Sobeys' parent company teams up with manufacturers to draft code of conduct for embattled grocery se

One of Canada’s most powerful supermarket chains is giving legislators a blueprint on how to end bully tactics in the food chain, conceding that dysfunction between the dominant grocers and their suppliers is hurting Canadian farmers, food processors and consumers. Empire Co. Ltd., Sobeys’ parent company, on Thursday submitted a proposal for an industry code to a government working group that is currently looking for ways...