Loblaws is out of control

The Best Made in Canada House brand?

Overall, Compliments takes the win for having the highest percentage at 53% of items being made in Canada while Save-On-Foods’ Western family takes a close second with 47% being either made in Canada or Product of Canada.

The President’s Choice and No Name are still decent options when looking for Canadian made or Canadian prepared options and they likely have quite a few items that could be identified as made in Canada and product of Canada, but at this point that information simply isn’t being shared either because of a lack of organization or a deliberate attempt to provide vague information.

With the help of the store's produce manager, Innis decided to wean Urban Grocer off U.S. produce. By Monday (March 17), all of the store's American produce will be replaced with alternatives from Canada and places farther afield, like Morocco, Argentina, Mexico, Japan and Europe.

“I'm very proud of that team for what they've accomplished in such a short order,” said Innis. “As a result of that, we're getting really good feedback from our customers.”

To avoid raising prices, Urban Grocer has absorbed the extra cost incurred as a result of ordering produce from countries farther away than the U.S. It is now seeing less profit per item sold, but the general manager explained the store is making more money, as it has seen an uptick in customers since steering clear of U.S. produce.