/globalfoodsecurity/taxonomy/term/125/all en /globalfoodsecurity/channels/news/saturday-night-sushi-comes-grocery-store-pascal-theriault-comments-359714 <p>As consumers increasingly opt for ready-to-eat meals rather than going to restaurants, restaurants like Au pied de cochon are responding by expanding their grocery offerings.</p> Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:44:16 +0000 admin 11414 at /globalfoodsecurity /globalfoodsecurity/channels/news/shrinkflation-hits-orange-juice-again-pascal-theriault-radio-canada-358822 <p>Often considered a symbol of shrinkflation, orange juice is shrinking again, <a href="https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2099214/bouteille-jus-orange-tropicana-reduflation">Radio-Canada reports</a>. A modified bottle of the Tropicana brand is making its way into grocery stores in a format reduced to 1.36 liters.</p> <p>Will other brands follow in Tropicana's footsteps?</p> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 22:14:01 +0000 admin 11370 at /globalfoodsecurity /globalfoodsecurity/channels/news/pascal-theriault-comments-metro-quarterly-results-358820 <p>Metro announced a 14.6% drop in its net profit for the third quarter, ending July 6, 2024, compared to the same period last year. Its turnover increased by 3.5% to reach 6.65 billion.</p> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:45:16 +0000 admin 11367 at /globalfoodsecurity /globalfoodsecurity/channels/news/cost-poutine-symbol-rising-prices-pascal-theriault-985fm-358821 <p>The price of food has been increasing since the pandemic. Even poutine is not immune to inflation: the price of sunflower oil used in fryers has doubled, and even the price of potatoes has risen.</p> Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:59:45 +0000 admin 11365 at /globalfoodsecurity /globalfoodsecurity/channels/news/jean-martin-fortier-phenomenon-358254 <p>In a recent article, <a href="https://lactualite.com/societe/le-phenomene-jean-martin-fortier/">L'actualité does a deep dive</a> into small-scale farm enthusiast, author, and star of the popular series <i>Les </i><em>fermiers </em>Jean-Martin Fortier (BA'02). This "rock-star" of organic microfarming in Quebec is highly regarded by many, though some have raised concerns that his presentation of the business as profitable and accessible to all is overly optimistic.</p> Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:24:40 +0000 admin 11340 at /globalfoodsecurity /globalfoodsecurity/channels/news/bread-cartel-loblaw-will-give-500-million-people-who-were-cheated-358149 <p>Loblaws and its principal shareholder, George Weston, will pay $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit the company was facing in connection with a bread cartel. The people behind the lawsuit accused the country's major food chains of colluding on the price of bread to increase their profit margins.</p> Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:51:38 +0000 admin 11333 at /globalfoodsecurity /globalfoodsecurity/channels/news/quebec-farmers-have-been-protesting-december-anyone-listening-357032 <p>Upset about high interest rates, growing paperwork and heavy regulatory burdens, protesting farmers have become a familiar sight across Quebec since December.</p> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:43:13 +0000 admin 11226 at /globalfoodsecurity /globalfoodsecurity/channels/news/maison-riviera-glass-jars-give-way-plastic-357026 <p>Maison Riviera has abandoned the glass containers that have made its name since their arrival on the market in 2015 in favor of plastic. Fans of Riviera yogurt who have lids sold separately by the company to give a second life to the little glass pots will still be able to use them, however, since the new plastic containers, arriving in the dairy aisle at the end of August, are made in the same format.</p> Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:22:44 +0000 admin 11225 at /globalfoodsecurity