(Ottawa) August 6th, 2020 – The latest round of fees introduced by large
grocery retailers on their suppliers has attracted coverage in the news media
over the past week
(for examples, see here and here). This is occurring at a
time when farmers and food and beverage processors are already facing a
complex web of arbitrary fees and penalties in their relationships with large
grocery retailers, in addition to managing the on-going impact of Covid-19 on
Canada’s food system.
