Sylvain Charlebois
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University.
Are meals in the metaverse a new frontier for restaurants?
Some restaurants are looking for new ways to re-engage with…
Read morePutin’s War puts global food security in jeopardy
United States President Joe Biden was the first G7 leader…
Read moreWhy is StatsCan deleting its food inflation database?
All eyes are on inflation these days, especially at the…
Read moreFood security Russian roulette
With war comes economic sanctions. Instead of sending troops to…
Read moreSupply chain woes compromise food freshness at stores
You have likely heard of shrinkflation, in which companies reduce…
Read moreFarm to (operating) table
In an unprecedented surgery, a 57-year-old American with serious heart…
Read moreGovernment-induced competition rarely works
United States President Joe Biden recently introduced a billion-dollar program…
Read moreFood prices are going up – here’s how to cope
Since 2022 is almost here, it’s time to reflect on…
Read morePlant protein revolution is shaking up agriculture
While there are those who demand greater access to agricultural…
Read moreYou don’t know the power of the dark side of the stores
We recently learned that SkipTheDishes is building 38 dark stores…
Read moreHow gene editing helps farmers and consumers
Health Canada is reportedly likely to treat gene-edited crops differently…
Read moreFood supply chain resilience put to the test
Images from British Columbia over the past week have been…
Read moreFood theft is on the rise as prices climb
Shoplifting has been on the rise in Canadian supermarkets in…
Read moreCan Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos solve global food security issues?
A recent Twitter conversation between United Nations World Food Program…
Read moreMilk prices rising: time to reform the Canadian Dairy Commission
The Canadian Dairy Commission announced recently that farmers will get…
Read moreMore Canadians than ever are suffering from food insecurity
Hunger is cruelly invisible in our society. Even though it…
Read moreWhy the cultured meat industry needs its own Elon Musk
Leonardo DiCaprio has just used his A-list magic powers again…
Read moreHow many restaurants can Canada sustain?
Did we have too many restaurants before the COVID-19 pandemic?…
Read moreHow serious is food inflation in Canada?
If you think food prices are increasing at a much…
Read moreHow the unassuming QR code is changing the food industry
QR codes have been in our lives for a long…
Read moreWhy Canadians are walking away from the meat counter
The cost of living has understandably been one of the…
Read moreTackling food inflation
The Conservative Party of Canada recently promised to control food…
Read moreDon’t blame the food industry labour shortage on COVID-19 alone
“We’re hiring” signs are everywhere, particularly in the food industry….
Read moreWe’re all paying a COVID-19 tax at the grocery store
Canadians’ ballot decisions in the Sept. 20 federal election will…
Read moreCoffee crunch: prices are going up, way up
Coffee is one of the most traded commodities in the…
Read moreWhy we shouldn’t demonize glyphosate
Canadians had until July 20 to comment on the federal…
Read moreThe farm is merging with food retail spaces
Canadians have started to notice that grocers have begun to…
Read moreYou are what you eat – and you eat what you see
Most people would agree that protecting children should be our…
Read moreGrocers face dramatic changes in wake of pandemic
Grocers racked up millions of dollars in profits as they…
Read moreBright future for cannabis as perspectives shift
In 2019, the cannabis sector in Canada had its bubble…
Read moreJumping on the regenerative agriculture bandwagon
Regenerative agriculture is making some noise of late – so…
Read moreFood industry code of conduct finally gains traction
A new coalition led by the Retail Council of Canada…
Read moreExpress lane: Pandemic speeds adoption of self-checkouts
Only a few years ago, self-checkouts were seen as job…
Read moreSurprise! Food prices are on their way up
What was purely an academic supposition a few months ago…
Read moreFood sector gets budget help – but there are gaps
Spend, spend, spend – that’s the strategy. And green is…
Read moreCanadians facing rising food security challenges
The two necessities in life are food and shelter. It…
Read moreDo Canada’s grocers need a code of conduct?
Many Canadians are oblivious to the fact that in the…
Read moreRestaurants face a great reset, thanks to COVID-19
It was certainly a year to be forgotten for the…
Read moreButtergate compromises the farmer-consumer contract
The Dairy Farmers of Canada should be commended for asking…
Read moreAs the 9-to-5 workday fades, the food industry will benefit
Humans are creatures of habit. Most of us are hardwired…
Read moreWill Canada finally get interprovincial alcohol trade?
Interprovincial alcohol distribution in Canada has always been a nightmare….
Read moreAs Canadians flee cities, rural living gets its mojo back
It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many Canadians…
Read moreHow will Canadian households cope as food prices rise?
Canada’s Food Price Report 2021 brought some disconcerting news to…
Read moreFood industry keeps adapting to changing times
Many Canadian regions will likely go through a second COVID-19…
Read moreEliminating the rural-urban divide, one internet connection at a time
They say food connects us all. So does the internet…
Read moreTrust the food industry to keep delivering
Many months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we know more about…
Read moreAs California burns, so does our winter lettuce
California is on fire. Although most of the fire-affected territory…
Read moreThe restaurant industry can help save the economy
The best way to get an economy going again is…
Read moreFood waste is going up – thanks to fear
Food waste creates an invisible bill you must pay every…
Read moreWalmart flexes its muscles and food processors suffer
Consumers got a glimpse of how food supply chains work…
Read moreThings will never be the same at the grocery store
More than five months into the pandemic, we can start…
Read moreLivestock, dairy industries face pandemic fallout
Before COVID-19, the craze for vegetable proteins was palpable. All…
Read moreGrilling grocery CEOs didn’t accomplish much
Top Canadian grocers testified before a parliamentary standing committee last…
Read moreFood service industry needs a post-pandemic boost
We’re now $343 billion poorer as a nation because of…
Read moreCanada’s rising food insecurity problem
Statistics Canada has confirmed what most of us knew already:…
Read moreGrocers move away from ‘hero pay’ for staff
‘Hero pay’ is quietly fading away in grocery stores and…
Read moreBetter get used to higher food prices
Despite a negative inflation rate overall, recent Statistics Canada numbers…
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