200 jobs lost as Federated Co-operatives Ltd. shuts down Calgary operation

CALGARY — Grocery supplier Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) will be shutting down its Calgary food distribution centre and laying off at least 200 staff members locally. The move was announced Thursday morning but comes several months after Calgary Co-op announced it would switch grocery suppliers from FCL to Save-On-Foods. The supply change will happen in April 2020 and will mean no Calgary stores will get its food supply from FCL. In June, Co-op said the switch will “better serve