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

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Podcast: [The Food Professor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175)
Published: 2026-02-19T09:01:02+00:00
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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.

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