Among the discount supermarkets, No Frills, Food Basics and Price Chopper, the food price war is in high gear.
Some of this week’s flyers feature fresh pineapple, grape tomatoes and whole grain bread for as little as $1.
Others are touting brand name orange juice, cheese and pasta sauce at a third of their regular price or less.
Sparked by Wal-Mart’s continuing expansion into grocery – 40 more stores are coming this year – this kind of retail competition, along with a higher Canadian dollar, has so far spared Canadian consumers the kind of food price inflation that threatens to erupt in violence in other parts of the world.
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