Reading Time: 3 minutes The increased popularity of halal foods could help to offset the mounting cases of hatred towards Islam
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.
The all-day breakfast wake-up call
Reading Time: 3 minutes The divide between breakfast, lunch and dinner is eroding as millennials start to gain a hold in the marketplace
NAFTA: Canada’s agriculture industry hangs in the economic balance
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ottawa’s recent tactics should set us up well for talks on NAFTA, but Washington still needs to give some sign that it cares about Canada’s role as a key trading partner
Could Trump save the Canadian dairy industry from itself?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian dairy producers have long refused to admit that the system fails the dairy supply chain and consumers
Internet of things will sow a bumper crop on farms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian farms will become much more efficient, contributing more to global food systems and increasing food sector profitability
Putting a price on carbon, from farm to fork
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Trudeau government’s aggressive carbon campaign could inspire even more companies to pack up and leave, harming our economy
Setting the table for a radically different food guide
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada’s Food Guide needs to be revamped to reflect the nation’s shifting eating habits, our varied cultural needs and our growing obesity
Trump expected to serve up higher food prices
Reading Time: 3 minutes From higher commodity prices to lower business taxes to changes in available labour, Trump’s policies could dramatically alter agriculture
What happens when a retail giant flexes its muscles
Reading Time: 3 minutes Walmart and Visa face off in a battle over transaction fees that could dramatically alter the retail food landscape in this country
For Canada, ratifying CETA was the easy part
Reading Time: 3 minutes The influx of quality, affordable dairy products will force Canada’s dairy industry to redefine itself within a more competitive landscape