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We Can Improve Efficiency and Safety by Better Managing Lines at Grocery Stores

Mike von Massow

Aug 11, 20202 min read

We Can Improve Efficiency and Safety by Better Managing Lines at Grocery Stores

The adjustment in operations throughout the food system has gone surprisingly well throughout the pandemic. We have adjusted to the new...

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A Look at the Impact of COVID19 on Grocery Shopping in Canada

Mike von Massow

May 11, 20203 min read

A Look at the Impact of COVID19 on Grocery Shopping in Canada

Statistics Canada released an interesting report today on recent grocery store sales in Canada. I thought I would provide a perspective...

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A Thought on Dumping Milk During COVID-19

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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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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Mike von Massow

May 30, 20193 min read

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...

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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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Andrew Baynham

Apr 15, 20194 min read

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...

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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