Sylvain Charlebois
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/5/2026
Quebec seeks to protect the squeak
If adopted, new rules require that cheese curds be made with Quebec milk and produced within the province - 3/3/2026
Why the Iran war could spike grocery prices
"Global conflicts rarely stay geopolitical for long, eventually they show up on grocery receipts" - 3/1/2026
If we don’t reform supply management, Washington will do it for us
The real danger to supply management isn’t Donald Trump — it’s our refusal to modernize it - 2/26/2026
Can Canada’s new food labelling rules impact heart health?
Front-of-package labels can inform. Whether they truly transform consumer habits is another question entirely - 2/23/2026
Openings we see, closures we don’t
Loblaw opening 70 stores sounds impressive — until you realize Canadians actually have fewer supermarkets per capita than they did five years ago. Growth isn’t the same as competition and press releases don’t lower grocery bills - 2/22/2026
Trade uncertainty is back on the menu
Many analysts say Trump lost. In reality, unpredictability won — and that has always been his strongest negotiating currency - 2/19/2026
When you know skimpflation has gone too far
You can protect margins quietly for a while. But the moment consumers start questioning what they’re tasting — nostalgia stops being an asset and becomes a liability - 2/16/2026
Why Canada leads the G7 in food inflation, again
As long as Canada confuses inflation with weather, instead of confronting productivity and competitiveness head-on, food prices will continue to rise — perhaps more slowly, but always upward - 2/14/2026
Food is not a fight: Why AI in grocery retail is different
The real question isn’t whether grocers will use AI. It’s whether consumers will trust how it’s used - 2/10/2026
When the grocery cart becomes a ballot box
When geopolitics is broadcast into living rooms every night, it inevitably follows Canadians into the grocery store. The checkout lane has become the only ballot box many consumers feel they control
