NWT potato chip consumers are caught in the middle of a standoff between Frito-Lay Canada and Loblaw Companies Ltd.

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Grocery store shelves at YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 Shoppers Drug Mart and RochdiSA国际影视传媒檚 Your Independent Grocer have had a noticeably limited supply of Frito-LaySA国际影视传媒檚 snacks recently.