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.
Buttergate 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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