We welcome Zeeshan Fazal, Regional Director and Agrifood expert from Export Development Canada (EDC). Recorded live at the SIAL food innovation show in Montreal, Zeeshan explains how EDC supports Canadian companies in expanding their reach beyond borders, including into the United States, by providing financial tools, trade expertise, and valuable market connections. The episode focuses on critical industry topics, including the staggering waste in Canada's dairy sector, with over 6 billion litres of milk dumped since 2012, as highlighted in a recent ScienceDirect study. The hosts also touch on Canada-India trade relations' complexities and challenges.

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Heidi Dutton, CEO of Lovingly Made. Heidi shares how her organization is revolutionizing plant protein for people, pets, and aquaculture, ensuring the highest standards in sustainable sourcing.The highlight of today's episode is the release of the brand-new Canadian Food Sentiment Index Bi-Annual Insight Report. Sylvain walks us through the report's inspiration, key objectives, and some of the most surprising findings. With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we look at the good (and not-so-good) news for the typical holiday table, from rising costs to sustainable food trends.

In this episode, recorded live at SIAL in Montreal, we’re thrilled to have Marie-Noëlle Cano, Founder of Canoe Intelligence Collective, as our special guest. Marie-Noel shares valuable insights for food entrepreneurs and executives, offering lessons to inspire and inform your business strategies.We also discuss the latest news impacting the food sector. Coffee prices are on the rise again; we break down Bill C-282 on supply management—why it’s crucial and why it’s poised to pass; and finally, we look at the massive U.S. port strike and its implications for Canada, and congratulate Darrell Jones of Pattison Food Group on his retirement, with Jamie Nelson stepping in as his successor.

Our special guest is Andrew Andriano the founder and CEO of Flourish, who has reimagined breakfast despite, or as a result of, a challenging start to his career. We talk about the Vancouver port strike, upcoming disruptions in the U.S. at ports, Bill C-293 now in front of the Senate, which Sylvain wonders if it is better known as Canada's 'Vegan Act, and body cams in grocery explained.

In this episode of The Food Professor Podcast, Michael hosts Maxime Beauchesne from Pâtisserie Michaud, recorded live at the SIAL food innovation show. In the news, Sylvain provides insights into the effects of Quebec's new tip transparency regulations and the broader economic landscape, touching on issues like Tupperware's bankruptcy, the impact to provincial liquor boards of decreasing alcohol consumption, rising CPI concerns and food insecurity with a Federal government that continues to lose byelections and not addressing issues within its own house that could address food insecurity.

In this episode Colleen Martin from Caddle is back with exclusive research on Canadian online grocery trends, we talk sustainability in food production, rising food insecurity in Ontario, AI & your dinner plates, and Sylvain confirms that pets are not part of Canada's Food Guide.

In this episode, we welcome Francois Bouchard, Senior Vice President of Subscriber Engagement at GS1 Canada, and we talk about the innovation of the 2D bar code. We cover the tit-for-tat implications of China's trade threats on the Canadian Canola industry, the Bank of Canada's 3rd rate cut on Canadian dinner plates, and what the end of the NDP-Liberal federal alliance means for Agriculture.

We're back for our 5th season as one of Canada's top independent management podcasts after a summer break from live shows with a fast-paced review of all the big stories in the Canadian food industry that happened since we were last together live on the mic. It was an action-packed summer!! Helping us kick off our season premiere with style is the one and only Tony Chapman, serial entrepreneur, marketing visionary, keynote speaker, and host of the great Chatter That Matter #podcast!

Top Global Retail Technology Expert & friend of the #pod Carl Boutet discusses his role as the in-house retail technology expert at the Montreal SAIL show, highlighting his involvement in marshalling the experts in the food and innovation industry together to share wisdom and insights across the sector here in Canada and around the world

On this episode, Sylvain and I sit down again with one of our favourite repeat guests—a food industry professional who has forgotten more than we'll ever know about the fascinating and complex world of cheese—Gurth M. Pretty. We talk about the innovations happening in the world of cheese and the challenges facing Canadian retailers of bringing that innovation to market across the nation.

On this episode, Sylvain and I sit with Daniel Jurkovic, Co-Owner at Aliments Putters Inc., for a fascinating conversation and entrepreneurial journey that quickly became a lot more than Daniel bargained for when another major pickle brand supplier got into financial difficulties in the heart of the super-tight window that is the cucumber harvest season.

In this episode, we welcome back to the podcast one of our favourite guests, Chef Chuck Hughes. Chuck stops by the SIAL podcast studio and visits us to chat about his new line of food products - one of which was a finalist in the SIAL innovation awards. We talk about how he decided to get into the food business, what it takes to get products off the menu and onto the shelf and the tricky intersection of innovation and commercial success.

Welcome to our Summer SIAL Special bonus episodes of The Food Professor podcast, brought to you by our friends at Caddle! In this episode, meet Michi Furuya Chang, Executive Vice President, Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, FHCP

On this episode meet Guillermo Anderson, COO for St. Brigid's creamery - maker of fantastic bespoke butter right from grass fed Jersey Cows, and you all know how much I like my butter!

Welcome to our Summer SIAL Special bonus episodes of The Food Professor podcast, presented by our friends at Caddle! In this episode, meet Souriya Otmani, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Canada, SIAL's 2024 Country of Honour. We learn all about this fantastic country at the crossroads of many cultures and traditions, its unique and diverse food offerings, and a little bit about the tradecraft of food diplomacy.

Welcome to our Summer SIAL Special bonus episodes of The Food Professor podcast, brought to you by our friends at Caddle! In this episode, meet Guy Chartier, CEO of Bee Maid Honey Limited, a leading food cooperative based in Alberta & Manitoba with 300 Western Canadian Beekeepers who care for the honeybees and harvest their pure, delicious honey.

We have two exceptional guests on this final live episode of Season 4. First, we welcome Victor Thomas, President and CEO of the Canada-India Business Council. This not-for-profit organization aims to strengthen the economic ties between Canada and India by promoting bilateral investment and trade. Next, Colleen Martin from Caddle joins us with exclusive research found only here on The Food Professor podcast. We talk to nearly 10,000 Canadians about their perceptions of cashiers sitting versus standing at grocery checkouts. In the news, we discuss William Shatner's profanity-laden commercial produced by Ryan Reynolds' Vancouver agency, which calls for an end to open pen salmon fishing. We also cover the latest inflation data for May, our upcoming Global Agri-Food Power Index project with MNP, and the Capital Gains showdown. Plus, we touch on summertime politics and the quirky Tim Horton's Musical.

This week, we are excited to have special guests David Long, CEO, and Cynthia Boulter, COO, from the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. David and Cynthia share their insights on their critical work to combat food insecurity in Vancouver. In the news, Too Good To Go's new initiative, Look-Smell-Taste, aims to reduce food waste, Capital Gains Tax update and its potential impact on Ag and Innovation in Canada; StatCan's latest CPI basket update, and the the recent ruling to phase out open-net salmon farming in B.C. over five years.

In the latest episode of the Food Professor Podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois welcome special guest Jake Freeze, Managing Director and Part-Owner of Sussex Ice Cream. In the news, we discuss the far-reaching implications of the EU elections on global trade, a snap election in France, and their direct effects on farmers and rural populations. The hosts also touch on the decline in beer sales, Chocolats Favoris' decision to freeze ice cream prices for the summer, and the surprising departure of Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut from the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest due to his affiliation with plant-based hot dogs.

Our guests live from SIAL in Montreal are competition jury President Isabelle Marquis, back for her third visit on the #pod, and Tertulia Brugge's El Gusto Gourmet Drip Coffee's Eugenia Sanchez. In the news, we look at the implications of the Bank of Canada's long-awaited interest rate cut, the labour challenges with beef processing in Canada, what that means for BBQ season, and California's strawberry boom.

This week, our guest, Adekambi (Kambi) Laleye, co-founder and CEO of UpTaste, discusses their SIAL award-winning automated in-store sampling solution. We covered the latest RCC Excellence in Retail Awards, Eataly's Toronto expansions, grocery theft numbers, the Heinz-Kraft deal, the debate on cashiers sitting down on the job, and the upcoming Bank of Canada decision on interest rates.

On this episode, our guests are Jennifer Zimmermann and Amy Bronstetter, co-founders of Epic Tofu and winners of SIAL Canada's Start-Up Pitch Competition, and Colleen Martin from Caddle, who shares exclusive BBQ trends research. The episode also covers SIAL highlights, inflation, H5N1-dairy hearings behind closed doors in Ottawa, and Red Lobster's demise.

We are live from Montreal's SIAL's Food Innovation Show. We discuss our first day at the show and our numerous interactions with industry professionals. Our special guest here in Montreal is Marc Vaucher, Senior Investment Director at Scale AI, Canada's AI Global Innovation Cluster. We also talk about the state of Canada's supply chain, changes at Saputo and Chuck E. Cheese, and a big new plant for the Little Potatoe Company in Alberta.

In this episode, we are thrilled to have Professor Tony Walker, a distinguished environmental scientist from Dalhousie University, as our guest. Professor Walker shared profound insights from his recent groundbreaking study on plastics in the food industry, a study that has been widely recognized and published in the prestigious journal Science. We provided an update on the bird flu outbreak affecting U.S. dairy, a situation that has led to increased vigilance in Canada. We discussed Florida's pioneering ban on meat produced from cell cultures, a move that is being considered by other states including Alabama. The discussion also included allegations of fraudulent cooking oil from China and Starbucks' challenges.

This episode features our guest Chamali Kodikara from the University of Manitoba discussing her role in food science and on the IFTSA Board. We explore grocery boycotts, troubling developments around the bird flu outbreak in U.S. cows, McDonald's sales decline, Shake Shack's Canadian expansion, and Quebec's liquor board culling local spirits and the tyranny of choice.

In this podcast episode, we are thrilled to have back on the #pod for her regular monthly gig Colleen Martin, a renowned research expert from our presenting sponsor Caddle, who joins us to discuss their research conducted for our show and audience. Coinciding with the 4.20 Holiday, this episode delves into the latest consumer trends in retail cannabis, particularly edibles, beyond traditional forms like the 'devil's lettuce.' We also talk about the Food Industry implications of the Federal Budget, latest research from the Dalhousie Lab on Canadians and their breakfast habits, productivity in Canada, the latest CPI numbers, and the future of Red Lobster in an era of high lobster costs.

In this podcast episode, we are thrilled to have back on the #pod for her regular monthly gig Colleen Martin, a renowned research expert from our presenting sponsor Caddle, who joins us to discuss their research conducted for our show and audience. Coinciding with the 4.20 Holiday, this episode delves into the latest consumer trends in retail cannabis, particularly edibles, beyond traditional forms like the 'devil's lettuce.' We also talk about the Food Industry implications of the Federal Budget, latest research from the Dalhousie Lab on Canadians and their breakfast habits, productivity in Canada, the latest CPI numbers, and the future of Red Lobster in an era of high lobster costs.

To all our podcast listeners, we are excited to share the Cannabis insights presented by Colleen on the #pod. Here is the link to download the survey data: Download

Stats Canada Food Fight, $ US1.4 Trillion Farm Bill, Rib Robots and guest Ian Lee, Associate Professor at Carleton University | Sprott School

The episode features James Crosby, President & CEO of Crosby Foods, a quintessential family-owned Canadian company from New Brunswick, and Lori King, who spearheads their innovation and marketing efforts. Crosby, representing the fifth generation of leadership within the company, discusses the evolution of Crosby Foods and its commitment to quality and innovation. In the news, we talk about the significant disparity in Canadians' monthly food spending, the merits of the newly announced National School Food Program, the bird flu outbreak in livestock in the U.S. and the rising popularity of butter as a more straightforward, healthier food ingredient amidst changing consumer preferences. It also discusses the financial implications of the surging prices of olive oil.

This episode of The Food Professor podcast features Chef Charlotte Langley and explores GLP-1 weight loss drug research, the impact of a shipping accident in Baltimore on the food supply, surging cocoa prices, and poor working conditions in the food industry in India. It also delves into Canadian grocery spending trends and Bitcoin's influence on food inflation, and celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Poutine!

Our extraordinary guest in this episode is JP McMahon, Michelin star chef, restauranteur, ambassador for Irish food and author, reprising our interview from early 2023. In the news, we cover cattle futures and the high. Rising cost of beef, talk about experiential dining in Vegas versus highly efficient AI dining in Del Taco, Canada's poor track record (we think!) in private food innovation investment, and Sylvain's perspective on the carbon tax and alternative solutions to help manage the impacts of climate change.

In the latest episode of The Food Professor Podcast, presented by Caddle, we kick off our new monthly Rapid Response segment featuring Colleen Martin from Caddle with Canadians' perceptions of ungraded Mexican beef on our grocery shelves. But first, we examine international beef regulations, highlighting the U.S.'s push for stricter "Made in U.S.A." standards and the Canadian Cattle Association's critique, labelling them overly stringent. The episode also touches on Aldi's significant expansion plans in the U.S., speculating on the implications for the Canadian market.

In the latest episode of The Food Professor Podcast, our special guest live from Winnipeg is Paul Hagerman from the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, sharing insights from his extensive experience in agriculture and food security across various regions, including Canada, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. In the news, we address the escalating global health problem of obesity, now surpassing global hunger, AI in agriculture, the unfortunate destruction of the Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory in Hartland, New Brunswick and the portrayal of food costs, shrinkflation and consumer behaviour through characters like Tony the Tiger and the Cookie Monster.

In this episode we welcome Colleen Martin, Chief Revenue Officer for Caddle, as a new regular contributor. In the news, we dive into the contentious issue of dynamic pricing, spotlighting a controversial (but misunderstood?) statement from Wendy's president, Kellogg's off-the-cuff suggestion for economic relief through cereal dinners and the (maybe) right idea, wrong time blow up of the the Kroger and Albertsons merger in the U.S.

This episode features a special guest, Ori Cohavi, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Remilk from Israel, discussing the groundbreaking development of lab-grown milk recently approved for sale in Canada by the CFIA, marking a significant step in food technology. The podcast also explores recent research conducted with Caddle, focusing on food discounting and rescue. Further discussions touch upon the latest figures on food inflation, with Canada's food inflation rate at its lowest since October 2021, presenting a comparative analysis with other countries and highlighting the global perspective on food prices.

In the latest episode, we take a solo dive into a week filled with significant news and developments in the food industry. We begin with an insightful discussion on a survey about farmers' trust, revealing a concerning gap in confidence across generations. The conversation then shifts to legislative changes, specifically C-282, with significant implications for the food industry and future trade agreements. Then, we discuss the remarkable improvement in Tim Horton's profitability. Lastly, the podcast pays tribute to Bob Moore of Bob's Red Mill, who recently passed away at 94.

This episode features Doug Alexander, Vice President of Sustainability and Government Relations at Belmont Food Group. Key topics include the intricate balance of environmental sustainability and food industry operations, explicitly addressing food waste and regulatory impacts. In the news, Sylvain was in Ottawa testifying to a testy parliamentary Ag committee, sweet news with the Rogers sugar strike ending on the West coast, Athletic Brewing dominating the fast-growing non-alcoholic beer category, and a salute to Celine Dion, Taylor Swift and some big event happening in Las Vegas that a bunch of people will watch on big screen TV and consume a record amount of chicken wings.

This episode of The Food Professor Podcast features special guest Glenford Jameson, an expert in regulatory, commercial, and advertising law within the food sector. Canadian Minister Champagne's efforts to attract foreign grocers to Canada, raising questions about whether this is political posturing or a genuine attempt to address food affordability. The hosts also covered the ongoing European farmers' protests, where farmers expressed discontent by blocking roads and dumping manure. Next, we discuss Metro's latest quarterly results and Loblaw's charitable efforts, announcing a $1 million investment in community grants to support various organizations.

In this episode, Sylvain and I host Bettina Hamelin, the President and C.E.O. of Ontario Genomics and the excellent leading-edge work they are doing in the Agriculture Technology space in Canada. In the news, we discuss the recent "Enjoy Today" discount policy reversal by Loblaw and lessons learned from it, fluctuating chicken prices in British Columbia and the uplifting news coming out of Ottawa for Prince Edward Island and the Ag sector with the appointment of Mary Robinson to represent P.E.I. in Canada's Senate.

In this episode of the Food Professor Podcast, we interview tech entrepreneur Alison Sunstrum, discussing her impact on Calgary's Creative Destruction Lab. We explore innovations in restaurant technology, the effects of supply chain disruptions on food inflation, and delve into Canada Royal Milk's operations and future plans in Kingston. Lastly, we celebrate Matty Matheson for winning an Emmy for the show "The Bear."