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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
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
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
- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
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
- Jul 13, 2020
- 5 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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...
Mike von Massow
- Sep 24, 2019
- 3 min
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
- May 24, 2019
- 3 min
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
- 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...
Mike von Massow
- Sep 12, 2018
- 3 min
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
- 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,...
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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