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Manitoba Skips The Food Tax, DoorDash Tops Up, Big CPG Investment in Canada and guest Rob Kelly, Chief Commercial Officer, IKEA Canada

Podcast: The Food Professor
Published: Mar 26, 2026
Duration seconds: 3495
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Summary

In this episode of The Food Professor Podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois interview Rob Kelly, Chief Commercial Officer at IKEA Canada, exploring the company’s global food study, evolving menu innovation, and the surprising scale of its food business, including 70 million meatballs sold annually. The episode also covers key food news, including rising fuel costs impacting prices, Manitoba’s move to eliminate PST on groceries, and major investments shaping Canada’s food manufacturing sector, and the lost opportunity of the hotel minibar.