It has obtained a copy of a letter Maple Leaf sent to its clients and said it got confidential information from a Tree of Life source.
Josh Kuehnbaum, Maple Leaf Foods senior vice-president of sales and customer business development, sent a letter informing customers it is introducing a “temporary fuel surcharge” of 11 cents per kilogram on its prepared meats and poultry shipments.
“This is not a permanent price increase, but rather a temporary adjustment tied directly to fuel cost movements,”. Kuehnbaum‘s letter said.
The surcharge may “move up or down in line with fuel prices,” he wrote.
Olymel’a spokesperson Stéphanie Couturier said it is assessing the situation.
The Globe and Mail said some smaller, independent grocers say they have received multiple fuel-surcharge notices from their suppliers in the past couple of weeks.
