Retail - 2016

Does good fortune await Canada’s foodservice industry in 2017?

Chris Elliot, Restaurants Canada

1 January 2017
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Does good fortune await Canada’s foodservice industry in 2017?

Chris Elliot, Senior Economist at Restaurants Canada gives a breakdown of 2016 and what you can expect to see coming in 2017 in the world of foodservice.

Farm-gate to plate: how to prime consumers’ brains for the ‘buy’ decision

Dr. Brynn Winegard

8 November 2016
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Why do consumers make different decisions at-shelf than they indicated they would on the survey or in the focus group? Something mysterious and interesting happens in the conversion between ‘prospective consumer who is self-reporting likelihood of a future purchase’ and ‘actual shopper who is deciding on purchase choice for themselves and family, in-situ, in real time.’

Retailer Profile: True Pork

8 November 2016
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True Pork is a newcomer to the retail pork market, although the family’s history with raising pigs goes back a quarter of a century. Located near Watford, Ontario, Karen, Steve, and their four boys all take part in caring for the farm’s pigs.

Farmer Profile: Stan and Mary Ann Found

8 November 2016
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Meet the Founds. Stan and Mary Ann farm near Oshawa, Ontario, raising livestock and growing crops. We asked the farming couple the following serious—and not-so-serious—questions about farming, pork, and life in general. Take a look!