If you bought bread at a Loblaw store up until 2015, you could get a part of a massive class-action settlement. Loblaw Companies Limited and its parent company, George Weston Limited, announced on Thursday that it has agreed to settle nationwide class-action lawsuits against them relating to their involvement in what they called “an industry-wide price-fixing arrangement… involving certain packaged bread products.”

With outrageous prices showing up in grocery aisles for basic items, Canadians are sick of playing nice with major supermarkets.

Thousands of Canadians are planning a massive Loblaw boycott, and just 40 days before it begins, the grocery giant has shared that it’s “making efforts to lower food prices.”

If there’s anything that can make consumers hate the family behind the Loblaws grocery empire more than they already do, it’s finding out how much money they are actually raking in through their domination of Canada’s grocery sector and their other business ventures.

Though Galen Weston Jr. may have stepped back from his role as Loblaws CEO, to many, he still represents Canada’s runaway grocery prices and troublesome grocery oligopoly, given his position at Loblaw Companies Ltd.’s parent company, George Weston Ltd.

It’s been a really good week for billionaire Canadian magnate Galen Weston Jr.‘s massive grocery and real estate empire.

With grocery prices continuing to climb, the internet is definitely not short on frustrated reactions from shoppers. From stores like No Frills not living up to their “discount” supermarket name to Loblaws getting roasted for its poultry prices, people are fed up.

Much like its key competitor, Loblaws profits have soared in recent months, with the supermarket giant announcing another huge jump in earnings on Wednesday, just as CEO Galen Weston Jr. relinquishes his role at the company’s helm.

The ire against Loblaw stores continues as someone has released a jingle about the controversial and heavily condemned “Steal From Loblaws Day” movement.

Last November, when Emily Johnson created a subreddit for people to vent about Loblaw grocery prices, she did not expect it to blow up the way it did.

It was only a matter of time: someone just created a Loblaws diss track roasting the supermarket chain, Galen Weston Jr., and even renowned food researcher and professor Sylvain Charlebois.

A recent survey has found that Costco and Walmart are the most popular alternatives for Canadians choosing to boycott Loblaw stores.

A list of Canada’s richest people was released yesterday by Maclean’s in partnership with Canadian Business, and a Calgary-born businessman just cracked the top 20. Ranked as the 20th richest Canadian, Garrett Camp has a jaw-dropping $7.02 billion and is one of the billionaires who has “disrupted industries.” According to the Rich List, the bulk of Canada’s money has always been contained within the few at the top. However, that money is no longer held just by hedge fund managers and real estate moguls, but also e-commerce giants, crypto cowboys, and tech wizards. That’s exactly where Camp comes into this list. The people on this list own grocery stores, hotels, restaurants and wineries. You may not have heard all their names, but they’re definitely part of your lives.

As 2010 New York State gubernatorial fringe candidate-turned-God tier internet meme Jimmy McMillan once famously said: “The rent is too damn high.”

As Toronto residents continue to grapple with the city’s high cost of living and food inflation, grocery giants like Loblaws continue to receive heavy criticism for marking up their items and selling everyday necessities at exorbitant prices.

While many Canadians continue to struggle to keep up with the high cost of groceries, Canada’s grocers are expected to rake in record-high profits in 2023.

Loblaws chair and former CEO Galen Weston Jr. has yet again issued a stern warning that if and when Canada enacts its proposed Grocery Code of Conduct, we’ll all somehow end up paying more at the checkout, not less.

Loblaw profits dipped by $111 million in the first three months of this year compared to the end of 2022. In its Q1 report released on Wednesday, the company says it made $418 million with a $733 million increase in sales.