The Business of Retail
Canadian discussions - a global retail perspective. As the world entered lockdown in March 2020, a small, diverse group of Canadian thought leaders gathered virtually to speculate, collaborate and share their insights on the waves of disruption facing retailers. "The Business of Retail” podcast emerged as an unflinching strategic alternative to the conventional discourse. Listen or watch as root causes are revealed and new paths forward for the wider retail ecosystem are explored.
The Business of Retail
How Will Hard-hit Foodservice Come Back? (w/ Sylvain Charlebois)
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Christine Cowan, David Ian Gray, George Minakakis, Gary Newbury, Craig Patterson
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Episode 19
This time we are unpacking the tumult that has swept through the foodservice sector in Canada. Our dine-in restaurants and bars have borne the brunt of the pandemic, while some formats have thrived. Lots of losses here have been gains for grocery. But what next?
The TBOR team is joined by guest Dr. Sylvain Charlebois. Sylvain a Canadian researcher and professor in food distribution and food policy at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Also known as The Food Profession, he has a finger on the pulse of the business of food like no other.