Loblaw removes Folgers coffee from stores over ‘unjustified’ price hikes / Global
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 2:22 pm
Loblaw has taken the bold step of removing Folgers products from its shelves after failed negotiations over steep, ‘unjustified’ price hikes. The decision, aimed at safeguarding consumer interests and market fairness, leaves many shoppers without their steady coffee fix and highlights growing tensions in product pricing.
Loblaw said it decided to delist all Folgers products after talks with the coffee maker's manufacturer couldn't solve the impasse.
The move comes as coffee prices continue to rise in Canada.
Shoppers at Loblaw Cos. Ltd.’s stores will soon no longer be able to get a coffee fix by purchasing Folgers-brand products after a pricing dispute prompted the grocer to pull them from its shelves. In an email sent to retailers on Wednesday, Loblaw said it decided to delist all Folgers products…
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