Who needs 6% Milk, the Tierany of Best Before, U.S. Mushroom Trade Trouble, a world awash in Bourbon and Live from SIAL, Jessica C. Adelman, SVP, Mars Snacking North America

About this episode

The episode discusses various food industry topics including 6% milk, food waste, and features an interview with Jessica C. Adelman from Mars Snacking North America.

This week on The Food Professor Podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Sylvain Charlebois talk about Ontario’s new 6% milk, generic GLP-1 drugs debuting in Canada, potentially transforming household eating habits, the history of food waste and best-before date reform, food theft and organized crime, mushroom trade tensions with the U.S., and challenges facing Atlantic Canada’s oyster industry. Then, Michael sits down live at SIAL Canada in Montreal with Jessica C. Adelman, Senior Vice President, Mars Snacking North America: Corporate Affairs & One Mars Reputation Building to discuss the $36 billion Kellanova acquisition, AI, resilience, reputation management, and the future of global snacking.

People in this episode

Hosts: Michael LeBlanc, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

Guest: Jessica C. Adelman

Topics covered

• 6% milk
• food waste
• best-before date reform
• mushroom trade
• oyster industry
• AI in snacking
• corporate affairs

Keywords

• 6% milk
• food waste
• best-before dates
• mushroom trade
• oyster industry
• AI
• snacking
• Kellanova
• SIAL Canada

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mars Snacking North America, Kellanova

Places: Ontario, Canada, U.S., Montreal

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