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News File – September 30

By CFIN Newsdesk posted 09-30-2022 08:00

  

 

Each Friday we’ll bring you a roundup of news from CFIN, YODL and around the food world.  

 

As seen on YODL 

 

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Around the Food World 

  • A new report from Value Chain Management International reveals the true benefits and cost of decarbonizing the food industry. Hint: it’s not as expensive as you think. 
  • Our diets are only slightly healthier than they were 30 years ago. That’s the surprising conclusion of a global study from Tufts University. 
  • Grocers are grappling with the fact that compostable plastic bags will be included in Canada’s single-use plastics ban. 

 

Did you Know? 

A new study from the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University found that Canadians have already made changes to their shopping habits due to food inflation over the past year. Key findings include: 

  • 33.7% of respondents have used loyalty program points to pay for groceries in the past year. 
  • 32.1% say they read grocery flyers more often. 
  • Almost 24% say they are using more coupons at the grocery store. 
  • 15.5% have begun growing their own food in the past year. 
  • 4.5% of respondents say they now have livestock at home. 
  • 8% of consumers have changed their primary grocery store in order to save money – 12.9% say they now visit more than one grocery store. 
  • 19% of respondents use discount stores, 11.5% have used dollar stores more often to buy food, 8% visit farmer’s markets more often, and 7.1% have bought direct from farmers over the past year. 
  • 40.6% say they are trying to waste less food. 
  • Nearly 24% are cutting back on the amount of food they buy. 
  • 7.1% of respondents say they are now skipping meals. 
  • 6.6% of consumers are paying for groceries on credit, without knowing how or when they will eventually pay for them. 

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