Sylvain Charlebois
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/7/2026
Rising oil prices fuel increase in food prices
When energy prices rise, its felt throughout the entire supply chain before eventually hitting customers' wallets - 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
