Tom Venetis

Associate Editor, Convenience Store News Canada + OCTANE

Author Profile

Tom Venetis is a 30+ year journalism veteran, starting as a business reporter with Canadian Press and later went on to cover Canada’s fast-growing technology business sector in the 90s and early 2000s for many B2B and news organizations. He is now a respected automotive business writer and commentator, appearing on CBC Radio and is now associate editor of Convenience Store News Canada and Octane Magazine. Tom is also an avid book and jazz and classical record collector.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

2/25/2025
Liberal leadership candidates pitch plans to confront Trump in English debate
The state of the Canadian economy and U.S. President Donald Trump's trade threats topped the agenda for the Liberal party's English language leadership debate.

Tom Venetis
2/24/2025
Ontario PCs make $40B in platform promises, pledge to axe floor price for alcohol
Minimum prices for spirits vary based on volume and alcohol content and are indexed to inflation.

Tom Venetis
2/24/2025
Maple Leaf Foods reports fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results
Company says strong results lays groundwork for a ‘transformative year in 2025.’

Tom Venetis
2/24/2025
Provinces have roughly $100B at hand for tariff relief, Desjardins estimates
Desjardins expects a similar amount of support is available from the federal government.

Tom Venetis
2/24/2025
CIB announces $194 million partnership with Jolt
Investment will help in the installation of 1,500 accessible fast charging ports in urban areas.

Tom Venetis
2/23/2025
Red Bull announces new director, national key accounts, foodservice
Samuel Tenenbaum brings extensive management experience from Mars and Kind Snacks.

Tom Venetis
2/23/2025
Metro Inc. appoints Nicolas Amyot as chief financial officer
Amyot succeeds François Thibault who announced his retirement last year.

Tom Venetis
2/23/2025
Danone launches Oikos Pro for Canada
Danone’s popular Greek-style yogurt will come in six different flavour options under the Okios Pro label.

Tom Venetis
2/20/2025
Loblaw takes PC Optimum charge in Q4 as more customers redeem loyalty points
Customers redeemed more than a billion dollars' worth of Optimum points in 2024.

Tom Venetis
2/20/2025
Statistics Canada reports December retail sales up 2.5% at $69.6B
Momentum from the strong finish to 2024 appeared to evaporate as estimate for January pointed to a decline.

Tom Venetis