‘Creating’ social mission for food businesses. We’ve written a lot about our B Corp certification, and we are happy to see that companies in all sectors of the economy are beginning to care more about having purpose behind their business, rather than simply maximizing profits for owners and shareholders. In fact, one of the…
Neil Stern predicts the future in 2017 Food Retail Outlook Mere weeks after publishing his 2017 Food Retail Outlook post for Forbes, Neil Stern’s predication had already come true. His statement that “Amazon will continue its multi-pronged attack on food retail” came to fruition with the announcement of Amazon Go – the futuristic no-checkout grocer store that…
Spotlight on: Seamount Marine SEAMOUNT MARINE CEO, DAVE MCINTYRE, TAKES THE PLUNGE INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AFTER A LIFETIME RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OCEAN. We’ve learned a lot lately about fishing practices from Localize vendor, Seamount Marine. They first opened their doors in 2015, but don’t be fooled by the age of the company, they have over…
Technology and the future of grocery Gone are the days of a weekly trip to your neighbourhood store to stroll the aisles in search of the items on your list… and perhaps a few others. Today’s shoppers check prices online; order meal kits to be delivered on home; purchase online and collect in store;…
What makes a resilient food system? I was lucky enough last month to be part of the Eastern Ontario Local Food Conference (EOLFC) where we dove into the building blocks of the local food community in Eastern Ontario. I had the opportunity to meet some of fantastic food producers and other food actors who are…