About this episode

The episode features an interview with Rob Kelly from IKEA Canada discussing food business trends and key news affecting the food industry.

In this episode of The Food Professor Podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois interview Rob Kelly, Chief Commercial Officer at IKEA Canada, exploring the company’s global food study, evolving menu innovation, and the surprising scale of its food business, including 70 million meatballs sold annually. The episode also covers key food news, including rising fuel costs impacting prices, Manitoba’s move to eliminate PST on groceries, and major investments shaping Canada’s food manufacturing sector, and the lost opportunity of the hotel minibar.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael LeBlanc, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Guest: Rob Kelly

Topics covered

• food tax
• menu innovation
• food business
• grocery prices
• food manufacturing
• hotel minibar

Keywords

• food tax
• IKEA
• menu innovation
• Manitoba
• grocery prices
• food manufacturing
• meatballs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IKEA Canada

Places: Manitoba

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