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Food Inflation Nation, AI Goes Grocery, Cocoa Crash & Coffee Correction & The Abomination That Is Boneless Chicken Wings

Podcast: The Food Professor
Published: Feb 19, 2026
Duration seconds: 2230
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Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois unpack Canada’s soaring food inflation, structural supply chain issues, and the political forces shaping grocery prices. They explore Coca-Cola’s Ontario expansion, Canada-Mexico trade opportunities, Loblaw’s OpenAI partnership, and falling cocoa and coffee prices. With restaurant profitability under pressure and AI reshaping food retail, this episode delivers sharp, data-driven insight into the economic and technological shifts redefining Canada’s food landscape.