week ago | canadiangrocer.com | Kristin Laird

It may have been cold in Montreal last week, but the innovations at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association's (CPMA) Fresh Week were anything but. The conference and trade show, held annually, brought together retail leaders and produce professionals, and showcased the latest trends in the fruit and vegetable industry. Among the highlights was the New Product Showcase competition, which is highly anticipated each year.
Childhood obesity gets a prescription-and the food sector a warning

1 week ago | canadiangrocer.com | Sylvain Charlebois

The implications are significant. If younger consumers begin to alter their relationship with food due to reduced appetite or other drug-induced effects, traditional consumption patterns—particularly around processed and indulgent foods—may be disrupted more quickly and deeply than previously anticipated. Globally, other countries including the United States, Brazil, and South Korea have already approved GLP-1 drugs for adolescents.
Ottawa’s counter-tariffs, not Trump, are hurting Canada’s food economy

1 week ago | canadiangrocer.com | Sylvain Charlebois

If a food manufacturer isn’t both the importer of record and the end-user, it’s out of luck—effectively excluding hundreds of food processors across the country. The policy design here reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of how Canada’s food supply chain actually works. Expecting small processors to negotiate retroactive relief from intermediaries—some of whom are foreign-owned—is both impractical and naive.
Walmart shares business strategy amid tariff pressure

2 weeks ago | canadiangrocer.com | Emily Crowe

Walmart is sharing how it plans to continue driving growth and creating shareholder value despite the current economic climate. During its Investment Community Meeting in Dallas, the company said it is confident about future performance, but it is also maintaining flexibility to invest in price as tariffs are implemented across its supply chain.
Tariffs a hot topic at CPMA 2025

2 weeks ago | canadiangrocer.com | Kristin Laird

The trade war between the United States and Canada was a hot topic during many of the conference sessions at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association's (CPMA) Fresh Week in Montreal. Before the end of the day Wednesday (April 9), not long after CPMA president Ron Lemaire’s opening address, U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tariff policy yet again, pausing his reciprocal tariffs on most countries around the world for 90 days.
Food patriotism has a price-and most Canadians say they’ll pay it

2 weeks ago | canadiangrocer.com | Sylvain Charlebois

Skip to main content When it comes to perceptions of food quality and safety, nearly 48% of Canadians believe that domestic products are superior to U.S. offerings. Only 1.5% view American food as better, and roughly 28% consider the two comparable. This represents an underleveraged advantage for Canada’s agri-food sector. “Brand Canada” still holds currency when it comes to food safety and quality—a crucial factor in premium positioning, both domestically and internationally.
Vancouver retailers applaud anti-theft task force amid 'egregious' shoplifting spike

3 weeks ago | canadiangrocer.com | Nono Shen

When security staff at Vancouver's Gourmet Warehouse store caught a shoplifter in November and asked him to replace the stolen items, the incident didn't stop there, said owner Caren McSherry. Instead, she said the man took out a "big stick" and swiped it along the shelf, sending about $2,000 worth of Le Creuset roasting pans to smash on the floor. "What do you do? You can't call insurance. You just have to suck it up," said McSherry.