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Watch out for the rise: the price freeze is over at the grocery store
Every year, the price freeze at the grocery store ends when the calendar flips to February. In the coming days, consumers should therefore expect to pay much more for their…
End of price freeze in grocery stores tomorrow
The price freeze period in large grocery stores will end on Thursday. Quebecers will have to expect an increase in the amount on their grocery bills, while certain products will…
Abandoning products at the grocery store: a lack of good citizenship that costs everyone dearly
While groceries cost more than ever, busy or lazy customers leave products they no longer want anywhere on the shelves, a practice that merchants denounce and which contributes to driving…
Blue planet, green ideas | When will there be insects in Quebec grocery stores?
Sliced bread or cricket crackers, garlic spread made from mealworms and crushed mealworms to sprinkle in your smoothie first thing in the morning. Insects make their way onto the plates.…
Yogurts made with Quaker granola removed from grocery store shelves
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced on Saturday the recall of various yogurts and parfaits prepared with Quaker sesame, a product that had itself been the subject of a recall…
Grocery Basket | Food news for 2023 (continued)
After the grocers’ code of conduct, gene editing, cultured meat and the bread cartel, here are three other food stories that grabbed attention in 2023. Posted at 1:29 a.m. Updated…
Ontario | Beer, wine and cocktails in convenience and grocery stores by 2026
(Toronto) Ontarians will be able to buy beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink cocktails in convenience and grocery stores by 2026, Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. Published at 12:52 p.m. Allison…
Grocery | Price increases of 4.5% expected in 2024
Higher bills and price wars in supermarkets. Grocery shopping in 2024 will obviously not be easy when a family of four could spend on average $313.40 per week for an…
Grocery Basket | COP28 and our food dilemma
In pursuit of a more environmentally friendly future, Canada is forced to reconcile its rich tradition of food production with the urgent need to reduce GHGs. COP28’s focus on food…
How much has the price of your grocery basket increased over time?
A grocery store that always costs you more For more than 70 years, the organization, previously known as the Montreal Diet Dispensary, has calculated the price of a basic nutritious…
Quebec winegrowers now pay 40% on bottles sold in grocery stores
Since 1er December, Quebec winegrowers must remit to the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) an amount equivalent to 40.3% of the price of the bottles they sell in grocery…
A 40% tax on Quebec wines in grocery stores
From December 1, Quebec winegrowers must remit to the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) an amount equivalent to 40.3% of the price of the bottles they sell in grocery…
Bottles sold in grocery stores | Quebec winegrowers now pay 40% to the SAQ
From 1er December, Quebec winegrowers must remit to the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) an amount equivalent to 40.3% of the price of the bottles they sell in grocery…
Air Miles returns to grocery stores by the band
Do you still take out your Air Miles card? Regularly, as was the case 15 or 20 years ago? I bet not. Posted at 7:00 p.m. After its heyday, the…
Pierre Fitzgibbon looks for grocery store deals during the question period
The Minister of the Economy took advantage of Manon Massé’s last speech as female spokesperson for Québec solidaire at the National Assembly to search the grocery store circulars on his…
Grocery Basket | Should we create a food currency?
Food insecurity is becoming a worrying problem. To help, our governments send money to their citizens without knowing if these sums are used to buy food. Why not create a…
Grocery store prices | Saputo: the market was competitive before the threat from Ottawa
(Montreal) Ottawa’s pressure on grocers has had echoes at Saputo, but its big boss assures shareholders “that not much has changed” with regard to the promotional environment. Published yesterday at…
VIDEO. “All the stories behind the products sold here are aberrations,” explains the manager of an anti-waste grocery store
Broadcast on France 5, the documentary “Food waste, don’t throw any more away” meets those who fight to ensure that products do not end up in the trash. In France,…
Grocery Basket | Ozempic rather than Oreo
As the demand for weight management medications continues to reshape eating habits, the diet industry risks being seen as a purveyor of unhealthy foods in this emerging weight loss-focused world.…
Grocery store discounts have already arrived, says Minister François-Philippe Champagne
Recent grocery flyers have the Trudeau government saying that its plan to “stabilize prices” is already bearing fruit on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, a promise that the Conservative…