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breast, we’ll throw in an extra chicken breast. You can
use the kit and just add a few more ingredients too to
make it for five people instead of four.”
And there’s also no food waste or leftovers going
bad in the fridge.
While Cannon doesn’t mind spending the money on
the weekly boxes — it’s cheaper and healthier than a
dinner with the kids at McDonald’s, she said — there
is a drawback in the packaging.
“They do pride themselves on being sustainable, GoodFood Online Meal Ordering Service- Preparing Lamb-Zucchini
recyclable packaging and while that’s true, you’re Meatballs with Fresh Rigatoni. (Jeff de Booy)
putting a lot of things into recycling each week,”
Cannon said, adding it would be nice if they had a
reusable bin or cooler you could return to them for
reuse.
While local grocery stories are jumping on the
online-ordering and click-and-collect train, it’s not to
compete with delivery services such as these.
“We haven’t seen much of an effect (from meal
delivery services),” said Ingrid Sian, assistant store
manager at Brandon’s Real Canadian Superstore.
Yet they have seen a lot of customers opting for
convenience, Sian said, partaking in Superstore’s Click
and Collect service where groceries can be ordered
online and delivered straight to your car at a certain
pick-up time for a small fee.
While Superstore doesn’t have a delivery service
yet, Sian said she believes that is the direction the
program is going in the future.
Walmart also has an online grocery-ordering option
that can be picked up ready to go in store, a
spokesperson said, and it’s free for orders $50 or
more.
At Sobeys Extra, manager Ryan Hackett said that
“business is growing immensely,” and while he can see
the benefits of the delivery service, there will always
be a place for a local grocery store.
“Life is more hustle-
bustle as the years go
on, but people like to
hold on to the old-
fashioned way of
doing things,” Hackett
said. “I think grocery
shopping is one of
those things. Couples
like to go shopping
together, families go
shopping together, it
can really be a social
experience that brings
people together.”

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