Quality Foods has taken yet another step downward given our experience shopping at QF in Nanaimo today (Jan 6/24). Since the Pattison Food Group's takeover and gradual transition from good brand products to Pattison's own, the store has gotten sloppy, the offerings becoming sub-standard and staff is becoming sub-standard, too. Gone mostly are the friendly familiar faces we've been used to over the last 20+ years.
Jim Pattison was my hero for many years. Now he's just another greedy bum. After cornering the BC fishing industry, his product, salmon in particular, is shipped to China and/or other Asian countries for processing then returned to Canada. Not for me, I'm afraid. I assume since Pattison wasn't summoned to Ottawa over his food prices, he could ignore the consequences (none) and it showed on our food bill today. As owner of the 2nd largest private company in Canada, how did he escape the summons. Shame on you, Jimmy!! I've bought my last Pattison product. Unfortunately, YELP doesn't let me give me the option of assigning half a star. read more