Pattison Food Group (Save-On-Foods) — Ethics Grade C

Pattison Food Group (Save-On-Foods) receives an overall ethics grade of C (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 45
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 40
• environment: 50
• humanRights: 65

Documented incidents (3)

• Commercial Bread Price Fixing (high, 2023) — Save-On-Foods Parent company Jimmy Pattison Group was implicated in a long-running industry-wide conspiracy to fix the price of commercial bread. The group eventually offered $25 vouchers to customers to settle public frustration.
• Pandemic Hazard Pay Cut (medium, 2020) — The group faced backlash for simultaneously ending a $2/hour pandemic wage premium for grocery workers alongside other major retailers while reporting record profits. This led to calls for improved essential worker rights.
• Grocery Waste Management (medium, 2021) — Audits of the grocery sector highlighted that significant portions of perishables were discarded rather than donated, leading to increased pressure for better waste diversion programs.

Documented good deeds

• Perishable Food Recovery — Implemented a program to divert 100% of organic waste from specialized stores to local food banks and farms.

Ethical alternatives

• MEC — Higher focus on ethical sourcing and cooperative-style management structures.