Articles et Analyses des Pratiques Agroalimentaires

With pet ownership skyrocketing, the food industry should rethink animal lovers’ needs (CTV News)

22 December 2020

According to a recent report by Narrative Research, 18 per cents of Canadians reported they had gotten a new pet since the start of the pandemic. In other words, over 6.8 million new pets were [...]

Less dieting, more giving and greater spending online among food resolutions for Canadians in 2021, survey finds (CTV News)

18 December 2020

Canadians may not be too worried about pandemic pounds and they plan to be more giving in 2021, according to a new survey of food resolutions.

Canadians plan to donate more to food banks in 2021, survey finds (BNN Bloomberg)

18 December 2020

Fewer Canadians plan to improve their diet as a New Year’s resolution in 2021, and are thinking of donating to local food banks instead, a new survey reveals.

Podcast (The food professor)

10 December 2020

Behind the scenes of Canada’s Food Price Report 2021 with special guest Simon Somogyi, Arrell Chair in the Business of Food at The University of Guelph

The cost of groceries will increase in 2021 (CTV News)

9 December 2020

The food inflation index has outpaced the general inflation index over the last 20 years, and that trend is likely to continue for a while.

Canadian food prices expected to rise in 2021 (Global News)

8 December 2020

In 2021, food will cost nearly $700 more in 2021 for average family.

Food prices continue rising in 2021 (CTV News)

8 December 2020

Average Canadian family expected to pay $700 extra for groceries next year.

Canadian families will pay up to $695 more a year for groceries in 2021, report says (Halifaxtoday)

8 December 2020

The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $695 for food next year, as the pandemic, wildfires and changing consumer habits drive up grocery bills to the highest increase ever predicted [...]

Canada’s food prices to keep rising in 2021: Report (The Weather Network)

8 December 2020

The 11th edition of Canada’s Food Price Report is out, and if you’re already on a tight grocery budget, things are about to get worse

Canadian families will pay nearly $700 more for groceries in 2021, report says (Toronto Star)

7 December 2020

The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $695 for food next year, as the pandemic, wildfires and changing consumer habits drive up grocery bills to the highest increase ever predicted [...]

The Food Professor Episode 14

26 November 2020

Jo-Ann McArthur, President of Nourish Food Marketing discusses her 2021 Food Trend Report plus we explore domestic food manufacturing and the resiliant food supply chain

Grocery stores should provide bonuses instead of lockdown pay bumps: Food supply chain expert (Bloomberg)

23 November 2020

Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss how Ontario’s second lockdown could weigh on the grocery sector and [...]

We should trust our food supply chain, although some risks remain in COVID-19 crisis: opinion Sylvain Charlebois (CTV News)

22 November 2020

Many markets in Canada will likely go through a second lockdown, including the Atlantic Bubble. With potentially 60,000 cases a day within weeks, it seems inevitable. The virus knows no borders, [...]

Should we be budgeting more for our grocery bills? (CTV News)

21 November 2020

Now that many countries are declaring a second wave, here’s what you can expect next time you have to fill the fridge.

Meat and vegetable prices drive rise in inflation: StatCan (CTV News)

18 November 2020

Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in October was up 0.7 per cent compared with a year ago, and the sharpest increase since June was almost entirely driven by rising food prices, [...]

Canada’s Online Shopping Boom Set to Endure Well After Virus (Bloomberg)

13 November 2020

Spurred by pandemic concerns and enticed by convenience, Canadians have taken to ordering more of their groceries and takeout food online, a trend that’s expected to endure long after the health [...]

The Food Professor podcast

12 November 2020

Peter van Stolk, CEO at FoodX Technologies and Spud.com talks grocery eCommerce growth and selling Canadian technology to the word, exploring a Biden White House plus the Clearwater-Mi’kmaq First [...]

More Canadians turning to ordering food online (Global News)

12 November 2020

We check in with Sylvain Charlebois about a new report that found almost half of Canadians intend to order food online at least once a week after the pandemic.

Agri-food expert: Eliminating our rural/urban divide, one connection at a time (CTV News)

11 November 2020

They say food connects us all. Very true, but so does the internet these days. Along with provinces, Ottawa is on path to give 98 per cent of the Canadian population access to high-speed internet [...]

Pizza Hut adds Beyond Meat to its menu (CNN Buisness)

10 November 2020

Is it possible to make a sausage pizza without the sausage? According to Pizza Hut, the answer is yes.

Fake commuting for a coffee (City News)

5 November 2020

Are you fake commuting in the morning just to get a cup of coffee? If you do, you’re not alone. Sarolta Saskiw explains why this has become a common trend.

Code of conduct for grocers needed to prevent ‘bullying’ of suppliers (BNN Bloomberg)

30 October 2020

Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University discusses the need for a code of conduct to prevent grocery giants from unfairly putting high fees on suppliers.

As Loblaw charges suppliers more, worries about food security grow

24 October 2020

Loblaw, the largest grocery chain in Canada, is charging more fees to suppliers, a move that experts say could lead to less variety and potentially higher prices for the consumer.

Has COVID-19 Changed How We Shop for Food? (TVO)

21 October 2020

From empty grocery shelves to more home cooking and baking, how has the pandemic affected the way Ontarians shop for food and what they eat. Will these changes be lasting?

Food prices to rise across Canada as COVID-19 pandemic continues (Golbal News)

19 October 2020

We’re leaving the era of cheap food in Canada, according to a leading food distribution researcher also known as Canada’s Food Professor.

1 in 5 Canadians started gardening during pandemic: Study (CityNews)

11 October 2020

New report shows one in five Canadians started to garden this year, and two-thirds of them were influenced by COVID-19. Ashna Bharkhada digs up the dirt on how the pandemic sprouted a new group [...]

Ep. 34: Food Professor Sylvain Charlebois with Leslie Beck (EatMoveThinkPodcast)

5 October 2020

The pandemic is spurring positive lifestyle changes — such as the transition away from restaurant eating, and toward home cooking.

What impact could the second wave have on food security in Canada? (CTV News)

19 September 2020

We have learned many things during the first wave of the pandemic but are we prepared for the second one?

‘We’re way more rational’: Expert believes second coronavirus wave won’t induce panic buying (CTV News)

16 September 2020

TORONTO — An expert in the Canadian food industry doesn’t believe a potential second wave of COVID-19 will induce the kind of panic buying that previously left grocery store shelves bare.

Are grocery stores ready for a second wave? (City News)

16 September 2020

A supply chain expert weighs in on whether we’ll see more empty grocery store shelves if a second wave of COVID-19 strikes in Canada. Plus, Air Canada is offering an unlimited travel pass. [...]

Salmonella cases linked to onions weeks after recall (CBC)

15 September 2020

Salmonella cases linked to onions are still showing up in Canada weeks after a massive recall, and experts say it’s likely because people storing them at home didn’t know the source and kept using them

The art — and science — of rescuing food (Winnipeg Free Press)

13 September 2020

Canada generates more food waste per capita than any other country in the world. Every year, close to 60 per cent of food produced in Canada is wasted. That’s more than 35 million tonnes of food.

Walmart and other grocers engage in a costly big squeeze (Globe and Mail)

25 August 2020

Consumers got a glimpse of how food supply chains work – or don’t – at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sight of empty shelves in a grocery store is certainly a strong indicator at the [...]

Here’s a tip: It’s time to discuss how we pay workers in the service industry (The Globe And Mail)

10 August 2020

If the sector wants to value its employees and become a decent option for people who want to work, a conversation about the future of tipping is long overdue.

More space needed for dairy sector innovation to make milk a pluralistic ingredient (The Chronicle Herald)

12 March 2020

Dairy farming is in trouble, and our current supply management regime is not helping. International markets could also use some Canadian dairy as well, but for that, our dairy programs will need [...]

Tim Hortons’ Roll Up the Rim contest caught in a changing environment (The Chronicle Herald)

28 February 2020

After a disastrous campaign last year, Tim Hortons finally got the message and opted to make changes to its 35-year-old Roll Up the Rim campaign. But its new approach is not that simple.

Dairy alternatives pose an increasing threat to an already struggling agricultural sector (The Hamilton Spectator)

26 February 2020

There’s been a lot of talk recently about meat alternatives, but dairy alternatives are also becoming more popular. And when it comes to dairy in Canada, given our quotas and high tariffs, [...]

Dairy alternatives pose an increasing threat to an already struggling agricultural sector (Hamilton Spectator)

26 February 2020

There’s been a lot of talk recently about meat alternatives, but dairy alternatives are also becoming more popular. And when it comes to dairy in Canada, given our quotas and high tariffs, [...]

Tim Hortons’s changes to Roll Up The Rim appear to be the coffee chain’s latest misstep (The Globe and Mail)

24 February 2020

After a disastrous campaign last year, Tim Hortons finally got the message and opted to make changes to its 35-year-old Roll Up The Rim campaign. The iconic contest is now much shorter and [...]

Starbucks lightens up on dairy, for the planet (The chronicle Herald)

27 January 2020

Starbucks aims to become “resource positive” by storing more carbon than it releases, eliminating waste and providing more fresh water than it uses. Everything coming out of a Starbucks store [...]

Starbucks lightens up on dairy, for the planet (Chronicle Herald)

27 January 2020

Dairy, for all intents and purposes, is now on its way out at Starbucks. Dairy alternatives will be the standard in Starbucks stores as it aims to become “resource positive” by storing more [...]

Starbucks lightens up on dairy, for the planet (The chronicle herald)

27 January 2020

Starbucks aims to become “resource positive” by storing more carbon than it releases, eliminating waste and providing more fresh water than it uses. Everything coming out of a Starbucks store [...]

Buy Canadian food campaign could end badly for Ottawa (The Hamilton Spectator)

26 January 2020

The federal government intends to spend $25 million over five years starting this summer to promote Canadian food products and instil pride in what our country can bring to our tables. This is a [...]

Buy Canadian food campaign could end badly for Ottawa (The Hamilton Spectator)

26 January 2020

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is going into marketing. It wants you to buy Canadian. The federal government intends to spend $25 million over five years starting this summer to promote [...]

Gene-editing in food is our next communications fiasco in the making (Ottawa Citizen)

24 January 2020

We are hearing more about gene-edited foods, which is an intriguing concept for some, but perhaps a scary one for others. There’s a lot of excitement in agriculture circles about the introduction [...]

Gene-editing in food is our next communications fiasco in the making (Ottawa Citizen)

24 January 2020

We are hearing more about gene-edited foods, which is an intriguing concept for some, but perhaps a scary one for others. There’s a lot of excitement in agriculture circles about the introduction [...]

It’s the year of plant health; your favourites suffer from climate change too (The Chronicle Herald)

10 January 2020

Every year, the United Nations makes a point of promoting something in our lives that warrants attention. For 2020, the UN declared this year as the International Year of Plant Health. It may not [...]

It’s the year of plant health; your favourites suffer from climate change too (Chronicle Herald)

10 January 2020

2020 is the International Year of Plant Health, as proclaimed by the United Nations. Given that plants make up 80% of the food we eat, and produce 98% of the oxygen we breathe, let’s hope the UN [...]

Overeaters could become new environmentalist target (The Chronicle Herald)

8 January 2020

Public shaming may reach a new, awkward level by looking at how much we eat. A recent study suggests that obesity and overeating generates about 20 per cent more greenhouse gas emissions when [...]

The art, and science, of rescuing food (Winnipeg Free Press)

6 January 2020

Canada generates more food waste per capita than any other country in the world. Every year, close to 60 per cent of food produced in Canada is wasted. That’s more than 35 million tonnes of food. [...]

Forget flight shaming — how about food shaming? (Ottawa Citizen)

6 January 2020

Move over flight shaming. In 2020, we may see environmentalists target a new group of individuals: Overeaters.

Opportunity for all in the agrifood tech secto (New Food)

2 January 2020

A report (Money where our mouths are) released in September on the funding of agrifood tech startups highlighted some serious gaps between how much men are supported in new agrifood tech ventures [...]

Dollar stores give grocers something to chew on (Winnipeg free press)

26 December 2019

A visit to any dollar store is something to remember: the bright lights, aisles filled with things you may or may not need, and the distinctive smell. If we had to create a smell that mixes [...]

Canadians could be buying too much groceries

20 December 2019

Every year, close to 60 per cent of food produced in Canada is wasted. That’s more than 35 tonnes of food. Of course, some of it, about 10 per cent, is unavoidable waste. Inedible products, such [...]

Couche-Tard, a Canadian success story built on convenience (The Chronicle Herald)

28 November 2019

You have two types of convenience stores these days. You either have the mom-and-pop stores, often operated by local people or newcomers seeking a better life in their adopted country. You also [...]

Canada has distribution problems beyond the CN strike

21 November 2019

After a harvest from hell across the country, farmers now have to deal with a new problem: the CN strike.

CN strike causes serious distribution problem for Canada’s farmers (The Globe and Mail)

20 November 2019

After a harvest from hell across the country, farmers now have to deal with a new problem: the CN railway strike.

Behind Maple Leaf Foods’ bold call to become carbon neutral (Saltwire)

8 November 2019

Maple Leaf Foods is not just pretending to be environmentally friendly, it is trying to be a trailblazer in the wild kingdom of proteins.

We would be better off with more women agrifood entrepreneurs (The Chronicle Herald)

18 October 2019

By managing risks differently, women entrepreneurs bring needed diversity of thought in the food manufacturing system. But it’s a sad fact that some serious gaps exist between the extent to [...]

Cannabis 2.0: What can we expect? (Global News)

17 October 2019

Chat with Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie, about the legalization of edibles and what it means for Canadians and the cannabis industry.

In red meat vs plant protein wars, science is not a buffet where you pick and choose the results you like (Financial Post)

8 October 2019

There is no right or wrong in food research, even if the steamrolling plant-based narrative has gotten us all thinking that way.

In red meat vs plant protein wars, science is not a buffet where you pick and choose the results you like (Financial Post)

8 October 2019

There is no right or wrong in food research, even if the steamrolling plant-based narrative has gotten us all thinking that way. Time and time again, we have been reminded that red meat, and even [...]

Even McDonald’s can’t ignore the data behind plant-based burgers (The Chronicle Herald)

2 October 2019

McDonald’s will enter the plant-based game by running a pilot in Ontario. This is a global first for McDonald’s. That’s right, Canada is McDonald’s protein test lab. And, when McDonald’s makes a [...]

When talking about affordability, don’t forget people need to eat (The Chronicle Herald)

27 September 2019

A recent Angus Reid Global survey, done with the support of Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, found that 60 per cent of Canadians believe food security and food price deserves more [...]

Not kosher? (New Food Magazine)

25 September 2019

Canada’s largest kosher meat plants have had their licenses suspended, as we have recently learned from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Ryding-Regency Meat Packers, a Toronto-based [...]

To keto or not to keto? (The Gardian)

20 September 2019

Over the last 12 months, the word “keto” was the most googled food-related topic in the world, not just in Canada. The ketogenic diet is certainly not for everyone, but the numbers show that this [...]

In defence of ‘ultra-processed’ foods (The Conversation)

20 August 2019

Ultra-processed foods, a label coined in research by a Brazilian pediatrician, have been targeted as a menace to society for quite some time, mostly by environmental advocates and health professionals.

Major restaurant chains choosing battle sides – meat or plant-based – as great ‘protein war’ heats up (The Globe And Mail)

16 August 2019

The great “protein war” is heating up as several major restaurant chains are embracing the plant-based movement while others firmly position themselves as guardians of the mighty meat eater. It’s [...]

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