Wild Fork to Close Canadian Stores, Cancels Ontario Growth Plan
Wild Fork will shut its four Canadian stores by Dec. 14 and has dropped plans for a 30-location expansion in Ontario. The JBS-owned frozen meat and seafood retailer will also stop online delivery and pickup on Oct. 13. Its current Ontario stores are in Whitby, Oakville, Ancaster and Newmarket.
Wild Fork, a seller of frozen meat and seafood owned by JBS, is winding down its Canadian retail presence. The company plans to close all four of its stores in the country by December 14.
The affected locations are in Whitby, Oakville, Ancaster and Newmarket, all in Ontario. Wild Fork has also abandoned a proposed 30-store Ontario expansion. Before the store closures, it will end online delivery and pickup on October 13.
Shoppers in those Ontario communities could lose a local option for frozen meat and seafood, and the end of delivery and pickup may reduce convenience. The cancelled expansion may mean fewer prospective retail locations than planned. The wider effects on competition, employment, or suppliers are not detailed in the available information.