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Public sector union challenges 7-Eleven's plan to serve booze in stores
Union argues plans could hurt homegrown small businesses and expose children to intoxicated people in stores.
7-Eleven hits $1B in private label sales
"We must be confident that we have created something that is better than or equal to competing national brands, and we want to be able to offer it at a price that is more affordable."

P.E.I. bans flavoured vape products

Flavoured vape and e-cigarette products are now banned on Prince Edward Island.
Can companies make chocolate more sustainable? One researcher is trying to find out

Sophia Carodenuto is looking for ways to make food more sustainable in an unusual place: The business practices used by the companies who control the world's chocolate trade.
Product of the Year Canada unveils 2021 winners

This year, 4,000 Canadian shoppers voted to determine the 27 winners of the 2021 Product of the Year Awards.
President of union representing The Beer Store workers criticizes 7-Eleven's alcohol plan

The union representing Ontario Beer Store workers is calling on the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to reject the proposal by 7-Eleven to sell alcohol for on-site consumption at 61 of its Ontario convenience stores.
7-Eleven Canada proposes in-store 'consumption areas' for beer and wine

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven Canada says it is preparing many of its Ontario shops to serve beer and wine in the store.
Pandemic-era snacking

A shift in consumption reflects evolving consumer behaviours, priorities.
Pandemic shakes up beverage choices

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated effects, such as stockpiling, home seclusion and channel shifts, have had a sizable impact on the trajectory of all non-alcoholic drinks categories in 2020.
Tobacco industry's use of Non Smoking Week to push vaping draws ire in the Maritimes

Health groups in the Maritimes are questioning the tobacco industry's use of 'National Non-Smoking Week' to promote vaping.