Experts
Sylvain Charlebois
Sylvain Charlebois is professor in food distribution policy and senior director/Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. He is the author of "The Food Professor" blog series for Canadian Grocer.
Ransom Hawley
Ransom Hawley, former packaged goods leader, is founder and CEO at Caddle Inc., the largest mobile-first insights platform that rewards Canadians for sharing data and engaging with brands. He is the author of the "Consumer Connection" blog series for Canadian Grocer.
Joel Gregoire
Joel Gregoire is associate director, Food & Drink at Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency. Based in Toronto, Joel researches and writes reports on Canada’s food and drink industry. He is the author of the "Food Bytes" blog series for Canadian Grocer.
Kelly Herdin
Kelly Herdin is the Consumer Marketing Manager at Federated Co-operatives Limited, a co-operative federation providing central wholesaling, manufacturing, marketing and administrative services to its approximately 160 local independent co-operative associations serving more than 600 communities across Western Canada. She is the author of "The Co-op View" blog series for Canadian Grocer.
Jenny Thompson
Jenny Thompson is a director with Ipsos Canada supporting the FIVE service, a daily diary tracking what individuals ate and drank yesterday across all categories, brands, occasions and venues. She is the author of "Eating in Canada" blog series for Canadian Grocer. You can reach her at [email protected].
Amar Singh
Amar Singh is a senior director at Kantar Retail. He creates insights that inform strategic decisions about key drug, home improvement, discount, convenience, grocery and digital channels. Amar is a seasoned brand, shopper and advertising researcher. He is the author of the "Retail Revolution" blog series for Canadian Grocer.
Kathy Perrotta
Kathy Perrotta is a VP of Marketing with Ipsos Canada and leads the FIVE service, a daily diary tracking of what individuals ate and drank yesterday across all categories/ brands, occasions and venues. [email protected]
Matt Godinsky
Matt Godinsky is an analyst at Euromonitor International, an independent provider of strategic market research.
Sarah Alter
Sarah Alter is president and CEO of the Network of Executive Women, a learning, leadership and gender equality advocacy organization representing nearly 13,500 members in Canada and the United States.