Canadians' Grocery Bills To Rise $345 Next Year, Thanks To Falling Loonie, Climate Change: Study

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Canadians' Grocery Bills To Rise $345 Next Year, Thanks To Falling Loonie, Climate Change: Study
Topic Started: Dec 11 2015, 03:08 PM (1,024 Views)
Darcie	Dec 11 2015, 03:08 PM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: GUELPH, Ont. — A new report says the average household in Canada will spend $8,631 on groceries and restaurant meals next year, up by $345 because of food inflation. The University of Guelph's latest forecast estimates that food inflation could be between two and four per cent in 2016 — compared with 4.1 per cent this year. The school's Food Institute estimates food inflation in 2015 cost the average Canadian household an extra $325 this year. The Food Institute says a combination of factors are pushing up prices, including the impact of climate change and the high value of the American dollar, which increases the price of imports from the United States. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/10/grocery-and-restaurant-costs-to-gobble-up-your-budget-next-year-study-says_n_8771572.html?ncid=fcbklnkcahpmg00000001 Just because fuel went down and the Cost of living was lower because of this doesn't mean I can eat less.

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heatseeker	Dec 12 2015, 10:51 PM Post #16
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	The markup on wine is always at least 200 per cent, and often 300 per cent, by the bottle. By the glass a lot more. Not bad for popping a cork and pouring.



FuzzyO	Dec 12 2015, 11:24 PM Post #17
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	Just think what a feast you could have put on for that amount Heat, and all cooked to your liking! While we talk of restaurants, is there a kid-friendly one near the Four Seasons? Back in the day when you took children to the O'Keefe Centre there were the Organ Grinder and the Spaghetti Factory. What's particularly good for children now?



heatseeker	Dec 13 2015, 01:54 AM Post #18
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	Do you mean the Four Seasons at 145 Queen West?



heatseeker	Dec 13 2015, 02:04 AM Post #19
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	This place looks interesting. http://arepacafe.blogspot.ca/ Also, on Spadina there are a zillion Asian places. Might I recommend King's Noodles at 296 Spadina, a big bustling joint where the speciality, as the name would apply, is noodles. In my experience little kids like them a lot.



FuzzyO	Dec 13 2015, 02:08 AM Post #20
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	Yes, we are going to Nutcracker tomorrow. King's Noodles sounds like a great idea, thank you!



Trotsky	Dec 13 2015, 02:20 AM Post #21
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	I can make a martini for $1. In bars and restaurants, it is hard to find one for less than $10. My memory is long. Quote: Look what we pay for a cup of coffee, last time we went out for a meal coffee was $3 each. I remember the first "shaortage" of Brazilian coffee, I believe it occurred 50 years ago, in the mid '60's. Restaurant coffee that had been a dime ($.10) my whole young life suddenly shot up to $1 a cup. The "shortage" ended, coffee prices in grocery stores fell back, but restaurants never lowered their price, and as DT said, $1 coffee became the accepted standard for decades. So, no restaurant or bar will ever get my sympathy on food or drink prices. Rent, yes, especially in hot real estate markets like New York or Toronto where restaurateurs get screwed. Now the hoot is the fancy waters. If I ever oreder an Evian or Pellegrino in a restaurant I hope somebody has the good sense to break my arm as I lift the first glass to my lips. "Would you like water with your meal? "Yes" "Still or Sparking?" "TAP!" I like cocktails before a restaurant dinner, so I make them AT HOME. I don't drink in restaurants because of the hideous markups. We have a wonderful Indian restaurant down the block and they are applying for a liquor license, a LONG, LONG process, but for the last 4 years they have had a BYOB policy. We bring a delicious $5.99 Argentinian red malbec (ASTICA) and dine in style. If they ever DO get that liquor license, I will declare an official day of mourning. Edited by Trotsky, Dec 13 2015, 02:27 AM.



blizzard	Dec 13 2015, 03:04 AM Post #22
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,152 Group: Member Member #1,012 Joined: July 8, 2013	No wonder servers give me a look of dismay when I ask for water, often hot with lemon, and then share a meal with one of my daughters. We had A&W the other day, nothing to drink for me (I do not drink pop), I was flabbergasted to see the bill was over $40.00 for three of us! I so rarely go I to a fast food place.



Trotsky	Dec 13 2015, 03:39 AM Post #23
Big City Boy Posts: 38,319 Group: Member Member #79 Joined: September 8, 2005	Quote: No wonder servers give me a look of dismay when I ask for water, often hot with lemon, Do you bring your own teabag?



agate	Dec 13 2015, 05:15 AM Post #24
Posts: 21,864 Group: Administration Member #203 Joined: February 2, 2006	blizzard Dec 13 2015, 03:04 AM No wonder servers give me a look of dismay when I ask for water, often hot with lemon, and then share a meal with one of my daughters. We had A&W the other day, nothing to drink for me (I do not drink pop), I was flabbergasted to see the bill was over $40.00 for three of us! I so rarely go I to a fast food place. I usually do not get coffee or tea with my meal when eating out. Pot of hot water with the lemon. I wonder when we will start getting charged for that LOl



Dialtone	Dec 13 2015, 07:20 AM Post #25
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,190 Group: Member Member #721 Joined: April 1, 2010	There are meal deals out there, and Casinos are usually the best since they hope you'll drop $20 into some machine on your way in or out. I've noticed the Casino restaurants are always at the back of the building so you have to walk past aisles of machines to get there. This morning we met friends at our local Casino for breakfast, and it was our turn to pay. There were 5 adults, and we all had eggs, bacon / sausage, toast, hash browns, and all the coffee you can drink. Total cost, was $28 including the tip and GST, can't go too far wrong at that price.



heatseeker	Dec 13 2015, 07:25 AM Post #26
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	Our Christmas dinner included three $67 bottles of wine. I estimate that the retail price was probably about $25 or less. Never paid $67 for a bottle at the liquor store, but next year think we will splash out and pay maybe $40 or $50 for wine and cook at home. I think we could purchase dynamite ingredients for six people for $150, which would give us an incredible lunch or dinner for about $300.



swing	Dec 13 2015, 07:28 AM Post #27
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	The markup on wine is always at least 200 per cent, and often 300 per cent, by the bottle. By the glass a lot more. Not bad for popping a cork and pouring. Booze is where they make their $$ no doubt. Daughter took us to the Hotel Mac here for our anniversary. She paid 65.00 I think it was for a bottle of wine. She and I had a martini which was 14.00 each. When she lived in T.O. we used to go to a restaurant on the Danforth, ( name escapes me) you could bring your own wine and pay a corkage.



Dialtone	Dec 13 2015, 07:53 AM Post #28
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,190 Group: Member Member #721 Joined: April 1, 2010	I've had expensive wine and I've had some not so expensive, and to be honest can't tell that much difference. Presently, our favourite wine is Jackson Triggs Malbec or Merlot, we find it light and smooth. When it goes on sale, we buy it by the case and usually get another 10% off, it doesn't go bad. :wineglasssmile.gif:



heatseeker	Dec 13 2015, 08:01 AM Post #29
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	We have three cases of very good Spanish red in for the holidays, $13.95 a bottle. Very nice, but it is fast disappearing.



swing	Dec 13 2015, 08:16 AM Post #30
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	I've had expensive wine and I've had some not so expensive, and to be honest can't tell that much difference. Presently, our favourite wine is Jackson Triggs Malbec or Merlot, we find it light and smooth. When it goes on sale, we buy it by the case and usually get another 10% off, it doesn't go bad. :wineglasssmile.gif: I like the J.T Merlot s well. This last time I bought Wolf Blass Cabernet, it's good but prefer the Merlots. I usually purchase 6 bottles at at time at Sobey's as get an additional 10% off. I'm the only imbiber in the house. My daughter purchases at Costco. She thinks she's somewhat of a connoisseur, and prefers their certain reds! I won't pay over 15.00 per bottle, as I don't have a discerning palate! She says wines she paid 25.00 per bottle for in T.O. are between $12- $15 per bottle at Costco. Booze on the over all is less in B.C. at the gov't liquor stores than at our independents here.



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