The Voice of Retail

Food professor Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Food Futurologist Dr. Morgaine Gaye and a peak into the future of retail cannabis beverages with Terry Donnelly from the Hill St. Beverage Company

Episode Summary

In this episode, recorded live in early March backstage the Restaurants Canada trade show in Toronto, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University returns to the podcast as my special guest.  We talk pre-COVID-19 macro trends around dining out, meal kits, his Zamboni theory of retail cannabis and  this big picture perspective on plant based proteins, the environment and its impact on food decision and what drives the pace of change in food trends. Next, just off the plane from London England is Dr Morgaine Gaye, Food Futurologist to talk about how she practices her craft helping food companies and advertising agencies see around corners, plus the three big future trends in food. Last but certainly not least a long time friend and colleague Terry Donnelly, CEO at Hill Street Beverage Company joins me as we catch up on the latest developments in his nation leading non-alcoholic beverage company poised to take advantage of retail cannabis  2.0 with his top of the line, category creating infused cannabis beverages .

Episode Notes

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.

In this episode, recorded live in early March backstage the Restaurants Canada trade show in Toronto, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University returns to the podcast as my special guest.  We talk pre-COVID-19 macro trends around dining out, meal kits, his Zamboni theory of retail cannabis and  this big picture perspective on plant based proteins, the environment and its impact on food decision and what drives the pace of change in food trends.

Next, just off the plane from London England is Dr Morgaine Gaye, Food Futurologist to talk about how she practices her craft helping food companies and advertising agencies see around corners, plus the three big future trends in food.

Last but certainly not least a long time friend and colleague Terry Donnelly, CEO at Hill Street Beverage Company joins me as we catch up on the latest developments in his nation leading non-alcoholic beverage company poised to take advantage of retail cannabis  2.0 with his top of the line, category creating infused cannabis beverages. 

But first, let’s jump right into my conversation with Sylvain Charlebois

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Thanks to Sylvain, Morgaine and Terry for being my guests on this episode.  Well  Now let’s hit the highlights of the retail news in Canada and around the world with Retail This Week for the week of March 16, 2020

That’s a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail.  If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry.

I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedIn

Until next time, have a great week!