Event summary produced by The Globe and Mail Events team. The Globe’s editorial department was not involved. Medical research shows a link between poor oral health and other chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Yet according to Statistics Canada, one in five Canadians avoid visiting a dental clinic due to cost, and approximately … Read more
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 21, 2022 9:10 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $60.7 billion in April, boosted by gains at general merchandise stores. The agency also says its early estimate for retail sales in May suggests a … Read more
In this image taken on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, an expert wine tester shakes a glass of Prosecco during a wine testing at the Case Paolin farm, in Volpago del Montello, Italy. Prosecco has become the best-selling sparkling wine in the world, and experts say it is eroding the more casual corner of champagne’s market … Read more
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. FFH-T has proposed taking Recipe Unlimited Corp. RECP-T private in a deal that values the restaurant-chain owner at $1.2-billion. Toronto-based Fairfax is already the controlling shareholder of Recipe, which owns restaurants including the Keg, Harvey’s and Swiss Chalet. The investment group currently holds 45.8 per cent of the company’s shares and … 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
Keith Currie is a grain and oil seed farmer in Collingwood, Ont.Tannis Toohey/The Globe and Mail Keith Currie, who runs a 300-acre grain and oilseed farm in Collingwood, Ont., has long grown used to being told that farmers need to focus on sustainability. In response, he always asks: “Tell me what that means to you.” … Read more
Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca greets guests at Frank’s Place after announcing his plan to remove HST from prepared foods under $20 in Vaughan, Ont., on April 30.Yader Guzman/The Canadian Press Three of Ontario’s four major political parties are promising to take steps to lower the cost of food and tackle food insecurity, though … Read more
It’s not just your imagination. Restaurants really are overflowing in ways not seen since before the pandemic. Despite crushing inflation, an acute labor shortage and the lingering effects of pandemic isolation – not to mention mounting fears of recession – figures released by Statistics Canada this week showed sales at food services and drinking places, … Read more
People shop in a department store in Montreal, on Aug. 2, 2020.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press Canadian retail sales rose 2.1 per cent to $57.2-billion in August, boosted by gains at food and beverage stores, gasoline stations and clothing and clothing accessories stores. However, Statistics Canada said Friday its initial estimate for September suggests retail sales … Read more
Lori Nikkel is the CEO of Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue organization. For every Loblaws, Metro, Safeway or Northern grocery store in your community, there are four churches, temples, mosques, senior centers, schools or social programs providing food for people who may not have the means to buy it. What’s more, the $33-billion dollars … Read more
