Sylvain Charlebois
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/19/2023
Death, taxes and shrinkflation
Shrinkflation has bothered many people for a very long time. The taxman has given another reason why we should hate shrinkflation even more - 3/12/2023
What ChatGPT and AI could do for the food industry
ChatGPT is retailing AI for all of us, and that could impact how the food industry embraces new technologies in the future - 2/14/2023
Farmland is getting expensive, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing
A new era in farmland management is emerging, an era in which capital investment expertise is becoming part of food production - 2/5/2023
Canada can easily fix its milk dumping problem
We can fix this by addressing the issues of normalizing farm milk waste and hiding data - 1/19/2023
Will alcohol be the next tobacco?
The CCSA’s recommendations will likely be received by many Canadians with great skepticism. Still, when looking at the scientific literature and the links between alcohol consumption and cancer, the findings in recent years are overwhelming - 1/8/2023
We all pay for grocery theft
With food inflation at record highs, it is no surprise to learn there are cases of theft occurring, but that trend could mean more cameras, security guards and perhaps even anti-theft devices directly on food products - 12/18/2022
Ottawa’s tariffs on Russian fertilizers cost Canadian farmers millions
Sanctions should be punitive. But for tariffs on fertilizers, there was no evidence that Russian companies were impacted at all - 12/11/2022
On COP15’s absurd proposed ‘planetary diet’
Dialogue is important, but it appears as though ecologists are all for debates until someone disagrees with them - 12/5/2022
Should poutine, one of Canada’s most beloved dishes, be on the UN’s cultural heritage list?
A total of 140 countries have at least one dish, cuisine or ingredient on this prestigious list, but not Canada - 11/28/2022
As Canada’s avian flu outbreak worsens, expect turkeys to cost more this holiday season
The avian flu has been wreaking havoc on the country’s poultry sector since early this year, and the pressure for some producers has become unbearable
