Wine Rumours. In A plea for prudence from Ontario’s vibrant wine industry, Michael Graydon, CEO of Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada, writes about Ontario's wine industry. Gradyon states that the industry “depends on sales channels that let Ontario wineries reach Ontario consumers — notably the LCBO,” which is the crown corporation responsible for the retail and wholesale of alcohol in Ontario. But according to the opinion piece, the Ontario government may be considering changing the model.
Definitely not a good thing! And not to mention that The Beer Store (TBS), who the government is negotiating with re: the grocery store distribution model, is foreign owned. I think some would be supportive of a private model if it was truly competitive. I can’t see the government changing the LCBO model (but who knows!), so I’m thinking this has more to do with handing over control from TBS to the large grocers. But it’s confusing as there are not a lot of details…
Secretly scheming to hand a crown jewel like the LCBO to big corporations (two of which are fucking American) fits the Ford profile perfectly.
Can someone tell me why this is a good idea?
Definitely not a good thing! And not to mention that The Beer Store (TBS), who the government is negotiating with re: the grocery store distribution model, is foreign owned. I think some would be supportive of a private model if it was truly competitive. I can’t see the government changing the LCBO model (but who knows!), so I’m thinking this has more to do with handing over control from TBS to the large grocers. But it’s confusing as there are not a lot of details…
Great