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- 8/12/2026
Canadian Tire turning to AI to drive growth amid economic headwinds
The retailer, which also owns SportChek, Mark's and Party City, has been working with software giant Microsoft to develop Mosaic, a new customer intelligence platform. - 8/12/2026
Gay Lea Foods invests $200M to expand Toronto facility
Gay Lea Foods invests over $200 million to expand its Toronto dairy manufacturing plant, address cottage cheese shortages and boost high-protein production. - 8/12/2026
Old Dutch Foods opens energy-efficient facility in PEI
Old Dutch Foods expands Atlantic Canada operations with a new zero-carbon, solar and geothermal facility in Summerside, PEI. - 8/12/2026
Maple Leaf says price hikes led to lower sales in prepared foods segment
Maple Leaf says it saw less demand for some of its products after it hiked prices to mitigate rising raw materials costs. - 8/12/2026
Canadian Tire reports Q2 profit and revenue up from year ago
Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd. reported its second-quarter profit rose compared with a year ago as its revenue also climbed higher. - 8/11/2026
Metro CEO says little movement on labour talks as Quebec strike enters fifth month
An ongoing strike at Metro Inc.'s produce distribution centre in Quebec is denting the company's bottom line as the work stoppage enters its fifth month. - 8/11/2026
Tim Hortons invests in matcha beverage trend with new line of drinks
Tim Hortons recently launched a line of matcha-based hot and cold beverages, inspired by the current trend in Asian flavours. - 8/11/2026
Grocery and drugstore retailer Metro reports Q3 profit down from year ago
Sales for the quarter totalled $6.97 billion, up from $6.87 billion a year earlier. - 8/11/2026
Maple Leaf Foods reports $40.8M Q2 profit, sales up from year ago
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported a second-quarter profit of $40.8 million, down from $57.8 million a year ago, as its sales rose 1.6%. - 8/10/2026
Insider Insight: Greenhouse’s Ryan Klein boosts wellness in convenience channel
Greenhouse aims to make better-for-you options more accessible to consumers through the C&G channel with its line of protein shakes. - 8/10/2026
Paul Hodges new Nestlé Professional president and business executive officer
Nestlé appoints 20-year veteran Paul Hodges as president and business executive officer of Nestlé Professional, taking over leadership as Richard Burjaw retires. - 8/10/2026
Quebec premier open to allowing U.S. wines on store shelves, with conditions
Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says she's open to allowing U.S. wines to return to liquor store shelves, but not at any price.