The Food Professor

Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards bonus episode of The Food Professor! My co-host Sylvain Charlebois and I are thrilled to once again be supporting Retail Council of Canada’s new product awards this year as we both are big believers in supporting new and innovative products for the grocery shelves and beyond.     Biscuit Leclerc is a Quebec based institution on grocery shelves...

Welcome to the last episode of the season! Suited for a big finale, we have part two of our interview with the President and CEO of Retail Council of Canada , Diane J. Brisebois .    Retail Council of Canada is the advocacy organization representing retailers from coast to coast, of all formats, including grocers. In this episode, Diane talks about the Code of Conduct, the grocery industry’s relat...

Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards bonus episode of The Food Professor! My co-host Sylvain Charlebois and I are thrilled to once again be supporting Retail Council of Canada’s new product awards this year as we both are big believers in supporting new and innovative products for the grocery shelves and beyond.   This year Longo's, an Ontario based regional grocer, is celebrating...

This week on The Food Professor podcast, we dive into the latest news - hot off the grill! Maple Leaf Foods is set to buy a selection of Canadian pig farms so we dig into what this backward integration means for the company from a strategic lens. We discuss consumer trends in the meat industry and Canada’s “trifecta” of proteins. As it turns out - the kids aren’t alright. Sylvain voices his concer...

Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards bonus episode of The Food Professor! My co-host Sylvain Charlebois and I are thrilled to once again be supporting Retail Council of Canada’s new product awards this year as we both are big believers in supporting new and innovative products for the grocery shelves and beyond.   Stacie Sopinka, Vice President Own Brands at Sobeys might be relati...

In part two of our interview with Michael Graydon, we talk about the code of conduct. The CEO of Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada offers his unique perspective on the Canadian agricultural industries. Further, my co-host Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and I cover the latest news and hottest topics across the Canadian food landscape.  How gratuitous is our gratuity? We take time to unwrap the lat...

On this episode of The Food Professor podcast, my co-host Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and I unpack the sweet and sour of the latest news that’s shaping the Canadian food landscape. We also sit down with a very special guest, Michael Graydon, President of Food Health and Consumer Products of Canada t o talk about the latest in sustainability and trends in part one of a two part interview. The Food Profe...

Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards bonus episode of The Food Professor! My co-host Sylvain Charlebois and I are thrilled to once again be supporting Retail Council of Canada’s new product awards this year as we both are big believers in supporting new and innovative products for the grocery shelves and beyond.  The Food Professor is brought to you by omNovos - THE digital custom...

With a post-pandemic future on the horizon, it’s time to look back on how the pandemic has been a disruptor in some of our most stubborn consumer spaces. Dalhousie’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab , headed by our very own Sylvain Charlebois, partnered with Caddle to conduct a series of reports on food processing, distribution and retail sales. With 16 months of the pandemic behind us, I sit down with Syl...

Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards bonus episode of The Food Professor!   My co-host Sylvain Charlebois and I are thrilled to once again be supporting Retail Council of Canada’s new product awards this year as we both are big believers in supporting new and innovative products for the grocery shelves and beyond.  The Food Professor is brought to you by omNovos - THE digital cust...

Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards bonus episode of The Food Professor! My co-host Sylvain Charlebois and I are thrilled to once again be supporting Retail Council of Canada’s new product awards this year as we both are big believers in supporting new and innovative products for the grocery shelves and beyond.  The Food Professor is brought to you by omNovos - THE digital custom...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 26, our first anniversary episode!  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! The Food Professor is brought to you by omNovos - THE digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers helping you deliver personalized and segmented experiences at scale. Find out how you can get personal and grow sales by making EVERY cus...

Welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards bonus episode of The Food Professor!   My co-host Sylvain Charlebois and I are thrilled to once again be supportting Retail Council of Canada’s new product awards this year as we both are big believers in supporting new and innovative products for the grocery shelves and beyond.   Nabati Foods Global , a plant-based food tech company based in E...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 25  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengagem...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 24! The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengagement.com In this episode we welcome our special gu...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 23!  The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengagement.com In this episode we chat with our special...

Welcome to a special Restaurants Canada bonus episode of The Food Professor podcast! The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengagement.com In this ep...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 22  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengagem...

Welcome to a special Restaurants Canada bonus episode of The Food Professor podcast!   The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengagement.com In this...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 21,  I’m Michael LeBlanc along with Sylvain Charlebois! The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerenga...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 20,  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengage...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 18,  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! The Food Professor is presented  by omNovos the digital customer engagement solution for grocery and restaurant marketers, helping you solve your customer’s most daunting questions:  what should I eat today? Find out how you can get personal and grow sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengage...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 17,  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois!  The Food Professor is brought to you by omNovos, Canada’s digital customer engagement company. Start the new year with the gift of a personalized experience for your customers in 2021.  Find out how you can Get Personal and Grow Sales with omNovos at  www.realcustomerengagement.com Welcome back...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode,  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! In this final episode of 2020, Sylvain and I discuss the top ten food stories of the year - from lab grown meat to the phenomenal growth of grocery eCommerce to the food supply risks and more!   We'll be back in early 2021 kicking of with our forecast issue, great guests and much, much more!! *****...

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode,  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! On this episode we welcome a very special guest a fellow academic and respected authority in Food economics Simon Somogyi, Arrell Chair in the Business of Food and Associate Professor School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, University of Guelph, and importantly a co-author of Canada’s F...