Opinions
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Next generation retail
Vending machines are another important point of sale for food and beverage manufacturers
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Trademarks Mean Business
RECIPE TO RETAIL: Part 14… What comes to mind when you hear the name President’s Choice? Premium quality? Trustworthy? Convenience? Depending on your experience with the brand, the name immediately conjures up an impression of what the brand represents. That’s…
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The future of nutrient content claims
With labelling modernization, nutrient content claims will become even more “prescribed”
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Accounting & accountability – front-of-packaging labelling
The Healthy Eating Strategy and the FOP legislation have well-intentioned outcomes
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Grocery store: The untold story
Most consumers know almost nothing about how grocery stores operate
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Convenience Sells!
Trade shows are a great way to inspire the next big idea and find suppliers. This year’s Restaurants Canada show was no exception. Convenience was a common theme and IT SELLS – be it ready-to-eat, heat-‘n’-serve, meal solutions, portion packs, portability or…
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FOPs: In-your-face nutrition symbols
Foods high in saturated fat, sugars and sodium will feature nutrition symbols on the front of package
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GFSI and food safety
Over the long term, GFSI schemes will reduce the number of food safety recalls
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Advancing food law and policy research
One of my reasons for starting this column 16 years ago (can it really be 16 years?), was to have food law be more widely recognized as a distinct, important and growing body of law in its own right. While…
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Enhancing food safety with blockchain technology
By now most everyone has heard the term “blockchain” and likely read something about the electronic currency or cryptocurrency Bitcoin that blockchain technology has enabled. Articles have started appearing online, in newspapers and in agri-food magazines claiming that blockchain technology…
