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THE CANADA EDITION 2026

Canada’s
online grocery and food retail industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping online grocery and food retail in Canada. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

Snapshot: Funding in USD
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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Online Grocery and Food Retail illustration
MEET THE COMPANIES

Explore Canada’s online grocery and food retail leaders

24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Online Grocery and Food Retail company highlights in Canada, snapshot 1 September 2026
Company
Goodfoodmakegoodfood.ca$84.12M1,225
Spudspud.ca$39.48M
Fresh Prepfreshprep.ca$26.91M10 roles431
PlantXplantx.com$16.53M33
Chef\'s Platechefsplate.com$15.82M50
Flashfoodflashfood.com$13.94M94
OatBoxoatbox.com$11.54M24
Wellness Natural$8.5M
Save-On-Foodssaveonfoods.com8 roles877
LOC Softwarelocsoftware.com7 roles104
Station 22station-22.com6 roles118
Harmonsharmonsbeer.com5 roles
Naaknaak.com4 roles9
Fresh Market Foodsfreshmarketfoods.ca3 roles
Quality Foodsqualityfoods.com3 roles1,000
AWAKEawakechocolate.com14
Blackwell\'s Wines & Spiritsblackwellswines.com3
Candy Funhousecandyfunhouse.ca632
Cuballamacuballama.com
Freshlinefreshline.io42
Herbalandherbaland.com86
Liquor Connectliquorconnect.com
Mama Earthmamaearth.ca56
PC Expresspcexpress.ca
24 featured companies

Locked revenue figures are available in Radar; the eight company financial previews stay the same throughout this page. A dash means the figure is outside these featured lists. Revenue years vary by company; the figures are not a like-for-like revenue comparison. Compare annual accounts ↗

Company discovery

Recorded evidence only

Explore the live startup set in Radar

No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Online Grocery and Food Retail industry KPIs in Canada

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

1 September 2026
Hiring participation5.1%

24 of 472 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation8.3%

39 of 472 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share56.2%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$2.3M

Midpoint of 56 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 56.2% of disclosed capital, while 91.7% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Canada online grocery and food retail has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Canada online grocery and food retail
$0$14.87M$29.74M$44.61M$59.48M2016: $7.1M20162017: $31.73M20172018: $25.44M20182019: $9.61M20192020: $52.18M20202021: $44.58M20212022: $46.97M20222023: $9.45M20232024: $12.55M20242025: $6.49M2025
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Annual online grocery and food retail funding and company formation in Canada
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$7.1M292
2017$31.73M325
2018$25.44M374
2019$9.61M272
2020$52.18M635
2021$44.58M448
2022$46.97M2010
2023$9.45M111
2024$12.55M45
2025$6.49M04
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • Goodfood31.4%
  • Spud14.7%
  • Fresh Prep10.0%
  • Other companies43.8%

Funding by stage

68 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel26 38.2%
Series A–B19 27.9%
Series C+ / PE2 2.9%
Grants, debt & other21 30.9%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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Series ADate unavailable
Spudspud.ca$12.8M

Backed by Walter Capital Partners.

Series A12/2018
Spudspud.ca$8.21M

Backed by Walter Capital Partners and Credit Mutuel Equity and others.

THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

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Annual accounts availability

The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.; The measured Canada identity-to-filing probe did not produce a qualifying designated legal or national-ID join: world_filings_distributed exposes no reviewed Canadian national-ID key; none of the designated Canadian identities carried a CIK.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Canada companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Most-installed apps

24 of these companies (5.1%) publish at least one Android app — 78 apps in all, carrying 8.5M installs between them.

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q3–2026Q1).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Online Grocery788.5MFlashfood—Grocery deals 3M
Livestock Tech24.8KLabbaik 3.3K
Crop Tech482.4KV.D.B. Grains 417
In Store Retail Tech4797LOC Software mFloor 405

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q1: 12023Q1: 02023Q12023Q2: 32023Q2: 02023Q22023Q3: 12023Q3: 02023Q32023Q4: 22023Q4: 02023Q42024Q1: 32024Q1: 02024Q12024Q2: 52024Q2: 02024Q22024Q3: 42024Q3: 12024Q32024Q4: 42024Q4: 12024Q42025Q1: 42025Q1: 22025Q12025Q2: 32025Q2: 32025Q22025Q3: 42025Q3: 52025Q32026Q1: 32026Q1: 62026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 71 of 78 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Canada online grocery and food retail market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

B2c e-commerce447
Uber for grocery delivery447
Consumer digital426
Internet first brands142
Agriculture e-commerce94
Agritech94
Hyperlocal delivery79
Gig employers77
Uber for alcohol delivery51
Subscription commerce48
Enterprise tech44
Uber for meat delivery40

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

B2c e-commerce

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

447companies
4.9%have hiring activity

22 companies hiring · $257.56M disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

E-commerce - product408
E-commerce - service156
Physical commerce98
Subscription53
Commission on transaction52
Advertising45
Fee-for-service9
Donations1
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 9 dated reports
Funding roundsfreshline.io ↗

"$150M in capital builds on a previous $60M, bringing the total financial support for FreshLine to north of US$200M."

Funding roundsawakechocolate.com ↗

AWAKE Chocolate, Leading Functional Chocolate Brand, Lands $8 Million CAD Investment PR Newswire

Funding roundswellnessnaturalinc.com ↗

has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding to fuel its expansion in North America.

Funding roundsoatbox.com ↗

Canada-based startup Oatbox announced the closing of a $7.1 million financing round from financial partners, including Desjardins Group, the Government of Quebec, through its representative Investissement Québec and Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED).

Funding roundshsmills.com ↗

Harvest Specialty Mills said it has secured C$2.6 million ($2.1 million) in Series-A funding to build a 21,000-square-foot grain cleaning, milling and packaging facility in Burlington, Ont.

Funding roundssaveonfoods.com ↗

One of 12 projects representing more than $50 million, Scale AI is investing $2.8 million to help Save-On-Foods improve its supply chain through artificial intelligence-based demand forecasting.

Mergers & acquisitionsmamaearth.ca ↗

Toronto-based Fresh City Farms announcing on Tuesday it has acquired subscription e-grocer Mama Earth Organics.

Earningsmakegoodfood.ca ↗

After markets closed on Tuesday, Goodfood said sales came in at $22.5-million for its second quarter ended March 7, down from $30.5-million for the same quarter last year.

Company announcementsflashfood.com ↗

Flashfood is now available at all 100+ Kroger stores in the Mid-Atlantic Division.

Full recorded event mix

Top 8 categories among 90 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Leadership moves
48
Earnings
18
Funding rounds
7
Company announcements
7
Contracts
4
Mergers & acquisitions
3
New products
2
Asset acquisitions
1
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Leadership moves

5 tracked people moves

Goodfood ↗
Donald Olds

Appointment Lead Independent Director

Goodfood ↗
Neil Cuggy

Resignation Board Member

Goodfood ↗
Selim Bassoul

Appointment Executive Chair

Flashfood ↗
Yixin Zhu

Appointment VP of engineering

Contract wins

1 recorded customer wins

Spud ↗

Customer: walmart canadaRetail / Grocery Delivery

Earnings pulse

Reported company results in the recorded window.

2companies
18period observations
-20.5%median reported growth

Median across 10 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
PlantXlittle westCompleted2025-02-14Not stated in snapshot
Fresh City FarmsMama Earth ↗Announced2025-01-07Not stated in snapshot
instacartUnata ↗Announced2025-01-07Not stated in snapshot
One Earth FarmsBeretta Farms ↗2025-01-07Not stated in snapshot
PlantXVEG HouseCompleted2024-10-08Not stated in snapshot
relationshopMercatus ↗Completed2024-04-15Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

655 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 1,269-posting snapshot covers 22 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Pharmacy Assistant109
Pharmacist90
Registered Pharmacy Technician63
General Clerk46
General Clerk/Cashier44
Pharmacy Manager34
0 internship postings

3 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

192 postings specify a level.

unspecified
1,077
manager
130
intern
31
lead
18
senior
12
entry
1
ADVERTISED PAY$30.4K/ year

Median across 203 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

165 founders and chief executives across 135 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

15 profiles with education records.

University of Toronto
6
Queen's University
3
University of Waterloo
3
University of Warwick
1
Harvard University
1
Wharton School
1
McGill University
1

Prior employers

2 profiles with prior-work records.

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

1,419,123 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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1,419,123articles in the measured year
194,523articles in 2026Q1
19.9%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across Canada · articles per complete quarter

0259,723519,445779,1681,038,8902021Q2: 379,0082021Q22021Q3: 392,3652021Q4: 390,0492022Q1: 408,2592022Q2: 403,6682022Q22022Q3: 421,0462022Q4: 469,3832023Q1: 485,1052023Q2: 477,4862023Q22023Q3: 434,9732023Q4: 381,1322024Q1: 387,3182024Q2: 375,6192024Q22024Q3: 349,6882024Q4: 365,3362025Q1: 565,7742025Q2: 347,2202025Q22025Q3: 903,3832025Q4: 147,3242026Q1: 194,5232026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q2379,008
2021Q3392,365
2021Q4390,049
2022Q1408,259
2022Q2403,668
2022Q3421,046
2022Q4469,383
2023Q1485,105
2023Q2477,486
2023Q3434,973
2023Q4381,132
2024Q1387,318
2024Q2375,619
2024Q3349,688
2024Q4365,336
2025Q1565,774
2025Q2347,220
2025Q3903,383
2025Q4147,324
2026Q1194,523

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
229,662 positive · 906,543 neutral · 106,032 negative
2022
301,115 positive · 1,248,556 neutral · 151,716 negative
2023
346,471 positive · 1,276,388 neutral · 154,757 negative
2024
373,321 positive · 934,875 neutral · 168,687 negative
2025
390,571 positive · 1,343,803 neutral · 228,212 negative

Leading coverage topics

Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across Canada · ranked by full-period article count.

Administrative And Political Subdivisions4,174,170 articles in the full recorded period
899,080 recent · 769,874 prior
Geographic Naming Conventions And Etymology81,105 articles in the full recorded period
44,908 recent · 8,623 prior
International Sports Competitions40,478 articles in the full recorded period
10,254 recent · 10,079 prior
Trade Policies And Agreements34,625 articles in the full recorded period
10,560 recent · 20,260 prior
International Political Relations29,261 articles in the full recorded period
9,267 recent · 7,896 prior
Olympic Games Coverage23,628 articles in the full recorded period
5,872 recent · 6,016 prior
Professional League Updates23,397 articles in the full recorded period
4,243 recent · 4,552 prior
Sports Broadcast Rights Updates18,378 articles in the full recorded period
2,392 recent · 3,835 prior
Sports Governance And Policy Changes17,330 articles in the full recorded period
3,315 recent · 3,290 prior
Executive Leadership Changes And Appointments16,977 articles in the full recorded period
3,525 recent · 4,188 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across Canada

KeywordRecentPriorChange
startup news1,975561252%
multilateral diplomacy1,07172847%
angel investors1,036408154%
ice sports879230282%
international cups83858643%
market snapshot801215273%
wto rulings75739492%
investment deal75347260%
national security strategy63139460%
cannabis policy reform discussions58036360%
tariff negotiations6,30415,338-59%
free trade deals3,1316,390-51%
trade dispute mechanisms2,9324,672-37%
bilateral trade1,9203,518-45%
preferential tariff1,2883,328-61%

Event and signal lenses

Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across Canada

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

627,402 classified articles

tariff negotiations, free trade deals, trade dispute mechanisms

35.0% critical · 36.2% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

168,948 classified articles

angel investors, investment deal, trade deficits fx

28.0% critical · 43.5% positive
Rising

Growth

241,442 classified articles

league expansion news, earnings report, nba expansion teams

26.3% critical · 47.1% positive

Online Grocery and Food Retail coverage across Canada. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Online Grocery and Food Retail research is working on

53,152 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.

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53,152papers
53,152worldwide comparison pool
India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Promising
15,727
Descriptive
14,890
Problem-identifying
13,789
Cautionary
3,612
Breakthrough
2,986
Comparative
1,491
Critical
657

Contribution mix

Empirical
29,064
Reviews
13,262
Methods-led
6,039
Position pieces
4,495
Theoretical
292

Tone counts: 42,836 positive · 2,804 neutral · 7,512 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
14,446 papers · 27.2% of this field
  • Food safety3,582 papers
  • Food security3,342 papers
  • Agriculture3,051 papers
  • Food processing2,390 papers
  • Production1,833 papers
  • Food systems1,647 papers
  • Sustainability1,590 papers
  • Consumption950 papers

Landmark: Global food losses and food waste: extent, causes and prevention.

Cautions
3,612 papers · 6.8% of this field
  • Food safety798 papers
  • Agriculture480 papers
  • Food security470 papers
  • Food processing366 papers
  • Production334 papers
  • Food science324 papers
  • Contamination251 papers
  • Sustainability236 papers

Landmark: Caffeine (1, 3, 7‐trimethylxanthine) in Foods: A Comprehensive Review on Consumption, Functionality, Safety, and Regulatory Matters

Opportunities
18,713 papers · 35.2% of this field
  • Food processing2,717 papers
  • Food safety2,657 papers
  • Agriculture2,309 papers
  • Production2,054 papers
  • Food security1,810 papers
  • Sustainability1,559 papers
  • Shelf life1,390 papers
  • Food industry1,303 papers

Landmark: The STARTEC Decision Support Tool for Better Tradeoffs between Food Safety, Quality, Nutrition, and Costs in Production of Advanced Ready-to

Leading institutions

Wageningen University & Research
14,976
Cornell University
8,690
Universidade de São Paulo
8,580
University College Dublin
7,777
ETH Zurich
7,309
Agriculture and Food
6,853

Leading researchers

European Food Safety Authority
15,478
Carlos Augusto Monteiro
5,741
Da‐Wen Sun
4,544
Renata Bertazzi Levy
4,431
Geoffrey Cannon
4,320
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
4,299
Michael P. Doyle
3,737
Declan Bolton
3,725

Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers

  • Blockchain-Based Soybean Traceability in Agricultural Supply Chain675 citations
  • Development of a Paper-Based Analytical Device for Colorimetric Detection of Select Foodborne Pathogens460 citations
  • Deep-based Ingredient Recognition for Cooking Recipe Retrieval399 citations
  • A Review on 3D Printing for Customized Food Fabrication391 citations
  • Practical Value of Food Pathogen Traceability through Building a Whole-Genome Sequencing Network and Database381 citations

Common problems researchers identify

12,685 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Food Safety / Environmental HealthCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Food Safety / Environmental Health

1,006 papers

16.8% of this theme group

Food safety (742) · Environmental health (169) · Food hygiene (65) · Hygiene (133)

Food Safety Regulations and Consumer Confidence

Exploring the Role of Food Safety Practices in Enhancing Sustainability within the Food Industry: A Comprehensive Analysis of Challenges, Op

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20221168.1
20231101.1
2024989.8
2025678.7
Food Waste / ConsumptionCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Food Waste / Consumption

964 papers

16.1% of this theme group

Food waste (176) · Consumption (206) · Sustainability (250) · Food systems (250)

Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy

Transforming food supply chains for sustainability

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2022541.5
2023610.7
2024680.6
2025843.2
Food Security / Food SystemsCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Food Security / Food Systems

923 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Food security (803) · Food systems (338) · Food insecurity (145) · Agriculture (365)

Food Security and Climate Change: Differences in Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Rural Communities in the Global South and North

Food Production, Availability, Agricultural Systems, and Food Security: A Detailed Review

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2022407.7
2023440.6
2024439.6
2025494.3
Agriculture / ProductionCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Agriculture / Production

922 papers

15.4% of this theme group

Agriculture (583) · Production (354) · Agricultural productivity (106) · Food security (281)

Agricultural Production

STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FARMS IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL TRENDS

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20222724.7
20232832.9
20242784.3
20252695.9
Food Processing / Food IndustryCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Food Processing / Food Industry

913 papers

15.2% of this theme group

Food processing (441) · Food industry (188) · Food products (118) · Food science (115)

Advancing the Role of Food Processing for Improved Integration in Sustainable Food Chains

Emerging techniques for the processing of food to ensure higher food safety with enhanced food quality: a review

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2022344.1
2023362.6
2024359.2
2025352.0
Mycotoxin / AflatoxinCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Mycotoxin / Aflatoxin

754 papers

12.6% of this theme group

Mycotoxin (127) · Aflatoxin (66) · Food safety (363) · Risk assessment (92)

Aflatoxins: A Global Concern for Food Safety, Human Health and Their Management

Food Contamination with Micro-plastics: Occurrences, Bioavailability,Human Vulnerability, and Prevention

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YearShare index
2022231.1
2023238.7
2024247.3
2025256.0
Antibiotic Resistance / SalmonellaCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Antibiotic Resistance / Salmonella

518 papers

8.6% of this theme group

Antibiotic resistance (105) · Salmonella (105) · Listeria monocytogenes (53) · Antimicrobial (65)

Antibiotic Use in Livestock and Residues in Food—A Public Health Threat: A Review

A Review of Current Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics in Food Animals

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2022227.9
2023221.6
2024212.7
2025238.1

Cautions

3,209 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Food Safety / Food ProcessingCautions · 01

Food Safety / Food Processing

665 papers

20.7% of this theme group

Food safety (242) · Food processing (124) · Food industry (61) · Food products (67)

Food packaging and nanotechnology: safeguarding consumer health and safety

Perspectives on Novel Technologies of Processing and Monitoring the Safety and Quality of Prepared Food Products

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2022490.0
2023512.0
2024523.1
2025519.1
Risk Assessment / Hazard QuotientCautions · 02

Risk Assessment / Hazard Quotient

582 papers

18.1% of this theme group

Risk assessment (125) · Hazard quotient (64) · Pesticide (84) · Aflatoxin (67)

Aflatoxins in food: Prevalence, health effects, and emerging trends in its mitigation—An updated review

Concentrations of DDT metabolites in different food items and public health risk in Africa regions: systematic review and metal analysis

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YearShare index
2022123.2
2023115.8
2024113.0
2025131.8
Production / AgricultureCautions · 03

Production / Agriculture

462 papers

14.4% of this theme group

Production (173) · Agriculture (192) · Sustainability (136) · Sustainable agriculture (46)

Transition towards sustainability in agriculture and food systems: Role of information and communication technologies

Modern Agricultural Technologies for Sustainable Food Production: A Comprehensive Review of Technological Innovations and Their Impact on Gl

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YearShare index
20222979.4
20233122.6
20243099.7
20253105.6
Salmonella / Listeria MonocytogenesCautions · 04

Salmonella / Listeria Monocytogenes

456 papers

14.2% of this theme group

Salmonella (116) · Listeria monocytogenes (85) · Antibiotic resistance (57) · Hygiene (56)

<em> Salmonella </em> spp. and antimicrobial residues in eggs from caged and cage-free systems in Colombia: labeling, production

Microbiological hazards and compliance of ready-to-eat foods at restaurants..

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YearShare index
2022227.9
2023221.6
2024212.7
2025238.1
Food Security / AgricultureCautions · 05

Food Security / Agriculture

436 papers

13.6% of this theme group

Food security (322) · Agriculture (159) · Food prices (33) · Food insecurity (41)

Climate-resilient development: An approach to sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa

Zero Hunger by 2030 – Are we on track? Climate variability and change impacts on food security in Africa

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20222818.7
20232935.5
20242916.3
20252879.9
Shelf Life / Cold StorageCautions · 06

Shelf Life / Cold Storage

392 papers

12.2% of this theme group

Shelf life (84) · Cold storage (23) · Lipid oxidation (25) · Moisture (29)

Advances in Edible Coatings for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: A Review

Effects of pretreatments on quality attributes of long-term deep frozen storage of vegetables: a review

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YearShare index
202292.3
202385.5
202478.8
202586.1
Enzyme / Food AdditiveCautions · 07

Enzyme / Food Additive

216 papers

6.7% of this theme group

Enzyme (61) · Food additive (67) · Strain (41) · Feed additive (33)

Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐galactosidase from the genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain CBS 615.94

Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐amylase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus sp. strain AR‐SHFA‐109

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202282.9
202380.9
202478.3
202557.7

Opportunities

16,443 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Food Safety / Supply ChainOpportunities · 01

Food Safety / Supply Chain

1,114 papers

18.6% of this theme group

Food safety (342) · Supply chain (118) · Food systems (122) · Food security (172)

The food systems approach: sustainable solutions for a sufficient supply of healthy food

Improving quality standards of purchase policy and sustainable staple food safety

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2022366.1
2023379.2
2024364.8
2025405.9
Functional Food / IngredientOpportunities · 02

Functional Food / Ingredient

1,077 papers

17.9% of this theme group

Functional food (124) · Ingredient (124) · Health benefits (104) · Raw material (131)

USING NOVEL EXTRACTS FROM CARROT RESIDUES AND BY-PRODUCTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF VALUABLE FUNCTIONAL FOODS

KIWIFRUIT: A REVIEW ON NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION AND ITS ASSOCIATED HEALTH BENEFITS, MEDICINAL IMPORTANCES, AND ADVANCEMENT OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY

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YearShare index
202271.1
202370.5
202460.7
202573.1
Agriculture / Food SecurityOpportunities · 03

Agriculture / Food Security

934 papers

15.6% of this theme group

Agriculture (522) · Food security (316) · Production (310) · Sustainable agriculture (138)

Selective agricultural and environmental practices to sustain food production and mitigate climate change

Energy-Efficient Innovations in Agricultural and Food Systems: A Systematic Review of Productivity and Sustainability Outcomes and Adoption

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YearShare index
20222840.4
20232955.8
20242935.1
20252891.7
Food Processing / Food IndustryOpportunities · 04

Food Processing / Food Industry

825 papers

13.8% of this theme group

Food processing (371) · Food industry (208) · Food packaging (117) · Production (148)

Application of nanotechnology in food: processing, preservation, packaging and safety assessment

Nanotechnology in Food Industry; Advances in Food processing, Packaging and Food Safety

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YearShare index
2022365.2
2023383.6
2024384.3
2025372.2
Food Safety / Detection LimitOpportunities · 05

Food Safety / Detection Limit

715 papers

11.9% of this theme group

Food safety (318) · Detection limit (66) · Biosensor (41) · Fluorescence (32)

Optical sensing for real-time detection of food-borne pathogens in fresh produce using machine learning

Chemical probe as specific detector of porcine protein or peptide in meat and meat-based products: Potential applications, challenges, and t

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YearShare index
2022221.9
2023229.8
2024235.1
2025251.0
Shelf Life / PostharvestOpportunities · 06

Shelf Life / Postharvest

680 papers

11.3% of this theme group

Shelf life (345) · Postharvest (125) · Preservative (108) · Food preservation (88)

Harnessing Natural Antioxidants for Enhancing Food Shelf Life: Exploring Sources and Applications in the Food Industry

Incorporation of Natural Antioxidants into Biodegradable Food Packaging: Enhancing Food Quality and Shelf Life

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YearShare index
2022112.4
2023101.8
202491.4
202599.6
Antimicrobial / ProbioticOpportunities · 07

Antimicrobial / Probiotic

655 papers

10.9% of this theme group

Antimicrobial (175) · Probiotic (77) · Bacteria (55) · Listeria monocytogenes (58)

Natural Anti-Microbials for Enhanced Microbial Safety and Shelf-Life of Processed Packaged Meat

Microbial Contamination of Food: Probiotics and Postbiotics as Potential Biopreservatives

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2022856.1
2023834.1
2024798.5
2025764.1

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Promising29.6%37.0%
Descriptive28.0%17.3%
Problem-identifying25.9%9.7%
Cautionary6.8%4.5%
Breakthrough5.6%26.5%
Comparative2.8%4.0%
Critical1.2%1.0%

Concerns receiving less research attention

Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.

Concern / example paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceInternet of Things in food safety: Literature review and a bibliometric analysis2440.53%82 (33.6%)0.53%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainThe role of life cycle assessment in supporting sustainable agri-food systems: A review of the challenges1340.29%30 (22.4%)0.29%
Safety & misuseCassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i>) dual use for food and bioenergy: A review150.03%13 (86.7%)0.03%
Bias & fairnessA Quality Assurance Discrimination Tool for the Evaluation of Satellite Laboratory Practice Excellence in the Context of140.03%4 (28.6%)0.03%
Labour & data workEmergency Use Only: Understanding and reducing the use of food banks in the UK130.03%8 (61.5%)0.03%
Concentration of compute powerFrom Food Crisis to Food Sovereignty: The Challenge of Social Movements90.02%5 (55.6%)0.02%
Energy & datacenter footprintSustainable AI-based production agriculture: Exploring AI applications and implications in agricultural practices40.01%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Carbon & emissions of computeAI-Powered Food Sustainability: Exploiting Knowledge Graphs for Reducing Carbon Footprints and Land Use10.0%0 (0.0%)0.0%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%

Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.

DEMAND, SUPPLY & PLACE

Where demand signals run ahead of mapped supply — Canada

Compare demand signals in Canada’s newsflow with the online grocery and food retail categories mapped to each signal.

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HOW TO READ THE GAP

Signal percentile − supply percentile = gap in percentile points. Positive gaps highlight questions to investigate. A high signal can reflect spending pressure or access friction, as well as potential demand.

The comparison is relative to the signal families on this page. A supply percentile of zero means the lowest relative reading, not zero companies. It is a prioritisation clue, not measured market size or unmet demand.

COMPARISON PERIOD2025-06-01 to 2026-06-01Against 2024-06-01 to 2025-06-01Explore the signals ↓

The opportunity, in one view

Signal and mapped-supply percentiles, their gap, and change in the signal’s article share.

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7 Canada demand signals compared with mapped online grocery and food retail supply
Signal familySignal percentileSupply percentileRelative gapGap (points)Signal share vs prior year
Tourism footfall ↗Demand Driver58.30.0+58.3+43.3%
Rail & metro connectivity ↗Connectivity Build-Out50.020.0+30.0+112.9%
Layoffs & income shocks ↗Spending Pressure66.740.0+26.7+20.9%
Congestion & traffic friction ↗Access Friction58.360.0-1.7+14.2%
Housing & urban expansion ↗Demand Driver33.390.0-56.7+15.4%
Inflation & spending pressure ↗Spending Pressure33.390.0-56.7-15.4%
Highways & expressways ↗Connectivity Build-Out50.0No matching category+70.1%

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Where the signals are loudest

All 9 city readings for these demand families in the comparison geography. Canada is highlighted.

Mentions per 10,000 articles

Each city’s reading is a share of its own coverage.

New Brunswick201.0

Congestion & traffic friction · Tourism footfall · Inflation & spending pressure

England133.9

Congestion & traffic friction · Inflation & spending pressure · Tourism footfall

Manitoba129.8

Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Tourism footfall

British Columbia117.8

Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Tourism footfall

Nova Scotia102.5

Congestion & traffic friction · Layoffs & income shocks · Housing & urban expansion

Montreal100.9

Layoffs & income shocks · Rail & metro connectivity · Housing & urban expansion

Alberta92.9

Congestion & traffic friction · Tourism footfall · Layoffs & income shocks

Saskatchewan76.2

Congestion & traffic friction · Highways & expressways · Tourism footfall

Quebec71.7

Layoffs & income shocks · Rail & metro connectivity · Congestion & traffic friction

Inside the leading signals

Open any signal for its quarterly history
DEMAND DRIVERTourism footfall+58.3percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Visitor flows can convert into discretionary spend where they land.

10.62mentions per 10,000 articles+43.3%share change vs prior year

Mapped online grocery and food retail categories

  • Internet First Brands142

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Canada coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

051015212024Q3: 82024Q32024Q4: 62024Q42025Q1: 52025Q12025Q2: 102025Q22025Q3: 72025Q32025Q4: 172025Q42026Q1: 102026Q1
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Tourism footfall in Canada coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3598.4
2024Q4496.53
2025Q1565.74
2025Q26910.58
2025Q3927.17
2025Q47417.91
2026Q15110.61

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Manitoba25.5 / 10,000
CONNECTIVITY BUILD-OUTRail & metro connectivity+30.0percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Where rail and metro build out, station-area demand can follow the footfall.

5.85mentions per 10,000 articles+112.9%share change vs prior year

Mapped online grocery and food retail categories

  • B2C E-Commerce447

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Canada coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

03610132024Q3: 22024Q32024Q4: 22024Q42025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 12025Q22025Q3: 12025Q32025Q4: 82025Q42026Q1: 112026Q1
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Rail & metro connectivity in Canada coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3192.7
2024Q4172.26
2025Q1404.1
2025Q291.38
2025Q3211.64
2025Q4358.47
2026Q15311.03

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Montreal19.7 / 10,000
Quebec17.6 / 10,000
SPENDING PRESSURELayoffs & income shocks+26.7percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Layoff cycles can pull discretionary spend back toward value offerings.

17.8mentions per 10,000 articles+20.9%share change vs prior year

Mapped online grocery and food retail categories

  • Uber For Grocery Delivery447
  • Internet First Brands142

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Canada coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

071320272024Q3: 162024Q32024Q4: 142024Q42025Q1: 132025Q12025Q2: 142025Q22025Q3: 122025Q32025Q4: 222025Q42026Q1: 232026Q1
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Layoffs & income shocks in Canada coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q311616.51
2024Q410714.25
2025Q113513.83
2025Q29314.26
2025Q316012.46
2025Q49322.51
2026Q111123.09

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Montreal25.6 / 10,000
Quebec22.1 / 10,000
ACCESS FRICTIONCongestion & traffic friction-1.7percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Congestion friction can push footfall toward nearby formats and toward delivery.

20.72mentions per 10,000 articles+14.2%share change vs prior year

Mapped online grocery and food retail categories

  • Uber For Grocery Delivery447
  • Hyperlocal Delivery79
  • Uber For Alcohol Delivery51
  • Uber For Meat Delivery40

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Canada coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

081523312024Q3: 182024Q32024Q4: 212024Q42025Q1: 132025Q12025Q2: 182025Q22025Q3: 132025Q32025Q4: 202025Q42026Q1: 262026Q1
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Congestion & traffic friction in Canada coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q312818.22
2024Q416321.71
2025Q113513.83
2025Q212318.86
2025Q317413.55
2025Q48320.09
2026Q112926.83

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

British Columbia48.9 / 10,000
Nova Scotia48.1 / 10,000
DEMAND DRIVERHousing & urban expansion-56.7percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

New residential catchments can pull everyday demand with them.

9.92mentions per 10,000 articles+15.4%share change vs prior year

Mapped online grocery and food retail categories

  • B2C E-Commerce447
  • Uber For Grocery Delivery447

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Canada coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

051015192024Q3: 112024Q32024Q4: 72024Q42025Q1: 62025Q12025Q2: 92025Q22025Q3: 72025Q32025Q4: 112025Q42026Q1: 162026Q1
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Housing & urban expansion in Canada coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q38211.67
2024Q4597.86
2025Q1626.35
2025Q2659.97
2025Q3927.17
2025Q44811.62
2026Q18116.85

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Montreal17.0 / 10,000
British Columbia13.8 / 10,000
SPENDING PRESSUREInflation & spending pressure-56.7percentile-point gap
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Sustained price pressure can shift spending toward value formats.

15.73mentions per 10,000 articles-15.4%share change vs prior year

Mapped online grocery and food retail categories

  • B2C E-Commerce447
  • Uber For Grocery Delivery447

Companies can appear in multiple categories; these counts are not a unique-company total.

Quarterly share of Canada coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

071522302024Q3: 132024Q32024Q4: 162024Q42025Q1: 232025Q12025Q2: 182025Q22025Q3: 112025Q32025Q4: 252025Q42026Q1: 172026Q1
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Inflation & spending pressure in Canada coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q39313.24
2024Q412716.92
2025Q123423.97
2025Q211818.09
2025Q314711.45
2025Q410725.9
2026Q18417.47

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Montreal15.1 / 10,000
CONNECTIVITY BUILD-OUTHighways & expresswayssupply not mapped
THE OPERATING HYPOTHESIS

Corridor build-out can collapse travel time, widening every catchment.

8.59mentions per 10,000 articles+70.1%share change vs prior year

Mapped online grocery and food retail categories

This signal has no matching category in the page’s online grocery and food retail market map, so no supply percentile or gap is assigned.

Quarterly share of Canada coverage

Mentions per 10,000 articles · zero baseline

0369112024Q3: 62024Q32024Q4: 42024Q42025Q1: 42025Q12025Q2: 42025Q22025Q3: 42025Q32025Q4: 62025Q42026Q1: 92026Q1
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Highways & expressways in Canada coverage
QuarterMentionsPer 10,000 articles
2024Q3446.26
2024Q4354.66
2025Q1434.4
2025Q2324.91
2025Q3614.75
2025Q4276.54
2026Q1489.99

Where this signal concentrates in the comparison geography

Manitoba35.1 / 10,000
British Columbia17.9 / 10,000
RESEARCH & CHANGING CONVERSATIONS

Related research and changing coverage

Canada online grocery and food retail coverage

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RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2021

Single-use plastic packaging in the Canadian food industry: consumer behavior and perceptions

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

197 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2020

Availability, retail price and potency of legal and illegal cannabis in Canada after recreational cannabis legalisation

Drug and Alcohol Review

162 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2022

Is the 15-minute city within reach? Evaluating walking and cycling accessibility to grocery stores in Vancouver

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

107 citations in the snapshot

RESEARCH CONTEXT · 2021

How has access to legal cannabis changed over time? An analysis of the cannabis retail market in Canada 2 years following the legalisation of recreational cannabis

Drug and Alcohol Review

87 citations in the snapshot

What is growing in this coverage

Canada coverage of this page's demand families

KeywordRecent articlesPrior articlesShare change

Share changes describe coverage in the stated comparison periods, not search demand or market size.

GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT

Where companies are based

Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.

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UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE

Online Grocery and Food Retail in Canada: key questions

Clear definitions for making better comparisons.

What does this landscape measure?

It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.

Can segment counts be added together?

No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.

What does a missing figure mean?

A dash or unavailable panel means the current reviewed source snapshot does not support that figure.

Company ecosystem snapshot: 1 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.

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