Loblaws bringing Frito-Lay chips back to shelves, ending months-long pricing dispute

Loblaws will start restocking Frito-Lay products on Monday, ending a months-long absence due to a pricing dispute between the companies, CBC News has confirmed.

Frito-Lay — the PepsiCo-owned maker of snack brands such as Cheetos, Doritos, Lays, Ruffles and Sunchips — set off an unexpected food fight in February when it abruptly cut off one of Canada’s biggest grocery chains because of its refusal to raise prices.

The company said in February it took the extraordinary step because it is facing “unprecedented pressures from rising costs of items, including ingredients, packaging and transportation.” It was pushing Loblaws to charge customers more for their products in order to recoup those higher