# The Food Professor

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Author: Michael LeBlanc
Episodes: 267

## Resource

Join Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax with host Michael LeBlanc as they look at the hot issues in the food, foodservice, grocery and restaurant industries. We'll discuss proprietary industry and consumer food related research, check out fresh new ideas and talk about half baked strategies. © 2020-2026 M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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## Episodes
- [Pete Hoekstra, United States Ambassador to Canada, on Trade, Food Security & the Future of Canada-U.S. Trade Relations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/pete-hoekstra-united-states-ambassador-to-canada-on-trade-food-security-the-future-of-canada-u-s-trade-relations) — 2026-07-02T07:05:00+00:00
- [Canada Top of The Table in Food Inflation, Vancouver Screams at Ice Cream Prices, Meat Delays Costing Consumers, and  Vincent Breton, Président chez DuBreton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/canada-top-of-the-table-in-food-inflation-vancouver-screams-at-ice-cream-prices-meat-delays-costing-consumers-and-vincent-breton-pr-sident-chez-dubreton) — 2026-06-25T07:46:13+00:00
- [National Food Strategy(ish), Global Issue Alignment from Ireland, Foodtastic(er) and guest Jean-François Archambault, Founder and General Manager of La Tablée des Chefs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/national-food-strategy-ish-global-issue-alignment-from-ireland-foodtastic-er-and-guest-jean-fran-ois-archambault-founder-and-general-manager-of-la-tabl-e-des-chefs) — 2026-06-18T10:17:22+00:00
- [Axel Schwan, President of Tim Hortons Canada & U.S., and Duncan Fulton, Chief Corporate Officer of Restaurant Brands International, on Defending Canada's Coffee Crown](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/axel-schwan-president-of-tim-hortons-canada-u-s-and-duncan-fulton-chief-corporate-officer-of-restaurant-brands-international-on-defending-canada-s-coffee-crown) — 2026-06-11T07:05:00+00:00
- [Recession, What Recession, Kingston Baby Formula Factory revelations, Tomato logic & guest Don Hill, Chairman of Sucro](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/recession-what-recession-kingston-baby-formula-factory-revelations-tomato-logic-guest-don-hill-chairman-of-sucro) — 2026-06-04T07:59:04+00:00
- [American Chicken Invasion, Poultry Supply Management Glitches Prices, Canadian Beef Worries and guest Karen Proud, President & Adjudicator, Canada Grocery Code](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/american-chicken-invasion-poultry-supply-management-glitches-prices-canadian-beef-worries-and-guest-karen-proud-president-adjudicator-canada-grocery-code) — 2026-05-28T08:18:46+00:00
- [Who needs 6% Milk, the Tierany of Best Before, U.S. Mushroom Trade Trouble, a world awash in Bourbon and Live from SIAL, Jessica C. Adelman, SVP, Mars Snacking North America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/who-needs-6-milk-the-tierany-of-best-before-u-s-mushroom-trade-trouble-a-world-awash-in-bourbon-and-live-from-sial-jessica-c-adelman-svp-mars-snacking-north-america) — 2026-05-21T09:37:45+00:00
- [Dunkin' Returns, Dairy Dumping No More, Climate Change Recalibration, and guest Kim Furlong, CEO, Retail Council of Canada](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/dunkin-returns-dairy-dumping-no-more-climate-change-recalibration-and-guest-kim-furlong-ceo-retail-council-of-canada) — 2026-05-14T10:12:37+00:00
- [Restaurant & Dairy Farmer Risks, AI Drive-Thrus & Isabelle Marquis, Co-President of the SIAL Innovation Jury & Gold Award Winner Santiago Stacey, Chief Banana Officer, Ku Na Na!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/restaurant-dairy-farmer-risks-ai-drive-thrus-isabelle-marquis-co-president-of-the-sial-innovation-jury-gold-award-winner-santiago-stacey-chief-banana-officer-ku-na-na) — 2026-05-07T08:16:04+00:00
- [Live from SIAL in Montreal: Sovereign Ag, from Uncertain to UnKibble with our guest Dylan Munro of Spot & Tango](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/live-from-sial-in-montreal-sovereign-ag-from-uncertain-to-unkibble-with-our-guest-dylan-munro-of-spot-tango) — 2026-04-30T07:05:00+00:00
- [Carney’s Trade Avenger Squad, U.S. Beef with Beef & Cracking the Code for Localizing Global QSR Food Trends with Trinh Tham, CEO of the Kevito Group, operator of Chatime and Bake Code](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/carney-s-trade-avenger-squad-u-s-beef-with-beef-cracking-the-code-for-localizing-global-qsr-food-trends-with-trinh-tham-ceo-of-the-kevito-group-operator-of-chatime-and-bake-code) — 2026-04-23T07:05:00+00:00
- [Carney’s Majority Moves, the Weight of Grocery Operations and a superstar NFL baker debuts in Montreal, plus guest Michael Graydon, CEO of FHCP](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/carney-s-majority-moves-the-weight-of-grocery-operations-and-a-superstar-nfl-baker-debuts-in-montreal-plus-guest-michael-graydon-ceo-of-fhcp) — 2026-04-16T12:04:02+00:00
- [FOPL Impact, Sweet Quebec Food Fraud, Kit Kat Caper (to Russia with Love?), and guest Stéphane Thuillier, CEO of SIAL Canada](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/fopl-impact-sweet-quebec-food-fraud-kit-kat-caper-to-russia-with-love-and-guest-st-phane-thuillier-ceo-of-sial-canada) — 2026-04-09T07:05:00+00:00
- [Government Grocers, Mega-Mergers, Cash & Carry Battles, Alberta Whisky and guest Jamie Nelson, President of Pattison Food Group](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/government-grocers-mega-mergers-cash-carry-battles-alberta-whisky-and-guest-jamie-nelson-president-of-pattison-food-group) — 2026-04-02T07:05:00+00:00
- [Manitoba Skips The Food Tax, DoorDash Tops Up, Big CPG Investment in Canada and guest Rob Kelly, Chief Commercial Officer, IKEA Canada](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/manitoba-skips-the-food-tax-doordash-tops-up-big-cpg-investment-in-canada-and-guest-rob-kelly-chief-commercial-officer-ikea-canada) — 2026-03-26T09:47:30+00:00
- [Carbon Tax Debate Clap Back, Grading the Carney Government 1 Year Later, Butter on the Run and guest Brent Cator, President & Owner of Cardinal Meats](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/carbon-tax-debate-clap-back-grading-the-carney-government-1-year-later-butter-on-the-run-and-guest-brent-cator-president-owner-of-cardinal-meats) — 2026-03-19T08:18:18+00:00
- [Canada’s Looming Ag Crisis, RC Show Redux, Toronto Pizza Crawl, a Visit to the Golden Arches, plus guest Cooper Sleeman, John Sleeman & Son’s Spring Mill Distillery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/canada-s-looming-ag-crisis-rc-show-redux-toronto-pizza-crawl-a-visit-to-the-golden-arches-plus-guest-cooper-sleeman-john-sleeman-son-s-spring-mill-distillery) — 2026-03-12T07:45:48+00:00
- [Epic Fury & Carbon Tax Cost Shocks,  Canada–India-Australia Trade Bump, Elbows Up Alcohol Anniversary and guest Gavin Schneider, CEO & Co-Founder of Maia Farms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/epic-fury-carbon-tax-cost-shocks-canada-india-australia-trade-bump-elbows-up-alcohol-anniversary-and-guest-gavin-schneider-ceo-co-founder-of-maia-farms) — 2026-03-05T08:05:00+00:00
- [Grocery Density, L.A.’s Eggslut in Canada, Nice Cans Scores with NYT and guest Robert Carter, president of the Coffee Association of Canada and Managing Partner at The StratonHunter Group](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/grocery-density-l-a-s-eggslut-in-canada-nice-cans-scores-with-nyt-and-guest-robert-carter-president-of-the-coffee-association-of-canada-and-managing-partner-at-the-stratonhunter-group) — 2026-02-26T08:05:00+00:00
- [Food Inflation Nation, AI Goes Grocery, Cocoa Crash & Coffee Correction   & The Abomination That Is Boneless Chicken Wings](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/food-inflation-nation-ai-goes-grocery-cocoa-crash-coffee-correction-the-abomination-that-is-boneless-chicken-wings) — 2026-02-19T09:01:02+00:00
- [Elbows Up Bridge Trouble, Montreal Bagel Heated Rivarly, Dairy Skimming & guest Jason McLinton, President of the Fisheries Council of Canada](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/elbows-up-bridge-trouble-montreal-bagel-heated-rivarly-dairy-skimming-guest-jason-mclinton-president-of-the-fisheries-council-of-canada) — 2026-02-12T08:47:27+00:00
- [Trade Talk on the Prairies, Canada's new U.S. Ambassador & Supply Management and How AI Is Rewiring Foodservice with Deborah Matteliano Simeoni, Global Head of Restaurants at Amazon AWS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/trade-talk-on-the-prairies-canada-s-new-u-s-ambassador-supply-management-and-how-ai-is-rewiring-foodservice-with-deborah-matteliano-simeoni-global-head-of-restaurants-at-amazon-aws) — 2026-02-05T08:05:00+00:00
- [CFIA Cuts, GST Grocery Rebate, Gene-Edited Pork, Amazon’s Grocery Reset and guest Cosimo Mammoliti, Founder & CEO of the Terroni Group](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/cfia-cuts-gst-grocery-rebate-gene-edited-pork-amazon-s-grocery-reset-and-guest-cosimo-mammoliti-founder-ceo-of-the-terroni-group) — 2026-01-29T09:05:45+00:00
- [Sino Export West Win, What Comes Next for Canadian Ag & Fighting Food Fraud with guest Deleo de Leonardis, CEO Purity-IQ](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/sino-export-west-win-what-comes-next-for-canadian-ag-fighting-food-fraud-with-guest-deleo-de-leonardis-ceo-purity-iq) — 2026-01-22T08:05:00+00:00
- [Chocolate, China, Canola, Climate & Consumer Change and guest Suzie Yorke of The Little Cacao Company](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/chocolate-china-canola-climate-consumer-change-and-guest-suzie-yorke-of-the-little-cacao-company) — 2026-01-15T09:37:04+00:00
- [2026 Restaurant Predictions, D is for Dairy, U.S. Flips the Food Pyramid, and Brewing Change at Scale: Roxanne Joyal, Founder & CEO of &BackCoffee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/2026-restaurant-predictions-d-is-for-dairy-u-s-flips-the-food-pyramid-and-brewing-change-at-scale-roxanne-joyal-founder-ceo-of-backcoffee) — 2026-01-08T08:23:40+00:00
- [Top 10 Food Stories of 2025 and guests Ryan Koeslag & Janet Krayden, Mushrooms Canada](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/top-10-food-stories-of-2025-and-guests-ryan-koeslag-janet-krayden-mushrooms-canada) — 2025-12-18T13:46:39+00:00
- [Chicken Supply Turmoil, GST off Food Movement and guest Carman Allison, Vice President NIQ Canada](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/chicken-supply-turmoil-gst-off-food-movement-and-guest-carman-allison-vice-president-niq-canada) — 2025-12-11T10:17:22+00:00
- [Canada’s Food Price Report 2026 Revealed + Hugo Magnan, President of Groupe MAG, on the Art of Great Canadian Mayo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/canada-s-food-price-report-2026-revealed-hugo-magnan-president-of-groupe-mag-on-the-art-of-great-canadian-mayo) — 2025-12-04T07:57:16+00:00
- [Canada's Food Price Report Sneak Peek, Lefty Farmers, Campbell's Chicken Soup Traitor & guest Ransom Hawley, CEO of Caddle, on How GLP-1 Drugs Are Reshaping Canadians](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/canada-s-food-price-report-sneak-peek-lefty-farmers-campbell-s-chicken-soup-traitor-guest-ransom-hawley-ceo-of-caddle-on-how-glp-1-drugs-are-reshaping-canadians) — 2025-11-27T08:05:00+00:00
- [Clone Wars, latest insights from the Canadian Food Sentiment Index and Part 2 of our interview with Michael Medline, Former President & CEO of Empire/Sobeys, on Leadership & Legacy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/clone-wars-latest-insights-from-the-canadian-food-sentiment-index-and-part-2-of-our-interview-with-michael-medline-former-president-ceo-of-empire-sobeys-on-leadership-legacy) — 2025-11-20T11:03:29+00:00

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