Canada

In line with an uptrend in the wider market, consumer shares in Canada have generally been moving upwards over the last 18 months. Over this period, consumer discretionary stocks outperformed,... 2011-06-09

Canadian private label soft drink specialist Cott has posted rising sales for its latest financial year. In the 12 months to December Cott registered a 7% increase in recoded volumes,... 2011-03-08

Two of Canada's largest grocery retailers have posted rising profits but lacklustre sales for the third quarter of 2010. For the three months to October 9 the country's largest grocery... 2010-11-30

Canadian private label soft drink specialist Cott looks close to cementing its turnaround after posting strong volume growth in its core North American market for the third quarter... 2010-11-08

Shares in soft drink and snack food company PepsiCo closed down 3% on October 8 2010 after the firm posted on Q3 results and revealed it was trimming the upper end of its earnings forecast... 2010-10-08

Canadian convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard has let its tender offer for US-based Casey's General Stores expire, and said that it has ended its pursuit of the firm.... 2010-10-04

Retail sales in Canada unexpectedly fell by 0.1% month-on-month in July. This compares to a consensus forecast of 0.6% growth in a Reuters Poll and indicates that, while the country... 2010-09-28

US coffee producer Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has announced it is to buy Canada-based Van Houtte Group for US$890 from private-equity firm Littlejohn & Co. The acquisition will... 2010-09-15

Canadian food and retail conglomerate George Weston has purchased the US frozen bakery producer Keystone Bakeries for US$185mn. The deal comes 18 months after George Weston sold a US... 2010-08-31

MillerCoors, the US brewing operation owned jointly by SABMiller and Molson Coors, has reported a drop in its volumes and net sales for the first half of 2010. However, cost controls... 2010-08-04