Goodfood, a Montreal-based meal-kit and grocery-delivery company, laid off 70 employees this week, representing about 2.8% of its workforce, which now stands at 2,500. This is the third round of layoffs in six months, reducing total staff by nearly 25% since the end of its last fiscal year. The company is also closing its Ontario distribution center, consolidating operations into Quebec. Executives cited inflation, supply-chain disruptions, and labor shortages driven by the pandemic and geopolitical crises as reasons for the cuts, aiming to accelerate the path to profitability. The layoffs occurred in early April 2022, as the publicly traded company navigates challenges in the competitive food delivery industry.
