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A worker harvests cucumbers in a greenhouse at Mucci Farms in Kingsville, Ont., in June, 2024.

Grocery magnate Galen G. Weston is committing $100-million to making it easier for Canadian shoppers to buy local.

Wittington Investments Ltd., the Weston family holding company that controls retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd. L-T , is launching a $100-million fund focused on building the resilience and scale of Canada’s food producers.

The fund is part of Mr. Weston’s pledge of $1-billion in “philanthropic funding, with the specific goal of strengthening Canada” at May’s annual meetings for Loblaw and parent George Weston Ltd. WN-T Mr. Weston is chairman of both companies, and chief executive officer of George Weston.

Jim Orlando, managing partner at Wittington Ventures, will lead

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