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Ontario will allow restaurants to permanently sell alcohol with food takeout and delivery as it makes changes to support the industry through the pandemic.The province announced the change Wednesday night along with other relief measures.Attorney General Doug Downey says the changes are meant to support the sector that has struggled with shutdowns and regulatory changes during COVID-19.Other permanent changes include nixing a licensing requirement for third-party delivery services and reducing the price of spirits consumed on-site.Licensed operators may also serve alcohol on docked boats under the new rules, and alcoholic drinks can be included in delivered food boxes and meal kits.The province will also allow alcohol manufacturers to deliver their own products and to sell spirits and wine at farmers markets.No word, yet, on when beer and wine will also be available in convenience stores.

Harrow is a typical, small Ontario town, with just 3,000 residents.

Wherever your location and whatever the rules, alcohol-free beer is a fast-growing segment and an immediate gateway for all c-stores to get in the beer game   One of my earliest memories of consumer packaged goods was watching Toronto Maple Leaf hockey broadcasts in the late 1960s.

Resident's in Toronto's west end are lamenting the closure of a favourite neighbourhood convenience store, Stardust Convenience.

Across Canada, 7-Eleven Canada is offering more than 1.3 million face masks and 77,000 bottles of hand sanitizer in the five provinces where it does business: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.7-Eleven Canada has donated masks and sanitizers to schools in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Nestlé, the world's biggest food company, is laying out a global roadmap to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and plans to spend US$3.6 billion to achieve its goals.

Car wash and gas customers at a BP station in Manchester, UK, have been left fuming after they received fines of £100 for being on the site for more than 15 minutes.

Parkland Corporation has announced it has entered into a series of transactions to acquire the assets of two U.S.-based fuel distributors.The company reported last week that it is working to acquire Story Distributing Company and its affiliates.