Sobeys

Some single use plastics will be banned over the next 18 months

The federal government is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and takeout containers by the end of this year, from selling them by

Instacart adds Metro and Giant Tiger to app as it aims to spur easing pandemic demand

Canada & World

“It’s actually really important for us that grocery delivery isn’t seen as a luxury.”

Pressure mounting for grocers to bring back ‘hero pay’ amid Omicron surge

Canada & World

Unifor national president Jerry Dias says while front-line supermarket workers are facing the biggest risks, executives are receiving the biggest rewards.

Hexo names food and beverage industry veteran Cooper new CEO

Ottawa

Move comes just two days after co-founder and former chief executive Sebastien St-Louis abruptly departed the Ottawa cannabis company.

Farm Boy hopes to perfect ‘urban’ formula with new Metcalfe Street store

Retail

After nearly six months of renovations and anticipation from the nearby community, Farm Boy’s newest store is now open at 193 Metcalfe St. in downtown

Claridge looks to build outdoor cafe seating, canopy at Metcalfe Farm Boy ahead of spring opening

Retail

The owner of the mixed-use development at Metcalfe and Lisgar streets has applied to build a new cafe canopy in front of a forthcoming Farm

Ottawa-based Farm Boy to add eight new stores in southern Ontario

Retail

Ottawa-based grocery chain said Tuesday it expects to open eight new stores in southern Ontario over the next two years.

Farm Boy to replace Sobeys on Metcalfe Street

Retail

The owner of two well-known grocery chains says it’s swapping its downtown Ottawa Sobeys store for a Farm Boy. Empire Co. says the 28,000-square-foot Sobeys at

Update: Farm Boy among Empire’s ‘best performing stores’ months after acquisition

Canada & World

The East Coast company behind multiple grocery chains in Canada is gaining market share from competitors after a period of losing ground following its troubled

Sobeys’ parent company closes $800M acquisition of Ottawa-based Farm Boy

Retail

Farm Boy’s run as an independent grocer officially came to an end Monday with the close of Empire Co.’s $800-million acquisition of the Ottawa-based company.