In this episode we welcome our special guest Sylvie Cloutier, Présidente-directrice générale chez CTAQ, the voice of the food industry in Quebec, and a long time a well respected voice in the industry.
Sylvain and I talk about the big news with Empire /Sobeys buying Longo’s, the well regarded Ontario regional grocer. How does this change the landscape for consumers, stakeholders and what [...]
Fewer Canadians plan to improve their diet as a New Year’s resolution in 2021, and are thinking of donating to local food banks instead, a new survey reveals.
A supply chain expert weighs in on whether we’ll see more empty grocery store shelves if a second wave of COVID-19 strikes in Canada. Plus, Air Canada is offering an unlimited travel pass. [...]
Dairy, for all intents and purposes, is now on its way out at Starbucks. Dairy alternatives will be the standard in Starbucks stores as it aims to become “resource positive” by storing more [...]
Starbucks aims to become “resource positive” by storing more carbon than it releases, eliminating waste and providing more fresh water than it uses. Everything coming out of a Starbucks store [...]
McDonald’s will enter the plant-based game by running a pilot in Ontario. This is a global first for McDonald’s. That’s right, Canada is McDonald’s protein test lab. And, when McDonald’s makes a [...]
The great “protein war” is heating up as several major restaurant chains are embracing the plant-based movement while others firmly position themselves as guardians of the mighty meat eater. It’s [...]
Beyond Meat is in more than 35,000 retail outlets around the world and has proven that protein-based manufacturing can be scaled up. The company announced plans to sell more than three million [...]
A recent survey conducted by Angus Reid Global, in partnership with the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, suggests that 29 per cent of all Canadians have used a food delivery app [...]
