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Too Sweet, or not too sweet? A sugar tax, is the question
Thanks to endless headlines about the topic many of us are likely aware of the health risks associated with the excessive consumption of...
Molly Gallant
Oct 10, 20197 min read
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The variability and nuance in craft beer
The revolution of craft and microbreweries has been well documented by beer enthusiasts around the world. It has mirrored the local food...
Andrew Baynham
Sep 12, 20194 min read
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We are reaching label fatigue
We hear all of the time that people want to know more about the food that they are eating. I think that’s true. The problem we have is...
Mike von Massow
Jul 30, 20192 min read
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Take care in interpreting food price news
The recent release of the May consumer price numbers for food generated considerable news. Year over year, the price of food has gone up...
Mike von Massow
Jun 20, 20192 min read
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From single- to no-use: plastics and the food industry
It seems the Canadian government is committing to a world-wide trend lend by consumers to reduce plastic waste. Prime Minister Justin...
Molly Gallant
Jun 17, 20195 min read
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Lab-grown dairy: The next food frontier
Dairy proteins may be the next product produced in a lab, for use in fluid “milk” production and processed dairy products.
Mike von Massow
Jun 12, 20194 min read
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Boom or bust? Beer and wine in convenience stores
Doug Ford’s Ontario Government has made selling beer and wine in convenience stores a policy priority. A recent twitter blitz has...
Mike von Massow
Jun 10, 20194 min read
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The challenge of choice in food retail
Grocery stores are relatively low margin businesses. They key to profitability is to increase the size of the customer’s basket - how...
Mike von Massow
May 30, 20193 min read
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Produce price trends: comparing current prices and historical averages
There is no doubt that food prices have been increasing on average in 2019, mostly driven by the cost of fruit and vegetables.
Mitchell Gingerich
May 15, 20193 min read
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The Millennial Myth?
Born between the years of 1980-2000, the millennial generation seems to be a common topic of discussion in the news as of late -...
Molly Gallant
May 13, 20195 min read
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Meal Kits with Mark, Part 2
The last time I shared part of my meal kit experience with you, it was focused on perhaps the biggest criticism facing meal kits:...
Mark Wickson
May 6, 20195 min read
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Celery as a superfood?
I regularly get media calls asking for perspective on price changes for food products. In the past few days, I have been inundated with...
Mike von Massow
May 1, 20193 min read
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Ghosts of retail flyers past
I was recently given a framed copy of a Loblaws flyer from July 1938. The flyer provides some insight into how things have changed in...
Mike von Massow
Apr 29, 20193 min read
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Let’s not rush to judgement on Maple Leaf
Maple Leaf recently announced the construction of a manufacturing facility in Indiana for their Lightlife plant-based protein products...
Mike von Massow
Apr 22, 20193 min read
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Why do we shop the way we do?
I find myself to be an atypical grocery shopper. I usually visit the grocery store at least 2-3 times a week as it is on my way home from...
Andrew Baynham
Apr 15, 20194 min read
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Nebraska floods may lead to an increase in beef price
We pay a lot of attention to food prices. The reality is that food prices are increasing at a relatively steady rate over time. Increases...
Mike von Massow
Apr 8, 20192 min read
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Are all of the eggs in your basket the same?
The infamous egg has been through it all with us – the ups, the downs and the altogether scrambled. The rollercoaster ride of...
Molly Gallant
Mar 11, 20194 min read
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Bridging the retail and restaurant divide
Canadians are spending a larger and larger proportion of their food dollar in restaurants. We’ve also seen a blurring of the line between...
Mike von Massow
Jan 29, 20193 min read
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Less meat, more bugs in our food future
A piece that my colleague Al Weersink and I published in the Conversation on April 17th, 2018. Biologically speaking, humans are...
Mike von Massow
Apr 30, 20183 min read
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The price fixing scandal might not be all bad for Loblaws
This piece was also published on the conversation.com on April 11th, 2018. The bread price-fixing scandal has garnered Canada’s biggest...
Mike von Massow
Apr 30, 20183 min read
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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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