Reading Time: 3 minutes Supply management 2.0 is finally here. To survive, farmers who see the writing on the wall will need to develop new skill sets
Author: Sylvain Charlebois
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois conducts research in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. He has written four books and many peer-reviewed and scientific articles - over 500 during his career. His research has been featured in media outlets that include The Economist, New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Globe & Mail, National Post and Toronto Star.
In this trade war, mustard and ketchup are weapons
Reading Time: 4 minutes Ottawa seems to want to send a clear message to Washington, while offering Canada’s food industry an opportunity to grow
Shrinkflation: to control costs, food companies shrinking packaging
Reading Time: 4 minutes When costs rise, a food company has three options: raise the price, make smaller packages or change the ingredients
The economy is doing well, so why can’t Canadian grocers hike prices?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Grocers need to find a way to make inflation work for them and that means competing in the online market
Comeau ruling defies economic – and common – sense
Reading Time: 3 minutes A Supreme Court ruling that there’s no ‘constitutional guarantee of free trade’ will stifle both competition and lower prices for consumers
The decline … and fall … of Tim Hortons
Reading Time: 4 minutes How an iconic brand lost its Canadian identity and why its corporate masters probably don’t care
The plastic bag pollution paradox
Reading Time: 4 minutes At least 5.25 trillion plastic particles weighing 268,940 tons are floating in our oceans but we struggle to find packaging alternatives
Jiminy Crickets! The truth about bugs as food
Reading Time: 4 minutes Loblaw selling cricket flour under its precious President’s Choice label is a big deal. But in a lot of ways, it makes a great deal of sense
A meatless Canada? No, but we’re becoming more discerning
Reading Time: 4 minutes A recent poll by Dalhousie University suggests that our food choices are becoming more varied
Trade wars, food fights and a budget that ignores it all
Reading Time: 4 minutes Duties may look like attractive, simple mechanisms to protect domestic interests. But they’re a very expensive way to retain jobs