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Mike von Massow

Jul 30, 2019
2 min

We are reaching label fatigue

We hear all of the time that people want to know more about the food that they are eating. I think that’s true. The problem we have is...

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Take care in interpreting food price news

Mike von Massow

Jun 20, 2019
2 min

Take care in interpreting food price news

The recent release of the May consumer price numbers for food generated considerable news. Year over year, the price of food has gone up...

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From single- to no-use: plastics and the food industry

Molly Gallant

Jun 17, 2019
5 min

From single- to no-use: plastics and the food industry

It seems the Canadian government is committing to a world-wide trend lend by consumers to reduce plastic waste. Prime Minister Justin...

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Mike von Massow

Jun 12, 2019
4 min

Lab-grown dairy: The next food frontier

Dairy proteins may be the next product produced in a lab, for use in fluid “milk” production and processed dairy products.

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Boom or bust? Beer and wine in convenience stores

Mike von Massow

Jun 10, 2019
4 min

Boom or bust? Beer and wine in convenience stores

Doug Ford’s Ontario Government has made selling beer and wine in convenience stores a policy priority. A recent twitter blitz has...

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Mike von Massow

May 30, 2019
3 min

The challenge of choice in food retail

Grocery stores are relatively low margin businesses. They key to profitability is to increase the size of the customer’s basket - how...

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Produce price trends: comparing current prices and historical averages

Mitchell Gingerich

May 15, 2019
3 min

Produce price trends: comparing current prices and historical averages

There is no doubt that food prices have been increasing on average in 2019, mostly driven by the cost of fruit and vegetables.

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Molly Gallant

May 13, 2019
5 min

The Millennial Myth?

Born between the years of 1980-2000, the millennial generation seems to be a common topic of discussion in the news as of late -...

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Mark Wickson

May 6, 2019
5 min

Meal Kits with Mark, Part 2

The last time I shared part of my meal kit experience with you, it was focused on perhaps the biggest criticism facing meal kits:...

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Mike von Massow

May 1, 2019
3 min

Celery as a superfood?

I regularly get media calls asking for perspective on price changes for food products. In the past few days, I have been inundated with...

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Mike von Massow

Apr 29, 2019
3 min

Ghosts of retail flyers past

I was recently given a framed copy of a Loblaws flyer from July 1938. The flyer provides some insight into how things have changed in...

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Let’s not rush to judgement on Maple Leaf

Mike von Massow

Apr 22, 2019
3 min

Let’s not rush to judgement on Maple Leaf

Maple Leaf recently announced the construction of a manufacturing facility in Indiana for their Lightlife plant-based protein products...

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Andrew Baynham

Apr 15, 2019
4 min

Why do we shop the way we do?

I find myself to be an atypical grocery shopper. I usually visit the grocery store at least 2-3 times a week as it is on my way home from...

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Nebraska floods may lead to an increase in beef price

Mike von Massow

Apr 8, 2019
2 min

Nebraska floods may lead to an increase in beef price

We pay a lot of attention to food prices. The reality is that food prices are increasing at a relatively steady rate over time. Increases...

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Are all of the eggs in your basket the same?

Molly Gallant

Mar 11, 2019
4 min

Are all of the eggs in your basket the same?

The infamous egg has been through it all with us – the ups, the downs and the altogether scrambled. The rollercoaster ride of...

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Bridging the retail and restaurant divide

Mike von Massow

Jan 29, 2019
3 min

Bridging the retail and restaurant divide

Canadians are spending a larger and larger proportion of their food dollar in restaurants. We’ve also seen a blurring of the line between...

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Mike von Massow

Apr 30, 2018
3 min

Less meat, more bugs in our food future

A piece that my colleague Al Weersink and I published in the Conversation on April 17th, 2018. Biologically speaking, humans are...

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The price fixing scandal might not be all bad for Loblaws

Mike von Massow

Apr 30, 2018
3 min

The price fixing scandal might not be all bad for Loblaws

This piece was also published on the conversation.com on April 11th, 2018. The bread price-fixing scandal has garnered Canada’s biggest...

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Mike von Massow

Jan 15, 2018
4 min

Meat tax will not significantly lower emissions and might just prevent reductions

This is a piece that I wrote with my colleague John Cranfield in the Conversation. Published on January 14th, 2018. Will taxing meat...

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Mike von Massow

Jan 4, 2018
4 min

Less Meat, More Choice: A look at key food issues in 2018

A piece from the Conversation Canada that I co-authored with colleagues Alfons Weersink and Bruce McAdams. Published on January 3rd,...

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RELATED PROJECTS

Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT

Our team is a group of students, faculty and community partners that are committed to working towards a more sustainable future for the restaurant industry. Every year we hold a forum, bringing prominent speakers to the University of Guelph to discuss issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry.

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RELATED PROJECTS

Considering the complexity of food, it is no surprise that conversations about it can be broad and diverse. In order to better understand how people think about food, Mike is involved in several projects. Learn more about each project below.

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH SUSTAINABLE RESTAURANT PROJECT