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Carrots grown in home gardens typically look like this — but grocery chains seem to think consumers won’t buy them. Here’s where marketing education can make a difference and help eliminate food waste. (Shutterstock)

April 24, 2024

How marketing classes can rescue ‘ugly produce’ from becoming food waste

Narmin Tartila Banu, Carleton University; Aron Darmody, Carleton University, and Leighann C. Neilson, Carleton University

New research suggests educators can play a crucial role in changing attitudes and actions about food waste and equip future marketing professionals with the tools to tackle sustainability challenges.

A recent report from Canada’s competition watchdog found that a lack of competition in the grocery sector has led to higher prices for consumers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

July 16, 2023

Increasing monopoly power poses a threat to Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery

Garros Gong, University of Waterloo

As Canada embarks on its post-pandemic economic recovery, policymakers must ensure economic resilience and inclusiveness while preventing existing monopoly issues from worsening.

There is a strong possibility that market disturbances related to the conflict in Ukraine could push grocery prices in Canada even higher than originally predicted. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

April 5, 2022

The delicate balance between grocery store profit and food security

Janet Music, Dalhousie University and Sylvain Charlebois, Dalhousie University

Grocers must find a way to add value and affordability for consumers.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shops at a Metro earlier this year before dropping the items in a bin destined for a food bank. Adam Scotti/The Prime Minister's Office

December 13, 2020

Holiday food drives: Tossing a can of beans into a donation bin is hardly enough

Mary Anne Martin, Trent University and Michael Classens, Trent University

The federal government’s response to the scourge of food insecurity must involve a lot more than just encouraging Canadians to donate canned goods. It must honour Canadians’ right to food.

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