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Ottawa—Soaring food prices are not the fault of grocery stores but are a reflection of the cost pressures through the whole food chain, says Gary Sands, Senior Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers.
Among the issues that have impacted the grocery business during the last couple of years are the catastrophic flooding in B.C.; adverse weather events in Western Canada, a virus and drought in California as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, port, railway and border disruptions, he said. Then there were significant increases in fuel surcharges and transportation and increases in input costs throughout the entire supply chain.
“Concerns around food security and affordability are top of mind for Canadians, which is why there is a great sensitivity throughout the supply chain around the issue of food inflation and affordability. Our desire to work together is why we are working to draft a grocery code of conduct for this industry.”
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