About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Canada's food manufacturing sector with insights from guest Michael Graydon, CEO of FHCP, covering various industry challenges and news.

Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois welcome back Michael Graydon, CEO of FHCP, for a deep dive into Canada’s food manufacturing sector. The wide-ranging conversation explores regulatory burdens, access to capital, retail consolidation, and trade uncertainty. Graydon highlights the growing divide between large and small manufacturers and the importance of the Grocery Code of Conduct. In the news, government policy shifts with the new Liberal majority, the amazing innovative work of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, positive fuel tax implications, food price dynamics, supply chain developments, and the growing divide in Canada’s “K-shaped economy,” celebrating a key role in restaurants, a Vancouver restaurant that epitomizes the bespoke tin seafood TikTok trend and former NFL star Laurent Duvernay-Tardif purchasing a Montreal bakery.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael LeBlanc, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Guest: Michael Graydon

Topics covered

• food manufacturing
• regulatory burdens
• retail consolidation
• trade uncertainty
• Grocery Code of Conduct
• K-shaped economy
• supply chain developments

Keywords

• food manufacturing
• Canada
• Grocery Code of Conduct
• retail
• supply chain
• K-shaped economy
• Michael Graydon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FHCP

Places: Canada, Greater Vancouver, Montreal, Vancouver

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