Sylvain Charlebois
The Standard
Canada
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Alcohol escalator tax needs a ceiling
Before the pandemic, few noticed that taxes on alcohol increase every year. But the shock will hit us this year due to our very high inflation rate, writes Sylvain Charlebois → Read More
The old Tim Hortons is vanishing
Tim Hortons will have more stores outside of Canada than within Canada in just a few years, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Grocery receipt errors cost us plenty
Mistakes on receipts can happen for countless reasons, but some people never check receipts, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Lessons from pricey chicken
Consumers are hyper-sensitive to any potential evidence suggesting abuse of market power, and grocers will need to navigate the future with extreme caution, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
We all pay for grocery theft
Cases of grocery store theft are grossly under-reported, and obtaining food theft data is extremely challenging, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Having turkey for Christmas? Buy it earlier rather than later
Avian flu means prices will be going up, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Don’t dismiss lab-grown meat
The day we see lab-grown chicken on the market is within reach, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Yes, we can feed 8 billion people
We produce enough to feed the planet, but climate change remains the greatest threat to our agrarian systems, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Milking Canadians is getting harder
It looks like, next year, the dairy section won’t see the price increases we have all seen in 2022, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Are grocers still colluding on food prices?
Almost four out of five Canadians believe greed is inflating food prices at the grocery store, and Metro’s recent statement certainly did not help, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Loblaws price freeze a powerful symbol
In an unprecedented move, the number one grocer has frozen prices for over 1,500 privately labelled products sold across the country until the end of January 2023. It was long overdue for Canadian shoppers, writes Sylvain Charlebois → Read More
Food price probe is overdue
If there is abuse, it may be upstream in the food supply chain, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Food inflation forcing Canadians to get desperate
Coping with food inflation is not a simple matter of finding new strategies, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Bleeding continues for restaurants
As prices on the menus increase with inflation, the number of food choices decreases. Less waste, less cost, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Canada’s brewers are struggling to stay afloat
Beer consumed at restaurants and events remains 35 to 40 per cent below pre-pandemic levels, Sylvain Charlebois notes. → Read More
Retail dairy prices have skyrocketed
It couldn’t happen at a worse time, writes Sylvain Charlebois → Read More
Food inflation in Canada may have already peaked
Consumers can see some light at the end of the long tunnel we’ve all been passing through in recent years, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
War in Ukraine one factor in looming global chickpea shortage
As our agricultural production in North America and Europe concludes in the weeks to come, we should expect to see more reports of grain shortages. → Read More
Why Sobeys had to dump Air Miles reward program
Loyalty likely to be the next major battleground for Canadian grocers, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More
Befriending grocery self-checkouts seems inevitable
Machines are doing the jobs that no one wants to fill, Sylvain Charlebois writes. → Read More