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Buy-local push prompts Ontario grocers to go independent

Filed in: | July 20, 2009

The push for Canadians to "buy local" and subscribe to "100 mile diet" philosophies has prompted grocers in Ontario to replace franchise operations with independent co-ops. Former Sobey's francisers formed the Hometown Grocers Co-Op in an effort to take advantage of the high-quality local food available to them, and support local agriculture. Read the full story in CBC News.

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