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More than a dozen companies report Planet Organic delinquent in paying bills

CTV Calgary
Kevin Green Video Journalist @ctvkevingreen Contact


Published Monday, December 2, 2019

CALGARY -- More than a dozen small to mid-sized companies say Calgary-based grocery chain Planet Organic is not paying its bills.

In October, CTV reported that Honest Dumplings, an Edmonton-based food supplier had not been paid for goods it shipped to the company. Honest Dumplings said it was owed $5,850.

In an email dated Oct. 29, Planet Organic’s CEO Alan Thompson told CTV: “We are working on a restructuring plan that would include Honest Dumplings Ltd. We should be in a position to discuss that plan with them end of next week.”


Following that story, CTV was contacted by 13 other companies with similar stories of outstanding accounts with Planet Organic, including:

Happy Camel — $21,415
Winters Turkeys — $35,000
Sage Valley Marketing — $29,075
Gecko Beverages — $18,000
Badger Ridge Greenhouse — $5,621.54
Pinocchio Ice Cream — $13,000
Blue Ridge Greenhouse — $8,000
Chickadee Farm Herbs — $6,000
Newco natural Technology — $16,500
Prairie Naturals — $80,000
T.Bishop Bakery — $2,300
My Little Chickpea — $22,154.56
Honest Dumplings — $5,850
After sending several demand letters, Rula Sharkawi, owner of Toronto-based My Little ChickPea, a supplier of Middle Eastern foods, launched a lawsuit to recover the money.

The lawsuit filed Nov. 21 in Ontario details 22 unpaid invoices from August 2018 through July 31, 2019 and reads, in part:.

"This is not the first time the Defendant has failed to pay My Little Chickpea in a timely manner for outstanding invoices.

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https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/more-than...ills-1.4711951
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