Pasta products are on display at a Liquidation Marie grocery store in Longueuil, Que. The liquidation food retailer has added new locations as demand for discounted products soars.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press
When Marie-Ève Breton first opened a grocery liquidation store more than a decade ago, shoppers turned up their noses at imperfect produce and food nearing best-before dates.
But as food prices have soared in recent years, she saw sentiment among shoppers shift drastically.
At Quebec-based Liquidation Marie Inc., dented cucumbers, slightly bruised bananas and discoloured broccoli aren’t a turnoff to shoppers any more. Canned foods inching closer to their best-before dates or with slight production…