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Is Regulating Delivery Company Fees the Answer to Save Restaurants?

The pandemic has been extremely hard on the restaurant industry and its not over yet. Numbers continue to rise and the weather is...

Mike von Massow

Dec 3, 20205 min read

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Should Justin Be Buying Us All Dinner Out?

The restaurant industry has been one of the sectors most hard hit during the ongoing pandemic. This is a sector that employs more than a...

Mike von Massow

Oct 12, 20203 min read

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Time to Tap Out on Tipping?

The issue of tipping continues to vex restaurant owners. I've written often that I think we'd all be better off without tipping but its...

Mike von Massow

Aug 17, 20204 min read

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Restaurants - Three Things That Will Change and One Thing That Won't

We've seen dramatic upheaval in the restaurant industry due to the COVID19 pandemic. This will drive change in how restaurants behave in...

Mike von Massow

Jul 13, 20205 min read

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Creating connection on campus with food

By Paige Hewett Food has many contexts; fostering a sense of belonging and community is one we should not overlook, especially on...

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Jul 13, 20204 min read

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Dandylion restaurant, Toronto: A choice for everyone

I am fascinated by restaurants. We’re spending more of our food dollar there (both as North Americans generally and my empty nest family...

Mike von Massow

Sep 24, 20193 min read

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The psychology of dynamic pricing in restaurants

Dynamic pricing is well established in some industries. Changes in airline prices for a specific date change over time. There was once...

Mike von Massow

May 24, 20193 min read

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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...

Mike von Massow

Jan 29, 20193 min read

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Restaurants not only feed us, they shape our food preferences.

This was also published on the conversation.com on June 12th, 2018. Restaurants are playing an increasingly important role in the food...

Mike von Massow

Sep 12, 20183 min read

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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,...

Mike von Massow

Jan 4, 20184 min read

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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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Keep up with the conversation here.

Is Regulating Delivery Company Fees the Answer to Save Restaurants?

Should Justin Be Buying Us All Dinner Out?

Time to Tap Out on Tipping?

Restaurants - Three Things That Will Change and One Thing That Won't

Creating connection on campus with food

Dandylion restaurant, Toronto: A choice for everyone

The psychology of dynamic pricing in restaurants

Bridging the retail and restaurant divide

Restaurants not only feed us, they shape our food preferences.

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

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