
Tag Archives Sylvain Charlebois

Comment: The top 10 food stories of 2020
It was an action-packed 12 months for the agriculture and food sector

Comment: Households are getting sandwiched
Many Canadians are stuck between rising food prices and stagnant-at-best wages

Comment: Higher grocery bills a fact of life
Many grocery categories have seen price increases at a rate much higher than general inflation

Comment: Leaving town for the country
With more people able to work from home, many consumers are apparently looking to trade in city living for open space, and the agri-food sector will have to adjust

Comment: The fine art of panic buying
Supply chains will be disrupted, but in chaos is also opportunity

2019 Canada Food Price Report: Meat prices to decline
This is the first time since its inception that the report is forecasting lower prices for meat tied to rising consumer interest in switching over to more plant-based protein in their diets

Is meat demand on the wane?
The latest Canada Food Price Report says lower demand for meat is in the forecast

Comment: The cost of convenience
Consumers are spending more of their income on outside food purchases which shrinks the farmer’s share of the pie

Food bills will rise in 2018
Weather conditions and a switch to convenience foods will drive the trend
We haven’t seen anything like this in a generation
The rise of the ‘grocerant’ appears poised to revolutionize both grocery chains and the restaurant business