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Chocolate, China, Canola, Climate & Consumer Change and guest Suzie Yorke of The Little Cacao Company

Podcast: The Food Professor
Published: Jan 15, 2026
Duration seconds: 3224
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Summary

This episode of The Food Professor Podcast tackles major food and retail headlines, including McDonald’s aggressive price freeze, Aldi’s rapid U.S. expansion, Amazon’s underestimated grocery scale, climate narratives impacting agriculture, rising pet food costs, and Canada’s evolving trade relationship with China. Against this backdrop, Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois are joined by the Force of Nature that is Suzie Yorke, CEO and Founder of The Little Cacao Company, who shares how founder-led innovation is reshaping chocolate, health, and indulgence.