Empire became a co-owner of Scene+ in June 2022, along with Scotiabank and Cineplex and launched in Western and Atlantic Canada earlier this year. “The Western Canada launch of Scene+ brought us some exciting firsts, including the introduction of a loyalty program in our Discount banner FreshCo. We’re thrilled with how customers in the West and Atlantic

Walmart Canada will employ an artificial intelligence (AI) tech solution aimed at keeping shelves stocked and improving the customer and associate experience. The technology uses cameras, pointed directly at shelves, to detect when a product is out-of-stock or running low. When a product is out of stock, the tech triggers a notification that is sent to

Now open in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, the newest location of grocery chain XMarket is 6,000 square feet filled with a wide assortment of vegan products with an in-store food hall concept coming this fall. Canada-based company PlantX just opened what is believed to be the largest vegan grocery store in the world. PlantX took over

As a powerful alternative to help with the land crisis, vertical farms are no less helpful than traditional farms regarding functionality. Although the idea itself dates back to ancient times when the people of Babylon built “The Hanging Gardens of Babylon” in 605-562 BC, the modern concept was first proposed by Dickson Despommier, a Public and Environmental Health professor at Columbia

Twenty-five years ago, by an Act of Parlament, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) was created by amalgamating all federally mandated food inspection and animal and plant health activities into one organization.  By doing so, Canada gave both consumers and the food industry a single point of contact: And it remains unique in the world for

According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, U.S. & Canada Value Added Deli and Produce Market by Type, Sales Channel and Country: Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021–2027”. The U.S. & Canada value added deli and produce market size was valued at $12,823.8 million in 2019, and is expected to reach the market

Sky-high food prices were one of many negative impacts that Canadians felt during the pandemic-plagued year of 2021. And a new report suggests that problem is only going to get worse next year. Canada’s Food Price Report, released today, is an annual report published by Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph that’s the most comprehensive

Leaders of top supermarket chains met with the White House this week to address food shortages head-on. Ongoing issues with the supply chain are also causing delays, price increases, purchase limits, and more problems for grocery shoppers nationwide. At the same time, reports indicate that the supply of two grocery staples is dwindling. Here’s everything you need to know about the

Loblaw Cos. eked out grocery sales gains for its fiscal 2021 third quarter in cycling robust retail sales growth a year earlier. Meanwhile, at the bottom line, Canada’s largest food and drug retailer topped the high end of analysts’ consensus earnings-per-share estimate. For the 16-week quarter ended Oct. 9, overall retail sales rose 2.4% to

As barbecue season simmers down, the cost of meat is still rising across Canada, even as year-to-year demand wanes. Several culprits are pushing the upward-trending price tags, food distribution professor Sylvain Charlebois told Global News on Friday. “We’re slowly reaching the spook zone at the meat counter,” said Charlebois, who also serves as the director