Reading Time: 4 minutes Blockchain would enhance agri-food transparency, productivity, competitiveness and sustainability
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.
Grocers seek to restock the industry with innovation
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recent Canadian grocery sector layoffs are about redefining business models more than trimming costs
Amazon and the slow death of the traditional grocery store
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Amazon effect has Loblaws and others reimagining their businesses. Consumers will have greater choice and convenience – from their homes
Give us our daily bread: why a food cartel probe is necessary
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Competition Bureau’s investigation into bread pricing is likely intended to tell Canadian grocers to stop squeezing food processors
The rise in ready-to-eat: grocers adopt restaurant tactics
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ‘grocerant’ model is going mainstream, driven by consumers who want quality, convenience and reasonable prices
Food industry struggles to serve up convenience
Reading Time: 3 minutes Here’s why consumers are spending more on food, even though food prices may be decreasing
NAFTA’s demise would force agri-food sector to adapt
Reading Time: 4 minutes Blame Washington all you want for the NAFTA impasse, but Canada has not demonstrated it wants to liberalize its trading position either
The coffee industry is getting roasted by climate change
Reading Time: 4 minutes That’s not java jive: shifting weather patterns mean the industry faces major upheaval within a generation, even as demand explodes
Ottawa’s tax changes could kill family farm
Reading Time: 4 minutes The federal government’s proposed changes to capital gains rules make it more difficult for a farm to stay in the family
Driverless pizza delivery, at – or near – your doorstep
Reading Time: 3 minutes Driverless home deliveries can’t come soon enough for the food service industry. Simplified delivery is a key expansion strategy