It might be time to think twice about a warm bowl of chicken soup. In an alert issued on Thursday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled Tim Hortons chicken soup base sold up to Oct. 20. The alert, issued to hotels, restaurants and institutions, warned the soup base had been recalled due to “presence of … Read more
Got a craving for Doritos, Ruffles or Miss Vickie’s? You’ll have to satisfy it somewhere other than Loblaws. Or Shoppers. Oh Zehrs. Oh Fortinos. Or any of the other chains owned by Loblaw Cos., after Frito-Lay Canada stopped shipping its snack-food brands to the country’s biggest grocery retailer this week amidst a pricing dispute. Frito-Lay, … Read more
The high-level food fight between Pepsi-Co Foods and Loblaw has been resolved. Consumers can expect to see Doritos, Ruffles, Tostitos and other Frito-Lay products stocked at Loblaw-owned grocery stores for the Easter weekend. “All along, this was about providing value to our customers,” Loblaw spokesperson Catherine Thomas said in an email on Saturday. “We’re happy … Read more
Toronto’s pot shop scene just got a little less crowded. The HotBox Cannabis Shop and Lounge, a Kensington staple market since opening in 2003, announced this week that it’s shutting down, amidst an industry-wide consolidation. “Although we are sad to say goodbye we are so happy to have been a part of the Kensington market … Read more
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available. 6 am Novavax hitched its wagon to the global coronavirus pandemic. Before most Americans truly grasped the scope of the danger, the small Maryland biotech startup had secured $1.6 … Read more
