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Judge approves $500 million settlement in bread price fixing class action

May. 26, 2025 at 2:10 pm CDT

An Ontario superior court judge has approved a $500 million settlement in a class action suit related to a bread price fixing scheme.

Loblaw and parent company to pay out $500 million in bread price fixing settlement

Jul. 26, 2024 at 1:32 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Shopping cart in the refrigerator aisle of the grocery store.

All major retailers agree to join Grocery Code of Conduct

Jul. 19, 2024 at 4:41 pm CDT

By Kristy Nudds

Loblaw to back Canada grocery code

May. 17, 2024 at 1:42 pm CDT

By Janelle Rudolph

Report calls for consistent standard for agri-food climate reporting

Apr. 24, 2024 at 4:53 pm CDT

By Gord Gilmour

Grocery code will stabilize producer incomes, say fruit and vegetable growers

Dec. 15, 2023 at 3:16 pm CST

Canada's proposed grocery code of conduct will usher in a new era of fairness and transparency and stabilize grower incomes, said the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) in a statement Thursday.

By Geralyn Wichers

Canada Bread fined $50 million over price-fixing

Jun. 22, 2023 at 6:41 am CDT

A storied Canadian producer of bread and bakery products has a month to pay a $50 million fine for price-fixing in an ongoing federal probe which still has eyes on several major retailers. Ontario’s Superior Court on Wednesday sentenced Toronto-based Canada Bread Co. after the company pled guilty to four […]

By Dave Bedard

Competition Bureau to probe soaring food prices

Oct. 24, 2022 at 12:58 pm CDT

Reuters — Canada’s competition watchdog said on Monday it would examine factors impacting soaring food prices and whether more competition in the grocery stores sector could help lower costs for Canadians. Price rises for store-bought food have been outpacing the broader annual inflation rate for 10 consecutive months, and grew […]

By Reuters

Loblaw beats estimates for quarterly revenue

Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:46 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian retailer Loblaw Cos. beat market estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as demand for groceries and other essential items stayed strong. The pandemic-led trend of cooking at home has sustained even as COVID curbs have eased, continuing to help sales at grocery stores that benefited during last […]