Grocer meetings with Ottawa 'more constructive' than hearings: Charlebois

As the federal government calls on big grocery chains to find a solution to high food prices, a food researcher says recent talks between executives and politicians have shown some promise.

As the federal government calls on big grocery chains to find a solution to high food prices, a food researcher says recent talks between executives and politicians have shown some promise.

On Monday, top executives at Loblaw, Metro, Empire, Walmart and Costco met with Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to discuss ways to stabilize prices.

The meeting came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that he would ask the leading grocers to come up with a plan to stabilize prices by Oct. 9.