{"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":"Grocery Density, L.A.’s Eggslut in Canada, Nice Cans Scores with NYT and guest Robert Carter, president of the Coffee Association of Canada and Managing Partner at The StratonHunter Group","slug":"grocery-density-l-a-s-eggslut-in-canada-nice-cans-scores-with-nyt-and-guest-robert-carter-president-of-the-coffee-association-of-canada-and-managing-partner-at-the-stratonhunter-group","published_at":"2026-02-26T08:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175/grocery-density-l-a-s-eggslut-in-canada-nice-cans-scores-with-nyt-and-guest-robert-carter-president-of-the-coffee-association-of-canada-and-managing-partner-at-the-stratonhunter-group","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-food-professor-1242175","url":"https://the-food-professor.simplecast.com/episodes/grocery-density-l-a-s-eggslut-in-canada-nice-cans-scores-with-nyt-and-guest-robert-carter-president-of-the-coffee-association-of-canada-and-managing-partner-at-the-stratonhunter-group-TAF5rqT2","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/34a41864-7f8f-466e-bd73-c7c06de4d535/4ffff844-94ca-4fef-a148-428c21b081f6/episodes/audio/group/dfd279a3-df59-4c9a-89eb-15a86d8b4091/group-item/a25d95a9-cb2d-4774-b5c0-93cca6343437/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Hox9Oi2V","summary":"Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois welcome Robert Carter, President of the Coffee Association of Canada and Managing Partner at The StratonHunter Group, for a deep dive into coffee trends, green bean volatility, and restaurant profitability. From AI readiness and delivery economics to climate risk and trade policy, Robert outlines the forces reshaping foodservice. The hosts also explore glyphosate debates, grocery concentration, Costco’s expansion, Bobby Flay’s Toronto entry, Eggslut’s arrival in Canada, and Nice Cans’ global sardine recognition.","meta_description":"Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois welcome Robert Carter, President of the Coffee Association of Canada and Managing Partner at The StratonHunter Grou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3373,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-food-professor-1242175/episodes/grocery-density-l-a-s-eggslut-in-canada-nice-cans-scores-with-nyt-and-guest-robert-carter-president-of-the-coffee-association-of-canada-and-managing-partner-at-the-stratonhunter-group/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/grocery-density-l-a-s-eggslut-in-canada-nice-cans-scores-with-nyt-and-guest-robert-carter-president-of-the-coffee-association-of-canada-and-managing-partner-at-the-stratonhunter-group.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}