Michelle Warren

Consumers are craving better-for-you options

Canadian retail chain Fika Cannabis won an auction for Fire & Flower Holdings, the technology-powered, adult-use cannabis retailer in which an affiliate of Alimentation Couche-Tard was the largest shareholder. The online auction was held on August 15, 2023, in accordance with the company’s court-approved sale and investment solicitation process. Fire & Flower announced on June 6th that it, including subsidiaries Fire & Flower Inc., 13318184 Canada Inc., 11180703 Canada Inc., 10926671 Canad…

In January 2023, Couche-Tard and HEC Montreal, a world-class university that attracts students worldwide, announced it had joined forces to offer a personalized management microprogram for Quebec employees of the Canadian company. Aimed at helping its managers acquire new managerial skills and advance their careers, the two-year program has been tailored to meet the company’s training needs, offering five courses in the areas of management, marketing and accounting. To help offset the cost of ed…

Higher grocery prices continue to wallop Canadian household budgets, with food inflation ticking higher in May for the first time in nearly a year.Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that grocery prices rose 1.5% in May, slightly higher than in April when they rose 1.4%. It marks the first acceleration in grocery prices since June 2023.While the May increase was modest, it comes on top of already elevated grocery costs in Canada. Overall, food prices are up 22.5% since May of 2020, Statistics Can…

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. says president and chief executive Brian Hannasch will retire in September.The Quebec-based convenience store chain announced the retirement during a conference call to discuss Q4 results.READ: Alimentation Couche-Tard announced fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 resultsHannasch will be replaced by the company’s chief operating officer Alex Miller.“It has been the honor of a lifetime to be Couche-Tard’s CEO for the past 10 years and a leader of this company for the…

In its third acquisition in as many years, Regal Confections today announced the acquisition of Mondoux Confectionery in a sweet deal that brings together two high-profile Quebec companies.For now, Regal’s management team, as well as the management team at Mondoux remain in place and the companies will operate independently.Quebec-based Regal is a seasonal specialist and Canadian distributor of global candy, freeze pops, chocolate confectionery and premium indulgent foods. With the Mondoux deal,…

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