Opinions
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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…
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Prescribing food labelling rules
Our discussion on food labelling modernization often uses the terms “prescriptive” and “prescribed” to describe the evolution in how regulations govern food. Not only are there more labelling requirements today than a few decades ago, but the expectations of how…
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Rebranding Energy Spheres
RECIPE TO RETAIL: Part 13… Brands evolve over time, sometimes changing the messaging and packaging several times to “get it right.” This is expensive, time consuming and disrupts the business. It also confuses loyal customers who cannot find the old…
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Canadian Cutting-Edge Innovation
Canada is famous for maple syrup, poutine and now, the invention of 100% compostable single-cup coffee pods. The advent of K-Cups took the coffee category by storm, stacking up annual sales in the billions. Unfortunately it also created an enormous…
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Microwave-Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS)
MATS technology takes the traditional retort process to another level
