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n Season 5 of The Food Professor Podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois take listeners inside the bustling SIAL Food Innovation Show in Toronto, bringing fresh insights on global food trends and the shifting dynamics of agri-food trade. The episode kicks off with their live reflections on the show floor, surrounded by global exhibitors from Brazil, Peru, Jamaica, and Italy. They note a growing demand for diverse flavors and ethnic cuisines, as well as a strategic pivot by companies to balance foodservice and retail sales post-pandemic.Sylvain highlights how COVID reshaped supply chains, pushing businesses to avoid overreliance on single sectors and prompting innovations that blur lines between restaurant and retail offerings. They discuss ongoing tariff challenges, food inflation stabilizing, and the complex impact of retaliatory tariffs on Canadian importers and exporters.Shifting gears, the duo analyze Canada's post-election political landscape, unpacking what Mark Carney's new government could mean for agri-food policy, carbon taxation, and Canada's trade relationships with the U.S. and Mexico. They speculate about potential reforms to supply management and agri-stability programs, while exploring Western Canadian frustrations over political representation and federal agricultural policy.The second half features an exclusive interview with Martin Lavoie, President & CEO of Groupe Export Agroalimentaire Québec-Canada, Canada's largest agri-food export association. Martin shares how his organization supports over 450 Quebec food exporters through trade shows, market intelligence, and export services. He explains how diversification strategies are evolving amid global tariff volatility, why intra-Canada trade holds untapped potential, and how government procurement could boost domestic food producers.Martin also addresses the challenges of breaking into international markets like Europe, where food economies remain hyper-local, while noting rising demand in Asia and Mexico. He underscores the importance of reducing interprovincial trade barriers to unlock growth and reveals the criteria behind Group Export's annual Export Gala awards.Wrapping up, Michael and Sylvain reflect on Michael Medline's upcoming retirement from Sobeys, discussing his leadership legacy and impact on the grocer's national growth and industry advocacy. They also celebrate T&T's continued U.S. expansion and the launch of Loblaws' Maxi stores outside Quebec.Tune in for expert insights on the evolving agri-food export landscape, retail's competitive shifts, and the policies shaping Canada's food industry future. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fourth year in a row, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview Game 6 of the Battle of Ontario as the Leafs take their third crack at trying to put away the Ottawa Senators. Also, HUGE Leafs fans Paul Bissonnette & Jackie Redmond drop by the show to weigh in on the big game.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's ugly 4-0 Game 5 loss. Also, Brian Burke stops by the show to weigh in on the game + series.

Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton preview Game 5 of the Battle of Ontario as the Leafs take their second crack at trying to finish off their provincial rivals. Additionally, Bruce Boudreau drops by the show to weigh in on what he's seen thus far.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's 4-3 OT loss in Game 4 of the Battle of Ontario. Additionally, they look ahead to Game 5 on Tuesday night in Toronto as the Leafs will take their second crack at trying to eliminate their provincial rivals.

LIVE from Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton preview Game 4 of the Battle of Ontario as the Leafs look to sweep away the Senators. Also, Sportsnet/HNIC rinkside reporter Kyle Bukauskas drops by the set to dish on the game & series.

LIVE from Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's 3-2 OT win in Game 3 of the Battle of Ontario to grab a commanding 3-0 series lead. Additionally, All Elite Wrestling star & massive Maple Leafs fan Adam Copeland drops by to weigh in on the madness. Also, following Simon Benoit's OT heroics, Cory Cross, who was the Game 3 hero in the 2001 Leafs/Sens series, joins the boys to take a trip down memory lane.

LIVE from Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview Game 3 of the Battle of Ontario as the Maple Leafs look to take a 3-0 series stranglehold on their provincial counterparts.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's 3-2 OT win in Game 2 of the Battle of Ontario to grab a 2-0 series lead. Additionally, former Leaf/ current Philadelphia Flyers Assistant GM Alyn McCauley drops by for a chat.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview Game 2 of the Battle of Ontario. Additionally, former Leaf great Tomas Kaberle drops by to dish on the series.

Nick Alberga & David Pagnotta recap Toronto's 6-2 beatdown of the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 of the Battle of Ontario. Additionally, former Leafs netminder/Hockey Hall of Famer Eddie Belfour drops by the show.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview Toronto's final dress rehearsal before Sunday's postseason opener against Ottawa. Speaking of which, former Maple Leaf Jonas Höglund & 2x Stanley Cup champion coach Derek Lalonde drop by the show to weigh in on the Battle of Ontario.

The former Maple Leaf joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill to weigh in on the Battle of Ontario. He discussed his personal experience, playing for Pat Quinn, and what he thinks this current Leafs team needs to do to be successful. Also, he dished on Craig Berube & William Nylander's great season. On top of all that, Höglund submitted his series prediction.

The NHL coach/2x Stanley Cup champion joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. He weighed in on Toronto's Game 82 approach & obviously the Battle of Ontario, too. Lalonde broke down the match up game, keys to success, & what the Leafs should look to do against Brady Tkachuk. Also, he put forth his series prediction.

The 2003 Stanley Cup champion & current NHL analyst joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. He weighed in on the Leafs winning the Atlantic Division and how they stack up against the Ottawa Senators in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Additionally, he touched on Matthew Knies' emergence, Anthony Stolarz's red-hot play, & Auston Matthews' 'down' season.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's 4-0 win in Buffalo. With that, the Leafs clinched their first ever Atlantic Division title, so the boys react to that, too. Also, 2003 Stanley Cup champion & current NHL analyst Mike Rupp drops by the show.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview Toronto's visit to Buffalo as they look to lock down the Atlantic Division crown. Additionally, David Amber, Studio Host for Hockey Night in Canada + NHL on Sportsnet, drops by the show.

The Hockey Night in Canada/NHL on Sportsnet studio host joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. He weighed in on Leafs/Sabres & Toronto's pursuit of the Atlantic Division crown. Additionally, he dished on the magnitude of the Battle of Ontario and how the Leafs stack up against their division rivals. Additionally, the boys discussed some potential keys for the Maple Leafs and who they would give Toronto's regular season MVP to.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's 2-for-2 weekend as they inch closer to their first ever Atlantic Division crown. Additionally, 2004 Stanley Cup champion/Rosey's former teammate Vincent Lecavalier drops by the show.

The 2004 Stanley Cup champion/Rosey's former teammate joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. They got his thoughts on playing for Craig Berube in Philadelphia. Additionally, he weighed in on the Maple Leafs and what advice he would give to the big boys ahead of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Also, he dished on December 2001 —when he was almost traded from Tampa to Toronto.

In the third hour, Duffman crushed ‘Kind of Easy Trivia' presented by Mr. Mikes, next the NHL playoffs and dad's were big topics in ‘Three Questions Too Many' presented by Park Mazda. To start the back half of our final hour the boys covered the ‘Orange & Blue breakfast' presented by GCL Diesel and ‘The Injury Report' presented by Podium Physiotherapy. Quickly we transitioned into the ‘Beer of the Week' presented by Sobeys and Safeway Liquor were Half Hitch Brewing Company was the focus. Closing out the show we got the 'Snow Report' presented by Marmot Basin and ‘The Show Wrap' presented by William Huff. 

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview Toronto's crucial back-to-back this weekend as they host Montreal and visit the Carolina Hurricanes. Additionally, the boys discuss the Matthew Knies offer sheet noise.

The TSN Hockey Analyst joined Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton. They got his thoughts on Matthew Knies' second career hat-trick & Toronto's massive 4-3 OT win in Tampa. Additionally, Colaiacovo dished on Toronto's crease & if he thinks it will hold up come the postseason. He even went as far as to tout Joseph Woll as a future Vezina Trophy contender.

Sobeys, one of the three biggest grocery store chains in Canada, has vowed to “rectify any issues" after allegations that the manager of its longtime kosher food store in Thornhill, Ont., crossed the line as part of an ongoing feud with the CEO of a rival supermarket. In the first week of April, just ahead of a hectic Passover shopping weekend for Canadian Jews, the CEO of the Olive Branch—a five-month-old kosher market in the Promenade mall, just a four-minute drive down the same street from the Sobeys in question—alleged that the nearby Sobeys manager had threatened kosher caterers looking to do Passover business with both companies. According to a widely distributed letter, Olive Branch's Justin Lesnick alleged that vendors he hired to sell prepared Passover take out food such as meatballs and kugels at his store were told they would lose their much larger contracts with Sobeys if they did so. The confrontation bled out into social media, where Lesnick's complaints about corporate bullying took the story viral. Now many customers are vowing to boycott Sobeys over what happened. But is this a true David-versus-Goliath fight? Or is it the latest in a long-simmering war between the two businessmen—neither of whom is Jewish? And what should customers know? On today's episode of The CJN Daily, host Ellin Bessner digs into the story. She spoke to Lesnick and Sobeys and some concerned customers to understand how the face-off is dividing the community before Passover. Related links Learn more about when the U.S. based Savours company entered the Toronto kosher food scene by buying Hartmans, in 2017, in The CJN. When Montreal's MK Kosher and Toronto's COR Kashrut organization were feuding over hechsher for Sobeys' Thornhill location, in 2013, in The CJN. Why Passover food will be exempt from Trump's extra tariffs this year, on The CJN Daily. Credits Host and writer: Ellin Bessner (@ebessner) Production team: Zachary Kauffman (senior producer), Andrea Varsany (producer),Michael Fraiman (executive producer) Music: Dov Beck-Levine Support our show Subscribe to The CJN newsletter Donate to The CJN (+ get a charitable tax receipt) Subscribe to The CJN Daily (Not sure how? Click here)

The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame netminder joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. They got his thoughts on Sergei Bobrovsky and the Florida Panthers, and what makes that team so difficult to play against. Then, Beezer weighed in on Toronto's crease —starting with Anthony Stolarz. After that, he touched on Matthews Knies' development and also what it was like being teammates with Craig Berube.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's 3-1 loss in Sunrise against the Panthers. Additionally, they preview the second half of the back-to-back as the Leafs visit the Lightning for a huge clash. Also, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame goalie John Vanbiesbrouck drops by the show.

Nick Alberga & David Pagnotta preview the front end of a back-to-back in Florida as the Leafs visit the Panthers. Additionally, they go over the out of town scoreboard & the up-to-date standings in the Atlantic Division.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's impressive 5-0 throttling of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Additionally, they break down a wild weekend in the Atlantic Division. Also, they preview the Leafs' busy 4-game week.

Every spring, the MBA program at the William & Mary School of Business presents the Principled Achievement Award to a leader who best embraces and demonstrates the tenets of principled achievement. Previous winners include the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, Sean McDermott; and AnnaMaria DeSalva, global chairman of Burson, the global communication company. The Principled Achievement Award winner is the leader who values people, diversity of thought, empathy, humility, integrity and success. This year's winner is Michael Medline, CEO of Empire Company and Sobeys Inc – Canada's second largest retailer, whose key businesses include Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, and others. Medline joins us to discuss principled achievement, leadership, and how doing things the right way is the only way.  Learn how the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William and Mary can help you and your organization develop your top talent through customized executive education and professional development programs. Visit us at www.wmleadership.com. Thank you for listening.

The NHL's deputy commissioner & chief legal officer joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. They discussed the 4 Nations, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the LTIR loophole, & Rogers' gigantic new 12-year pact with the league. Additionally, they got his thoughts on the potential of a Battle of Ontario in Round 1, the current playoff format, and The Gr8 Chase.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill weigh in on Thursday night's slate in the NHL. Additionally, they tee up Saturday night's at Scotiabank Arena with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Also, Bill Daly, the current deputy commissioner and chief legal officer of the NHL, stops by the show.

The TSN Hockey Analyst joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. They got his thoughts on Toronto's 3-2 win over Florida. Most specificlly, Noodles dished on Stolarz's performance & how he would deploy the crease moving forward over the final seven regular season game. Additionally, he weighed in on the Marner/Matthews combo doing their thing at the right time & Tavares' incredible run since the 4 Nations.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's thrilling 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers. Additionally, the boys give their thoughts on the Leafs clinching a playoff berth for the 9th consecutive season. Also, TSN Hockey Analyst Jamie NOODLES McLennan stops by the show.

The former NHL head coach & GM joined Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton. Firstly, he weighed in on the Leafs/Cats match-up, the Atlantic Division, & Toronto's Cup chances. After that, he dished on John Tavares' big season, if he would re-sign Mitch Marner, & the job Craig Berube has done in year No. 1 behind the bench.

Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton preview Toronto's big battle at Scotiabank Arena with the rival Florida Panthers. Additionally, former NHL/GM Doug MacLean drops by for a chat.

The former NHLer turned media personality joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. He dished on his time with the Toronto Marlies, which included playing for Sheldon Keefe & playing with Joseph Woll. On top of that, he talked about his time in the Blues organization with Craig Berube. Also, he weighed in on the current team & what he thinks of them moving forward with the Stanley Cup Playoffs just around the corner.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill get together for some April Fools' Day fun as they sift through the latest news & notes from Leafs practice ahead of Wednesday night's monster tilt against Florida. Additionally, former NHLer Jordan Schmaltz of Hockey Night in Scottsdale/Missin Curfew drops by for a chat.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap Toronto's back-to-back wins over Anaheim & Los Angeles. Additionally, they dissect the up-to-date Atlantic Division standings.

The final hour of the show kicked off with “Kris with a K” smashing' Kind Of Easy Trivia' presented by Mr. Mikes. 'Three Questions Too Many' presented by Park Mazda followed and we learned some things. Some Jays talk took us into the sports update and out of it, the fellas touched ‘MMMM That's Good' presented by the Italian Centre. As it's Friday, ‘Beer of the Week' presented by Sobeys Liquor brought in another local brew. The ‘Snow Report' presented by Marmot Basin closed out the show before ‘The Wrap' presented by William Huff. 

Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton recap Toronto's 6-5 shootout loss in San Jose. Additionally, they preview this weekend's back-to-back in Los Angeles & Anaheim. Also, former Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle drops by for a chat.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview Toronto's first stop on their 3 game California trip as they visit the San Jose Sharks.

The NHL Network Radio host host joined Nick Alberga & David Pagnotta to weigh in on Toronto's chances this spring, Laughton's slow start, & what the Leafs need to do to get to that next level. Also, he dished on the possibility of Los Angeles going after Mitch Marner if he gets to July 1.

Nick Alberga & David Pagnotta recap Toronto's 7-2 beatdown of the Philadelphia Flyers. Additionally, they tee up the upcoming three game California swing. Also, Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period & NHL Network Radio drops by for a chat.

Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton preview Scott Laughton's first game against his former team as the Leafs host the Philadelphia Flyers. Additionally, Laughton's former teammate & current Flyers/NHL TV Analyst Scott Hartnell + American actor/huge Flyers fan David Boreanaz drop by the show.

The former Flyer & current NHL analyst joined Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton to tee up Leafs/Flyers. Additionally, he touched on playing with Scott Laughton & Calle Jarnkrok as well as playing for Craig Berube.

The American actor & big-time Philadelphia Flyers fan joined Nick Alberga & Carter Hutton. They got his thoughts on what Scott Laughton meant to Philadelphia & what it's been like seeing Anthony Stolarz's growth. Additionally, Boreanaz dished on Craig Berube in Toronto & which NHL player he would love to play in a movie or show.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill recap the first ever TLN NATION VACATION in Nashville, one that concluded with a disheartening 5-2 loss for the Maple Leafs. Additionally, they preview Toronto's upcoming 4 game week.

Nick Alberga, Jay Rosehill, & Carter Hutton dissect the very latest surrounding a suddenly red-hot Maple Leafs team from Love & Exile Winery & Bar in East Nashville. Additionally, they tee up Saturday night's tilt at Bridgestone Arena.

The former Leaf & current Colorado Avalanche colour analyst joined Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill. They discussed Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, & leadership. On top of that, they got his thoughts on this Leafs team. Liles disclosed that he's buddies with Brandon Carlo, so he shared some insight on him, too. Also, they dissected Colorado's run to the Stanley Cup in 2022.

Nick Alberga & Jay Rosehill preview the finale of Toronto's four game homestand as they host Nathan MacKinnon & the Colorado Avalanche. Additionally, former Leaf/Avs Analyst John-Michael Liles drops by the show.