Supermarket/Grocery

Home has become ground(s) zero for coffee consumption during the current COVID-19 crisis, according to a new study.While Canada’s coffee addicts might argue that they are essential services, the country’s largest coffee chains have either limited access or closed stores entirely as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Online resource hub helps c-store employees cope with stress and anxiety during the pandemic As grocery and c-store workers take on the role of essential service providers during the COVID-19 crisis, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) wants them to know they’re not alone.

New products and a taste for nostalgia make frozen treats cooler than ever Canadians are no longer waiting until summer to indulge in frozen treats.

When COVID-19 started sweeping across Canada, Pete and Chris Neal swung into action, splitting the workers at their Richmond Hill, Ont.-based snack food production business into two teams to help stop the pandemic's spread.

Campbell Soup Company's production goes into overdrive during what executives dub “soup season.” Starting in October and ending with the close of winter, Campbell's manufacturing centres run non-stop, staffed by extra employees.Since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer demand has soared, eclipsing that of the company's busiest time.

In an effort to encourage retail employees to continue working, Quebec is offering an incentive for those in essential services, such as convenience, gas and grocery, which amounts to $100 a week for full-time and part-time workers.

Higher prices and less variety on store shelves is a possibility as the agriculture industry confronts a wide range of challenges created by COVID-19.

A provincial cabinet minister is advising Newfoundlanders and Labradorians not to panic buy groceries after a major shipping company suggested shipments to Newfoundland could be reduced due to the pandemic.