Loblaw and PepsiCo end their standoff over snack prices — via financialpost Retail Marketing Loblaw PepsiCo
PepsiCo stopped shipping its food brands, including Frito-Lay potato chips and Quaker products, on Feb. 12 after Loblaw refused to pay higher prices.
The standoff meant Loblaw’s more than 2,400 locations lost access to Lays, Doritos, Tostitos and a deep roster of other snack and breakfast brands. To cope, Loblaw stocked more of its store-brand chips, along with some smaller Canadian brands. One Ontario snack company, Neal Brothers Foods, said it was“We’re pleased to share that we have resolved the ongoing disruptions with Pepsi-Co Foods,” Loblaw wrote to stores on April 8, in an email obtained by the Financial Post.
Loblaw said PepsiCo will start shipping products on Monday, and expects to be fully stocked before the Easter weekend. “All along, this was about providing value to our customers,” Loblaw spokesperson Catherine Thomas said in an email. “We’re happy to once again have a wide assortment in our chip aisle, with a mix of new Canadian flavours and classic favourites, at varying prices to suit our customers’ needs.”
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