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May 15 to 17 2024

SIAL Podcast

For the second year in a row SIAL Podcast welcomed The Food Professor, who interviewed a variety of food innovators, experts and entrepreneurs, as well as food industry creators and manufacturers at the show. Attendees had the opportunity to listen to the podcast live using headphones.
 
Join Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and host Michael LeBlanc as they examine current issues in the food industries. Discussions have included topics such as the popularity of plant-based proteins, olive oils, vinegar, food safety, cheese trends, upcycling and new environmentally friendly refrigeration systems for grocers.
 
Check out the episodes recorded at SIAL Toronto 2023 and SIAL Montreal 2022!

Episodes from SIAL Toronto 2023

Episode #2 - 40mn

Cold War II & Ag Trade, BBQ Season Trends, and Guest Vince Sgabellone: Foodservice Industry Analysta at Circana and Foodservice Expert at SIAL

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Episode #1 - 37mn

Gene Splicing Policy, Backyard Chickens, and our Guest Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food André Lamontagne

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Episodes from SIAL Montreal 2022

Episode #12 - 20mn

In this episode: House of Exte, Premium Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars

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Episode #11 - 15mn

In this episode: Patrick Griffin, The OAT Company

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Episode #10 - 16mn

In this episode: Laurent Dallaire, CEO Innodal

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Episode #9 - 25mn

In this episode: Isabelle Marquis, Senior Food Strategist and SIAL Canada Innovation Expert

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Episode #8 - 16mn

In this episode: Philippe Begin, VP, Dauphinais

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Episode #7 - 18mn

In this episode: Gurth M. Pretty, Owner of Lakeview Cheese Galore and SIAL Canada Cheese Expert

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Episode #6 - 18mn

In this episode: Natasha Vandenhurk, CEO at Three Farmers Foods

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Episode #5 - 18 mn

In this episode: Shawn Legget, President and Founder at GroundUp Eco-Venture, Gold Prize at SIAL Innovation 2022

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Episode #4 - 20mn

In this episode: Pierre-Yves Cote, President of Vivanda Boreal

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Episode #3 - 18mn

In this episode: Jacqueline Day, Founder and CEO of Real Treat Kitchen Ltd.

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Episode #2 - 21mn

In this episode: Meera Sunny, Director of Research and Development and Ingredient Sales at CanMar Foods

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Episode #1 - 57mn

In this episode: Live from SIAL Montreal!

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Moderators

Sylvain Charlebois
Senior Director, Co-host, The Food Professor Podcast
Michael LeBlanc
Founder M.E LeBlanc & Company Inc. speaker and podcaster, The Voice of Retail

Sylvain Charlebois

Senior Director, Co-host, The Food Professor Podcast

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor of 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 Analysis Laboratory, also located at Dalhousie University. Prior to joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph, which he co-founded. Known as the “Professor of Food”, his current research focuses on the broad area of food distribution, safety and security. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the most cited researchers in the world on food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.

He is the author of five books on global food systems, most recently “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking” published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. In addition, 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, The Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, The Globe & Mail, The National Post, and The Toronto Star.

Dr. Charlebois serves on the board of directors of a number of companies and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Dr. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxembourg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Advisory Board of the Global Food Traceability Centre, based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Science Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Ottawa.

Conferences and workshop
11 May
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09:00 09:45

From Farm to Fork: Revolutionizing Food Innovation in Times of Turmoil

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Michael LeBlanc

Founder M.E LeBlanc & Company Inc. speaker and podcaster, The Voice of Retail

Michael is the founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. and a senior advisor to the Retail Council of Canada in its consulting practice. He has over 25 years of leadership experience in branding, retail, marketing and e-commerce and has been at the forefront of change in the retail industry throughout his career. Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts, including Canada’s leading retail podcast, The Voice of Retail, as well as Global E-Commerce Tech Talks, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois and, now in its second season, Conversations with CommerceNext! You can learn more about Michael here or on LinkedIn. Don’t forget to check out Michael’s latest adventure for fun and influencer enrichment: Last Request Barbecue, his barbecue cooking YouTube channel!