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Mike von Massow

Oct 1, 20242 min read

Expect your Coffee Fix to Cost You More

so expect your coffee fix to cost you more in the coming months

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A tip too far? Why tipping fatigue may be setting in for North Americans

Mike von Massow

Sep 28, 20244 min read

A tip too far? Why tipping fatigue may be setting in for North Americans

Many North Americans are feeling tip fatigue from being bombarded with higher tipping requests more frequently.

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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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Will Your Steak or Burger Be a Victim of a Cyber Attack?

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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Should Justin Be Buying Us All Dinner Out?

Mike von Massow

Oct 12, 20203 min read

Should Justin Be Buying Us All Dinner Out?

The restaurant industry has been one of the sectors most hard hit during the ongoing pandemic. This is a sector that employs more than a...

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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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Mark Wickson

Jan 31, 20205 min read

Coffee Cup Calamity

Like many people, I drink coffee. Usually once a day. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Also like many people, I am at least somewhat aware...

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What's Happening with Food Service and Plant Based Meat?

Mike von Massow

Jan 9, 20203 min read

What's Happening with Food Service and Plant Based Meat?

We're hearing a lot of commentary about the rise of plant based meat analogues in food service - particularly in quick service...

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Dandylion restaurant, Toronto: A choice for everyone

Mike von Massow

Sep 24, 20193 min read

Dandylion restaurant, Toronto: A choice for everyone

I am fascinated by restaurants. We’re spending more of our food dollar there (both as North Americans generally and my empty nest family...

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The psychology of dynamic pricing in restaurants

Mike von Massow

May 24, 20193 min read

The psychology of dynamic pricing in restaurants

Dynamic pricing is well established in some industries. Changes in airline prices for a specific date change over time. There was once...

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Bridging the retail and restaurant divide

Mike von Massow

Jan 29, 20193 min read

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...

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Mike von Massow

Sep 12, 20183 min read

Restaurants not only feed us, they shape our food preferences.

This was also published on the conversation.com on June 12th, 2018. Restaurants are playing an increasingly important role in the food...

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Mike von Massow

Apr 30, 20183 min read

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...

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Mike von Massow

Jan 15, 20184 min read

Meat tax will not significantly lower emissions and might just prevent reductions

This is a piece that I wrote with my colleague John Cranfield in the Conversation. Published on January 14th, 2018. Will taxing meat...

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Mike von Massow

Jan 4, 20184 min read

Less Meat, More Choice: A look at key food issues in 2018

A piece from the Conversation Canada that I co-authored with colleagues Alfons Weersink and Bruce McAdams. Published on January 3rd,...

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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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Keep up with the conversation here.

Expect your Coffee Fix to Cost You More

A tip too far? Why tipping fatigue may be setting in for North Americans

Another Look at Food Inflation Numbers

Will Your Steak or Burger Be a Victim of a Cyber Attack?

Should Justin Be Buying Us All Dinner Out?

Yet Another Plant-Based Burger

Coffee Cup Calamity

What's Happening with Food Service and Plant Based Meat?

Dandylion restaurant, Toronto: A choice for everyone

The psychology of dynamic pricing in restaurants

Bridging the retail and restaurant divide

Restaurants not only feed us, they shape our food preferences.

Less meat, more bugs in our food future

Meat tax will not significantly lower emissions and might just prevent reductions

Less Meat, More Choice: A look at key food issues in 2018

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