Unbeknownst to most Canadians, there’s been a quiet war brewing in this country over the price of pizza cheese. On one side, Pizza Pizza Ltd.; on the other, 12,500 very angry dairy farmers.
Under Canada’s controversial supply management system, cheese imports from the U.S. are usually subjected to an almost 250 per cent tariff. For the past year, however, Pizza Pizza and other fast-food pizza companies have been bringing cheap mozzarella across the border tax-free.
Under Canada’s controversial supply management system, cheese imports from the U.S. are usually subjected to an almost 250 per cent tariff. For the past year, however, Pizza Pizza and other fast-food pizza companies have been bringing cheap mozzarella across the border tax-free.