Food & Grocery

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Carmen Fortino Honoured with Canadian Grand Prix Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Service to Canada’s Grocery Sector

TORONTO, ON – May 8, 2025 – Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is proud to recognize Carmen Fortino, Executive Vice President, National Supply Chain and Procurement for METRO Inc., with the Canadi...Learn More

Gary Wade, President, Unilever Canada, to receive 2025 Canadian Grand Prix Lifetime Achievement Award from Retail Council of Canada & Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada

TORONTO, ON – May 6, 2025 – Retail Council of Canada (RCC) and Food Health & Consumer Products of Canada (FHCP) are proud to announce that Gary Wade, President of Unilever Canada and CEO of Be...Learn More

Upcoming Changes to Price Labelling Rules – May 7 Implementation

RCC has been actively raising awareness about the impacts of Quebec’s Bill 72, which introduces new labelling obligations for food products sold in stores. Media coverage has been extensiv...Learn More

Manitoba Adding New Costs to Provincial Grocers

With no changes coming out of the NDP dominated committee, Manitoba Bill 31, The Property Controls for Grocery stores and Supermarket Act is preparing to receive its third and final reading ...Learn More

Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards: Finalists Announced

Bold flavours, clean ingredients, and innovative packaging define the standout products of 2024 TORONTO, April 8, 2025: Retail Council of Canada (RCC) is excited to reveal the finalists for the ...Learn More

Expanded Guidance for Identifying Canadian Food Products

In light of continued interest in Canadian product, CFIA has expanded their guidance on how to identify Canadian food products beyond the most common ‘Made in Canada’ and ‘Product ...Learn More

Guidance on “Made in Canada” and “Product of Canada” Claims

With growing consumer demand for Canadian-made products, businesses must ensure their “Made in Canada” or “Product of Canada” claims meet regulatory standards set by CFIA (for food prod...Learn More

Guidance on Made in Canada and Product of Canada Claims for Consumer Products

In light of the interest from many customers in supporting Canadian products, RCC is aware that many retailers are taking steps to identify food products that are made partially or wholly in Cana...Learn More

From boycotts to ‘Buy Canadian,’ it’s been a turbulent year for the grocery industry

“For grocers, adaptation is the nature of the business—they are, after all, a storefront to society. As societal changes ebb and flow, sometimes gradually and other times rapidly, grocers continuo...Learn More

RCC Joins Stakeholders in Shaping Quebec’s Food Policy 2025-2035

RCC joined about fifty stakeholders from across Québec’s food chain to delve into the guidelines of the Food Policy 2025-2035, which focus on the sector’s competitiveness in the markets, the...Learn More

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