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Make sure to put aside an extra $700 for food this year

One of the greatest banes of our generation is that wages aren’t keeping up with inflation. Adding insult to injury, the price of food is increasing at a higher rate than inflation. According to Canada’s Food Price Report 2021, Canadians should expect to pay three to five per cent more

Remember to put aside an extra $500 for food next year

The other day I was looking at old film photos, from around 1997, and was struck by one thing in particular: street meat. One photo featured a BBQ stand with a price list: $1 for a hot dog; $1.50 for a burger; 75 cents for a Coke. These things would

Retro, Reimagined and Really Easy: Canada’s 2018 Food Trends

A resurgence of the leftover, retro-inspired dishes, cook-and-cut sheet meals, freak shakes and grow-it-yourself goodness – it’s all on the table for 2018. Loblaw recently released their 2018 Canadian Food Trends – a prediction of what Canadians will be eating in the upcoming year, as forecasted by the Loblaw Food

The Cost of Groceries in Northern Canada is Absolutely Mindblowing

You probably already know a bit about the astronomic price of groceries in Northern Canada. A new report, however, reveals just how insane it is to put food on the table in some of the country’s most remote regions. Food Secure Canada recently looked at the price of food in three reserves

Toronto Startup Sells Massively Discounted Food to Solve a Major Problem

A new Toronto startup will significantly lower your grocery bill and prevent an abundance of perfectly good food from ending up in dumpsters and landfills. Flashfood allows users to purchase high-quality food right before it expires at massively discounted prices. It’s simple to use the free app: you view the flash sale