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Competition Bureau to examine food supply chain competition
The review will examine production, transport and retail pricing practices, including loyalty programs and algorithmic pricing, as the bureau seeks ways to improve affordability.
- On Tuesday, The Competition Bureau launched a comprehensive investigation into the food supply chain, seeking to understand how competition impacts grocery prices for Canadians.
- This new examination builds on the bureau's 2023 retail grocery market study, which found that greater competition could help lower prices and spur innovation.
- The bureau will investigate three key areas: production and processing, transportation and distribution, and retail pricing practices including algorithmic pricing, shrinkflation, and skimpflation.
- A final report is expected next spring, which will include findings and recommendations to governments on improving competition across the food supply chain.
- Interim commissioner of competition Jeanne Pratt is inviting industry stakeholders to share their experiences as the bureau tracks items from farms near Cremona, Alta., to retail shelves.
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