{"podcast":{"title":"The Food Professor","slug":"the-food-professor-1242175","podcast_index_feed_id":1242175,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Hox9Oi2V","website_url":"https://the-food-professor.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/7052712a-5e8d-4859-ad44-dbe25616454f/ae8c6be8-872f-457e-8237-2cc070842511/3000x3000/food-20professor-20concepts-20final-20copy-20high-20res.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Michael LeBlanc","episode_count":267,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T16:20:35.449097+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175"},"episode":{"title":"Canada’s Food Price Report 2026 Revealed + Hugo Magnan, President of Groupe MAG, on the Art of Great Canadian Mayo","slug":"canada-s-food-price-report-2026-revealed-hugo-magnan-president-of-groupe-mag-on-the-art-of-great-canadian-mayo","published_at":"2025-12-04T07:57:16+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175","url":"https://the-food-professor.simplecast.com/episodes/canadas-food-price-report-2026-revealed-hugo-magnan-president-of-groupe-mag-on-the-art-of-great-canadian-mayo-e_ycO0Z_","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/4ffff844-94ca-4fef-a148-428c21b081f6/episodes/df1648d7-068c-4bce-ac70-504539175ebd/audio/4697e2dc-fd4d-4b26-afed-acc38a2d9a23/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Hox9Oi2V","summary":"On this episode of The Food Professor Podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois welcome Hugo Magnan, President of Groupe MAG, makers of premium mayonnaise and sauces from Quebec. Hugo shares insights into artisanal food production, flavour innovation, and building a beloved regional brand on the cusp of a national breakout. The hosts then dissect highlights from Canada’s Food Price Report, including a forecasted 4–6% grocery cost increase, centre-aisle restructuring, coffee price spikes, consumer shopping behaviours, and why 2026 may feel different despite continued affordability pressures.","meta_description":"On this episode of The Food Professor Podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois welcome Hugo Magnan, President of Groupe MAG, makers of premiu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3712,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-food-professor-1242175/episodes/canada-s-food-price-report-2026-revealed-hugo-magnan-president-of-groupe-mag-on-the-art-of-great-canadian-mayo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}