With inflation causing food prices to rise, consumers are looking for deals, and a new app is offering to help people find savings at the grocery store, while helping cut down on food waste. “Too Good to Go” has launched in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. It connects consumers with businesses who have surplus food at the … Read more
As baby formula shortages continue to cause concerns for parents both at home and in the United States, there is a facility in Kingston, Ont. that makes formula. However, it doesn’t make baby formula for Canada, it’s shipped overseas. The switch to making domestic supply is not so simple. The Canada Royal Milk Plant was … Read more
Canadian shoppers are stuck in a bind this holiday season. Caught between the COVID-related scarcity and supply-chain shortages of the last two years, and the nasty inflation of 2022, many are bargain-hunting aggressively, or cutting back entirely. That’s according to Eric Morris and his team at Google’s retail practice in Canada. Drawing on search data, … 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
Good evening, these are the top coronavirus headlines tonight: top headline: Here are five things to watch to determine how Canada will cope with COVID-19 in the coming months Two Canadian tech firms held a hackathon over the weekend where each independently recreated the ArriveCan app – illustrating that the Canadian government overpaid for the … Read more
OTTAWA — Canada’s new food guide does away with food groups and portion sizes, focusing instead on broader guidelines that include eating more plant-based protein and drinking more water. The food-guide facelift unveiled today reflects a new approach by Health Canada aimed at promoting healthier eating and lifestyle choices, rather than emphasizing serving sizes and … Read more
Students at the University of Victoria can attest that times are tight. “Cost of living is a lot, food, everything,” says Hailey Gascoigne, a second-year UVic student. Gas hitting record highs, housing costs have gone through the roof. “It’s crazy,” says Gascoigne. “It’s gone up exponentially.” New data released by Food Banks Canada paints a … Read more
China, middle-men, and government bureaucracy. After about six weeks of being down to illness, I now feel ‘well enough’ to record a podcast. As you might guess, my first episode back with co-host Rob Kenedi is highly topical. Sadly, it has stayed topical since… oh, 2020. “I don’t know why we continue to make the … Read more
top line Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral Paxlovid and Merck’s coronavirus pill molnupiravir appear to guard against hospitalizations and death even when people aren’t experiencing severe symptoms, a new study found, as the White House continues efforts to make these medications more widely available as Covid cases arise . Tablets of the drug Paxlovid are shown. dpa/picture … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 26, 2022 1:54 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Statistics Canada says sales in the food service and drinking places subsector increased three per cent to $7.4 billion in May, the highest value since the beginning of the COVID-19 … Read more
