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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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What are the newest food inflation numbers telling us?

Mike von Massow

Apr 20, 20223 min read

What are the newest food inflation numbers telling us?

Statistics Canada released the food price index for March 2022 and the news is much as we would have expected. Year over year food prices...

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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

Dec 8, 20213 min read

Does Food Inflation Matter More than Other Inflation?

________________________________________________________________ Food prices are going up. We've seen food inflation in the past year -...

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Mike von Massow

Sep 16, 20214 min read

Food Prices - Long and Short Term Views

We are hearing a lot about food price inflation and the Statistics Canada food price index for August affirms that prices in August were...

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Take care in interpreting food price news

Mike von Massow

Jun 20, 20192 min read

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...

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Mike von Massow

May 1, 20193 min read

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...

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Mike von Massow

Apr 29, 20193 min read

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...

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Nebraska floods may lead to an increase in beef price

Mike von Massow

Apr 8, 20192 min read

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...

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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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The price fixing scandal might not be all bad for Loblaws

Mike von Massow

Apr 30, 20183 min read

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...

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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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Mike von Massow

Nov 30, 20174 min read

Is online grocery really going to take over?

This article has also been published in the Conversation on November 20th, 2017. Canadian grocery giant Loblaw recently announced it’s...

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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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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