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The Food Professor

Michael LeBlanc, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Join Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax with host Michael LeBlanc as they look at the hot issues in the food, foodservice, grocery and restaurant industries. We"ll discuss proprietary industry and consumer food related research, check out fresh new ideas and talk about half baked strategies. © 2020-2026 M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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00:47:54

Snack Attack, Hail to Peace By Chocolate, and Barry...

The Food Professor ·

2023/03/30

In this episode, we are joined by a special guest, Barry Murchie, President & CEO of TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, to discuss his unique vertical farm business. TruLeaf's products are available in major grocers such as Loblaw, Sobeys, and Metro under the Good Leaf brand.We then jump into the news and discuss Sylvain's viral TikTok on snacks and taxes. Next, we discuss the global population growth issue and what it means for the food industry. We react to American President Biden's recent visit to

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00:53:04

Special Dairy Rapporteur, We Scream at Ice Cream, &...

The Food Professor ·

2023/03/23

Our special guest in this episode is Susan Krashinsky Robertson, Retail Reporter from The Globe & Mail, recently nominated for two National Newspaper Awards. Susan gives us an insiders look into her tradecraft as a reporter and how modern media approaches and crafts the narrative of a story. We delve into the unique aspects of reporting on the food and grocery industry. We solicit Susan's advice on best practices for retailers and brand owners in dealing with the media and what to avoid doing.But

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00:46:38

Grocery CEO Awards, Brand's Blind Eyes, and Tom...

The Food Professor ·

2023/03/16

Welcome to The Food Professor podcast Season three, episode 16.Our special guest is Tom Margeson, President & CEO at Healthy Berries, live from PEI, talking to us about Superfruit Puree! Tom shares with us the fascinating origin story, growth trajectory and experiences of his business, and his experiences as a contestant on Dragon's Den.In the news, Sylvain reviews the grocery CEOS performance in front of the Parliamentary Agri-Food committee and awards the grocers and parliamentarians based on

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00:44:43

When Pigs Fly, Eat Just Less, TikTok Foreign Food...

The Food Professor ·

2023/03/09

In this episode, we discuss recent news stories in the food industry, starting with the recent layoffs at Eat Just, notwithstanding their success with their plant-based egg product and cultivated meat products, and the closure of Merit Foods in Winnipeg: is there more behind these closures to the plant-based protein industry, or just swings and roundabouts of risk, growth and capitalism?We touch on the scene from a Montreal underpass where frozen carcasses of pigs strung up in protest and the

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00:45:16

RBI Double Tap, Advice to Parliamentarians, Sleep...

The Food Professor ·

2023/03/02

Welcome to The Food Professor podcast. We have a special guest live from Saskatchewan, Kristjan Hebert, President of Herbert Grain Ventures and the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022 Prairies winner.We talked to Kristjan to get his overall view of the state of Canadian agriculture today, including the grain market for 2023 and beyond, the impact of the Ukraine War on the market and planting and the challenges affecting the agriculture industry in Canada. We talk about encouraging young farmers to

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00:44:58

Ukraine One Year Later, Beer Taxes, RBI Double Double...

The Food Professor ·

2023/02/23

This episode's guest is Michael Burgess, founder of Nerpy's hot sauces and marinades. We talk about Nerpy's origin story, what inspired Michael to get into the food business, and all about the products and what makes them different.But first, we cover Canada's food inflation numbers and if they are on track to match Sylvain's predictions from Canada's Food Price Report.Ukraine: One year later - Biden visits, Putin claps back opting out of the last nuclear treaty….after a year less disruption to

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00:47:36

Worlds Top Sommelier, Parliamentary Ag Committee Act...

The Food Professor ·

2023/02/16

Our first weekly podcast episode, and as expected, there is no shortage of news and happenings in the food, grocery and restaurant industry to report on! Our extraordinary guest in this episode is JP McMahon, Michelin star chef, restauranteur, ambassador for Irish food and author, joining us live from Galway, Ireland. In a wide-ranging conversation, we talk about his eclectic and artistic interests, the concepts behind his restaurants, what it takes to be a Michelin-star restaurant and the

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00:59:42

Dairy Dumping Dilemma, Pizzagate, Cash Crunch and our...

The Food Professor ·

2023/02/09

Sylvain gets pretty worked up about Nestle's decision to exit the freezer section with their pizzas and other frozen staples, the latest report from the AgriFoods lab on the cashless economy, Canadian dairy in the dumps, and we visit the discount grocery store sector. Finally, a bit of trouble for our friend Yanick Gervais at Olymel, who is closing some processing plants We get the "T" from our extraordinary guest Shabnam Weber, President of the Tea and Herbal Association of Canada, and a special

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00:47:14

The Ethics of Stealing Food, Canada's Croissant Game,...

The Food Professor ·

2023/01/26

Welcome to The Food Professor podcast, Season three!We're back on the mic after a busy couple of weeks for Sylvain and the podcast; our last episode with Robert Andjelich, the largest farm owner in Canada, was our most popular ever, though some of that activity may be a reflection of Sylvain's media popularity in the past couple of weeks too!Our extraordinary guest this week is a revolutionary farmer of a different type, Josh Tetrick, CEO and co-founder of Eat Just

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00:53:02

Nobody Here But Us Chickens, 2023 Predictions and...

The Food Professor ·

2023/01/12

Welcome to The Food Professor podcast, Season 3, episode 9.In this episode, we're looking ahead to the year 2023. We have an extraordinary guest joining us for this episode - Robert Andjelic, Founder & CEO of Andjelic Land, the largest farm owner in Canada, who has graciously agreed to join us for a rare interview.https://andjelic.ca/In this episode, we discuss predictions for 2023. We also delve into recent news about chicken prices and government subsidies for dairy farmers. Are there any fixable

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00:58:48

The Top Food Story of 2022, Russian Fertilizer...

The Food Professor ·

2022/12/22

For our last episode of 2022, Sylvain looks back to the top food story of 2022 and the tradecraft of how the top 10 food story ranking comes together in a super-busy food year. We also talk about the Russian fertilizer tariff and who paid when for the $ 34 million donation to Ukraine.Our special guest for this episode live from San Diego, California via Vancouver & Toronto, is Sam Zien, aka Sam the Cooking Guy, who shares his remarkable and inspiring journey to 3.5Million subscribers on YouTube,

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00:43:41

Food Inflation 2023, Sylvain Testifies and Special...

The Food Professor ·

2022/12/08

An action-packed episode as we get the story behind the story of the latest edition, the 13th, of Canada's Food Price Report, plus hear all about Sylvain's day testifying in Ottawa in front of the parliamentary committee on the cost of food along with a whole cast of characters.Our special guest for this episode is Kelly Long, CEO of Noble Premium Bison. https://noblepremiumbison.com/ A reminder to the people not to sleep on, as the kids would say, our most excellent interview with Christine

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00:16:00

Bonus Episode: Christine Cruz-Clarke, CEO, Balzacs...

The Food Professor ·

2022/12/01

Recorded live in person at the Coffee Association of Canada's The Road Ahead 2022 Annual Conference in Toronto, Sylvain and I sit down with Christine Cruz-Clarke, CEO of Balzacs Coffee Roasters. In a wide-ranging conversation, Christine takes us through her consulting and packaged goods background and the business's origin story, from a coffee cart at Ontario Place to the shelves of significant grocers across Canada and multiple bespoke locations across Ontario. We also talk about their corporate

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00:47:58

Loblaw Scores with Price Freeze, Dairy Farmers Score...

The Food Professor ·

2022/11/24

Sylvain and I are back on the mic together after seeing each other and being together at the Coffee Association of Canada's great conference in Toronto last week.I'm back from a whirlwind trip to NYC and have to say I had some super exciting dining experiences….first, I visited the new RH Guest House for breakfast. Then I experienced the new Starbucks concept store at the foot of the Empire State Building and my favourite restaurant Balthazar for an amazing Nova Scotia lobster pasta.And coming out

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00:16:10

Bonus Episode: Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist,...

The Food Professor ·

2022/11/21

Recorded live in person at the Coffee Association of Canada's The Road Ahead 2022 Annual Conference in Toronto, Sylvain and I sit down with Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist, CIBC. We have a fast past and action-packed conversation around the state of the Canadian economy, prospects for our mid and long-term future, and the impact on the food service and coffee industry. Let's listen in now!About BenjaminBenjamin is a member of the CIBC economic team that is responsible for analyzing macro

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00:47:11

Taking Greeds Measure, Cyber Troubles and Special...

The Food Professor ·

2022/11/10

In this episode, Sylvain and I discuss excess profits, how and why the Agri-Foods Analytics lab came up with the term and that number, and what Sylvain wants Canadians to take away from the exercise.Breaking news: we take on IT troubles in the food business in Canada…then more breaking news: lettuce pray for lettuce in trouble again.Michelin guide comes to Canada/Toronto/Vancouver - our last season guest Cory Mintz is not a fan. Cities invest big money to attract the Michelin guide.

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00:48:41

Price Freeze's Big Week, Big Grocery Merger, and...

The Food Professor ·

2022/10/27

Welcome to The Food Professor Season three, episode 4!We recoding this episode live together in Toronto at T3 Sheraton hotel - great to be together again in person for the show! First we start with a retrospect on the past two week discussion around grocery price freezes, and all the energy that went on in the media, industry, and government, and reflecting back on a particularly active week, what Sylvain takes away from all the discourse around the price of food, the people who sell it to

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00:48:16

Ottawa's price gouging investigation, supply chain...

The Food Professor ·

2022/10/13

Highlights from this episode: Ottawa's price gouging investigation, supply chain task force report and special guest Jane Dummer We open the show with a discussion about the Thanksgiving Holiday - best gravy ever, and Sylvain's love for the hot new trend, butter boards! On a more serious and helpful level, Sylvain has joined joined the BOD of Second Harvest with our season one guest Lori Nikkel. Why and what is ahead for Second Harvest?A reminder to the listeners that we’ll be together live

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00:46:36

Living in the Eye of the Storm and Special Guest...

The Food Professor ·

2022/09/29

Sylvain living his life at the eye of the storm this past weekend as Atlantic Canada got pummelled by an epic storm - and we talk about another storm, his call out for grocers to freeze pricing…Our special guest on this episode is based in PEI, Peter McLaughlin President and Managing Partner at ANNE of Green Gables Chocolates A reminder to everyone we will podcasting live and interviewing a whole slate of guests at the upcoming Coffee Association of Canada Conference, in Toronto at the Globe and

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00:49:54

Season Three Premier With Special Guest Tamara...

The Food Professor ·

2022/09/15

Our season three premier! Well we are back, live on the mic, Sylvain is back in Halifax teaching at Dalhousie University after being a visiting scholar in Florida We have a great season premier episode with our very special guest Tamara Rebanks - chair of the Homegrown Innovation Challenge Taskforce, director at Weston Family FoundationNow before we jump in we wanted to dedicate this episode to our friend and colleague Xavier Poncin who sadly passed away this summer while we were on hiatus - a

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