“Food Insecurity” – Page 5

CHARLEBOIS: The car industry is hurting, and so is food manufacturing

If you needed a wake-up call for the global food-manufacturing complex, these past few months delivered it with a roar.

Dr Pepper Keurig is breaking apart. Kellogg is splitting again. Kraft-Heinz is unravelling. And now Nestle has dropped a bombshell: A plan to cut 16,000 jobs globally — one of the largest layoffs ever seen in the consumer-goods space outside of bankruptcy. In Canada, Nestle refuses to disclose how many jobs will go, despite employing more than 3,500 people across several locations.

by Blazingcatfur•October 18, 2025October 17, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity"

Food prices in Canada keep rising faster than rate of inflation

No, you haven’t been imagining it: your grocery bill may have gotten more expensive recently, at least according to Loblaw’s September Food Inflation report, which states that food prices have remained above the general rate of inflation due to external pressures.

The report, released on Sept. 30, shows that food inflation in Canada rose 3.5 per cent in August compared to the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) at 1.9 per cent.

by Blazingcatfur•October 3, 2025October 2, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity"

‘Struggle meals’ and Hamburger Helper are trending because food is so expensive

Hamburger helper. Instant ramen. Tuna noodle casserole.

We’re in the midst of a dinner throwback era, but unlike wide-legged jeans and the resurgence of DVDs, this trend has nothing do with nostalgia.

So-called “struggle meals” are trending right now as consumers grapple with the high price of food and seek affordable meal options. It’s a new term for an old solution — struggle meals are inexpensive and simple, often made from cheap items or what might already be in your pantry.

by Blazingcatfur•September 30, 2025September 30, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Food insecurity in Canada got worse this year, new report says

A new report from the charity Food Banks Canada says food insecurity continues to climb, but new government programs could ease financial strain.

The organization’s 2025 “Poverty Report Card” gives Canada a failing grade on food insecurity and unemployment, but a slightly more palatable “C” for legislative progress, making the overall mark a “D”.

by Blazingcatfur•September 16, 2025September 16, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

CHARLEBOIS: Carney’s nation-building vision forgot food

When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his government’s first five “nation-building” projects this week, the focus was on scale and ambition. The LNG expansion in Kitimat, a small modular reactor at Darlington, the Contrecoeur container terminal in Montreal, and critical mineral developments in British Columbia and Saskatchewan demonstrate that Ottawa is ready to fast-track major projects that strengthen the country’s competitiveness. Energy, infrastructure, and mining are the building blocks of growth, and Carney is signalling he intends to put them at the centre of his economic strategy.

by Blazingcatfur•September 13, 2025September 13, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

CHARLEBOIS: When the phone replaces the kitchen

Do you use platforms like UberEats or DoorDash to order meals at the office or at home? If so, you’re not alone. The growth of these applications has been significant in recent years, though it varies widely across regions and generations.

According to a survey conducted in late August by Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, in partnership with Caddle, 27.4% of Canadians now order through these platforms more than once a month. That’s a clear increase from 2020, when only 20% of Canadians did so on a regular basis.

I don’t use any “food delivery” apps. Far too TFW sketchy in my books.

I would not be surprised if Farm Boy’s penchant for hiring Apu and his 37 cousins resulted in this. I bought packaged pepperoni sticks from my local, rotten with mold. I stay away.

Farm Boy near Yonge and Eglinton closed temporarily for failing DineSafe inspection

by Blazingcatfur•September 10, 2025September 10, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity"

Obesity surpasses undernourishment among children — UNICEF

The number of obese school-aged children has exceeded the number of underweight children globally, according to a new report released by UNICEF.

This is the first time obesity has overtaken undernourishment as the leading form of malnutrition among children aged five to 19, according to the report released on Wednesday.

Today, “when we talk about malnutrition, we are no longer just talking about underweight children,” UNICEF chief Catherine Russell said in a statement on the report’s release.

by Blazingcatfur•September 10, 2025September 10, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity"

Ottawa considered monetary penalties and ‘binding legislation’ to lower grocery prices

The federal government considered using “binding legislation” and monetary penalties to make grocery giants stabilize prices, a sign the government was at one point willing to take sweeping action to address public anger over soaring grocery costs and rising corporate profits.

A 2024 document obtained by the IJF through its Open By Default database reveals public servants in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada proposed legislation forcing grocers to adopt a “code of conduct” meant to reduce food inflation.

by Blazingcatfur•September 10, 2025September 9, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity", Canada

They’re Poisoning Us—And They Know It

You don’t have to look far to realize something is deeply wrong in America. Our shelves are lined with food and products that 30 other countries have outright banned. Our children are overweight, medicated, emotionally dysregulated, and chronically ill. Our cancer rates are astronomical. And our government agencies—tasked with protecting public health—are in on it.

Let’s stop pretending this is accidental. It’s not.

by Blazingcatfur•August 24, 2025August 24, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity", WTF?

Who controls the food supply? Proposed changes to seed reuse reopens debate

It’s a small change that risks cultivating a big debate.

On one side is the principle of farmer’s privilege — the traditional right of Canadian farmers to save seeds at the end of a growing season and reuse them the next year.

On the other is the principle of plant breeders’ rights — the right of those who develop new seeds and plants to protect and profit from their discoveries.

The issue has been dormant for a decade. Now, proposed changes to government rules regarding plant breeders’ rights are reviving that debate.

by Blazingcatfur•August 17, 2025August 17, 2025•0•"Food Insecurity", Canada, WTF?