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How Real Canadian Superstore’s Jonathan Carroll Takes the Lead
Nov 7, 2023 · Imagine asking your wife to move over 15 times in your career; retail is very much like the military. We all stick together and support each other in our development. Catch this interview with Carroll in Canadian Grocer's December/January 2023 issue. This ad will auto-close in 1 seconds. Carroll talks taking the lead on food waste.
Blake Lively’s Betty Buzz arrives in Canada | Canadian Grocer
Feb 20, 2024 · Blake Lively is bringing her buzzy non-alcoholic beverage brand to Canada.. Betty Buzz is now available in more than 300 Sobeys, Safeway and Thrifty Foods stores across the country.. The Canadian launch is part of the brand’s larger expansion strategy, having entered the UK last year. The company will launch four of its best-selling flavours through the Empire Co. Ltd.-owned banners ...
Target's timeline - Canadian Grocer
Jan 15, 2015 · March. Opening day: Target’s first three stores open, in an old Ontario Zellers, offering groceries, but no fresh. April. Excited Canadian shoppers flock to the aisles only to find empty shelves and sparse stock. Awkward…. May. Go west, young Target: In one day, Target opens 22 stores in B.C., Alberta and Manitoba.
Which grocery retailers do Canadian shoppers trust most?
10/31/2017. Loblaw-owned Real Canadian Superstore is the most trusted brick-and-mortar grocery brand in Canada, while Walmart is the most trusted for online grocery shopping, according to new research from BrandSpark International. The findings come from a survey of 5,000 Canadian shoppers who were asked for their unaided, top-of-mind ...
The biggest TikTok food trends of 2024 (so far) - Canadian Grocer
Sep 10, 2024 · The biggest TikTok food trends of 2024 (so far) From shaved frozen fruit to the sleepy girl mocktail, here’s the viral food and beverage trends to know. Since TikTok took off in 2020, the app has become an endless source of inspiration when it comes to home cooking. From pandemic-era favourites like Dalgona coffee and sourdough bread to today ...
Farm Boy to replace Sobeys store in midtown Toronto
Jun 18, 2024 · A new Farm Boy is slated to open in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood.. The Empire Co. Ltd. banner will set up shop at Laird and Wicksteed—the site of a large Sobeys store, Canadian Grocer confirmed.. BlogTO reported that the Sobeys is set to close July 29. “We’re thrilled to continue our expansion in the GTA and to join the Leaside community,” a Farm Boy spokesperson told Canadian Grocer
J.M. Smucker completes sale of Bick’s and other fermented …
Jan 2, 2024 · UPDATE: This story was originally published on Oct. 18, 2023. The J.M. Smucker Co. has completed the sale of its fermented food condiment brands in Canada to private label food and beverage manufacturer TreeHouse Foods, Inc. for around US$20 million. Brands included in the deal are Bick’s pickles, Habitant pickled beets, Woodman’s horseradish and McLarens pickled onions.
New Sobeys campaign shows the fun, relatable side of family life
Sep 26, 2023 · Sobeys is aiming to be so relatable with its new brand platform, “So.be.it.”. A play on the Sobeys name, the platform builds on the grocer’s positioning as Canada’s family grocery store. “We continue to be Canada’s grocery store, but [the new platform] is the connective tissue that connects all our communication into a unified approach,” says Erika DeHaas, VP …