{"id":925195,"date":"2026-10-08T10:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/925195\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T10:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:54:12","slug":"luxury-us-grocery-chain-wild-fork-leaving-canadian-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/925195\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury US grocery chain Wild Fork leaving Canadian market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">An American high-end meat and seafood retailer is pulling out of Canada, three years after it made a lot of noise getting into the Canadian market, according to <a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/eat_drink\/2026\/10\/luxury-us-chain-abandoning-canadian-market-ontario\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlogTO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" fork=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wildfork.ca\/en-CA\/?srsltid=AU7gw4UZ36J_w5T64MgBkrvaUswCxqBxcSLA9gdnIfHjpLf_qeWe_vJ-\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wild Fork,<\/a> a luxury food retailer that opened its doors in Canada in 2023, is set to abandon its stores and head back to the United States. Online orders end on Oct. 13 and all of their outlets are to close by the middle of December.<\/p>\n<p>High-end retailer heading south<\/p>\n<p>The retailer is known for premium cuts and specialty meats, such as Wagyu beef, bison and Berkshire pork. GTA residents often receive same-day deliveries or could go to its outlets in Whitby, Hamilton, Oakville and Newmarket. Wild Fork released a statement about the closure on Wednesday, though the company doesn\u2019t explain why.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter careful consideration, Wild Fork has made the difficult decision to exit the Canadian market and close our operations in Canada,\u201d it said. \u201cThroughout this transition, our team members and our customers remain our top priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>The news comes as something of a shock for Wild Fork customers. The company enjoyed success in its first year in Canada. Executives saw high demand and made plans for major growth in Canada \u2014 including 20 more stores in the GTA and expansion into B.C. and Alberta \u2014 with those plans being shared with the public.<\/p>\n<p>RECOMMENDED VIDEO<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Loading...\" height=\"64\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/22.2.2\/websites\/images\/common\/icon-spinner-animated.svg\" width=\"64\"\/><\/p>\n<p>We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n<p>Play VideoNot the first time<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Several prominent U.S. retailers have tried opening up in Canada, only to close up shop and head back across the border. <a data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" link=\"\" opened=\"\" stories=\"\" in=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/2015\/01\/15\/us-retailers-that-failed-in-canada\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Target opened 133 stories in 2013<\/a> to much fanfare, but supply chain issues, high prices and lack of products compelled the company to leave Canada in 2015. 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