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Truckers and Temporary Foreign Workers - Protecting People and the Food System

Mike von Massow

Jan 16, 20225 min read

Truckers and Temporary Foreign Workers - Protecting People and the Food System

There has been considerable discussion this week about COVID mitigation measures and our food system. Two significant stories emerged...

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Revisiting Canadian Beef Processing: Is Everything Back to Normal?

Mike von Massow

Dec 17, 20203 min read

Revisiting Canadian Beef Processing: Is Everything Back to Normal?

Nicholas Bannon, Alfons Weersink, and Michael von Massow At the beginning of June, a Food Focus blog post spoke about the significant...

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Is Regulating Delivery Company Fees the Answer to Save Restaurants?

Mike von Massow

Dec 3, 20205 min read

Is Regulating Delivery Company Fees the Answer to Save Restaurants?

The pandemic has been extremely hard on the restaurant industry and its not over yet. Numbers continue to rise and the weather is...

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Circumstances Creating Opportunities for Direct to Consumer

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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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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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

Aug 17, 20204 min read

Time to Tap Out on Tipping?

The issue of tipping continues to vex restaurant owners. I've written often that I think we'd all be better off without tipping but its...

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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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For Canadian Beef Processors, the Worst of COVID-19 Appears to be Over

Mike von Massow

Jun 11, 20205 min read

For Canadian Beef Processors, the Worst of COVID-19 Appears to be Over

Written by Nicholas Bannon The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions that have rippled through Canada’s beef sector, but it appears...

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Why we aren’t running out of food during the Coronavirus pandemic

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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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