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Mike von Massow
Sep 30, 20243 min read
Competition is Important but Size Isn't Always Bad
There are real reasons to believe that size lowers costs and moderates price increases.
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Mike von Massow
Jul 3, 20235 min read
The Bad, The Good, and the Interesting: Reflecting on Parliament's Report on Food Affordability
The Parliamentary Report on Food Affordability came out after the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food held hearings earlier...
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Mike von Massow
Jan 6, 20235 min read
Are Chicken Prices Unreasonably High? A Cautionary Tale
There has been an uproar about chicken pricing due to a twitter post by a CTV News Reporter. In the post she has a photograph of a...
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Mike von Massow
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Are Retailers Driving Food Inflation Through Profiteering?
I often get questions from friends and media when issues emerge. The Toronto Star published a story last week saying that retailer...
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Mike von Massow
May 18, 20224 min read
Another Look at Food Inflation Numbers
Statistics Canada released the food price index for April 2022 and the news continues to be concerning. Year over year food prices have...
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Mike von Massow
Apr 20, 20224 min read
Can Governments Control Food Prices??
The rhetoric around inflation generally and food prices specifically is growing louder. It is a point of emphasis for politicians,...
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Mike von Massow
Jun 4, 20212 min read
Will Your Steak or Burger Be a Victim of a Cyber Attack?
The news this week that JBS, one of the largest meat processors was hacked was being subject to a ransomware attack has generated many...
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Mike von Massow
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Squeezing Processors Will Lead to Higher Prices and Less Choice
Food retailers are getting a lot of attention lately related to increases in supply chain fees imposed on their suppliers. These fees are...
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Mike von Massow
Oct 26, 20202 min read
Circumstances Creating Opportunities for Direct to Consumer
Our food system has adapted remarkably well to the pressures of the COVID pandemic. We have also seen some adaptation to the change in...
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Mike von Massow
Oct 9, 20202 min read
The Turkey in the Coalmine?
We continue to see rising new COVID case numbers in Canada as the long predicted second wave washes over us. Governments have asked...
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Mike von Massow
Apr 28, 20204 min read
Why we aren’t running out of food during the Coronavirus pandemic
This article was originally written by Mike von Massow and Alfons Weersink for the conversation.com on April 27th, 2020. The original...
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Mike von Massow
Apr 15, 20203 min read
In a COVID-19 World, is Local Better?
Our food system has weathered an unprecedented demand shift and shock over the past month. Overall, we have come out of it reasonably...
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Mike von Massow
Apr 6, 20205 min read
Farming in the Era of COVID-19
We are experiencing unprecedented disruption to normal life and commerce in order to flatten the pandemic curve due to COVID-19. Physical...
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Mike von Massow
Apr 3, 20204 min read
A Thought on Dumping Milk During COVID-19
I received a sad text from a friend of mine who is a dairy farmer. They are being asked to dump milk as the processors to whom it is...
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Mike von Massow
Mar 23, 20203 min read
COVID-19 and our Food System
We are living in extraordinary times. Many provinces and states have shut down virtually all non-essential commerce. People are working...
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Andrew Baynham
Mar 9, 20202 min read
Yet Another Plant-Based Burger
The Impossible and Beyond Meat Burgers are here to stay and Cargill's response to create their own version proves it. The successful...
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Mike von Massow
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Is the “Meat” and “Milk” Battle Worth Fighting?
There has been considerable debate about using the words “meat” or “milk” to describe plant-based alternatives. The battle has spread...
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Mark Wickson
Nov 7, 20194 min read
"Do-Gooder Derogation" and why Omnivores Lash out Against Meat-Minimalists
I finally got around to listening to Mike's two "Talking to Vegans" podcasts earlier this week (sorry it took so long, Mike). There were...
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Molly Gallant
Nov 4, 20195 min read
Farmers' Markets: Not just about the food
Over the past 10 years I have, along with many others it seems, become increasingly enthusiastic about farmers’ markets. This enthusiasm...
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Molly Gallant
Oct 24, 20194 min read
Is self-checkout on its way out?
At the end of every trip to the store, we are faced with two checkout options. The first is to step right up to a self-checkout machine,...
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RELATED PROJECTS
Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT
Our team is a group of students, faculty and community partners that are committed to working towards a more sustainable future for the restaurant industry. Every year we hold a forum, bringing prominent speakers to the University of Guelph to discuss issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry.
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