Dec. 3: Prof. Sylvain Charlebois Discusses Food Prices and Competition

Food prices are making national headlines. In these articles from the National Post and Globe and Mail Professor Sylvain Charlebois, co-author of the 2014 Food Price Index, discusses the lack of change in food prices over the last twelve months. Last year, food prices were predicted to rise between 1.5% to 3.5%, but they rose only 1.2%. Charlebois attributes this lack of change to intense competition among food retailers.

Read "Food fight among retailers expected to continue keeping prices lower" from the National Post

Read "Embattled grocers to face another year of weak prices" from the Globe and Mail