Grocery Talk Podcast

Clark St-Jean is a dedicated Warehouse Club sales agency that has been introducing brands, products, and services to Warehouse Club members since 2003. Leveraging over three decades of intensive experience in the Warehouse Club channel, we represent a diversity of companies and categories for whom we are building lasting and mutually profitable business relationships – […]

This month I was pleased to interview Kathy Barthel of Take on the World. Take on the World offers Video Coaching, Brand Presence and Messaging and Event Services. Kathy states that expanding the video area of her business made sense because being on camera is her second home. She believes in video’s near-magical ability to […]

    She’s an entrepreneur at heart and has spent the last 10 years as an operational consultant. She understands full well the demands of social media and how daunting it can be for some. It’s not easy and is definitely time-consuming, but there are rewards to reap. Her specialty is working with Badass SHE.E.O’s […]

There are thousands of self-proclaimed “foodies”, positioning themselves as health & wellness experts…Jane Dummer is the Real Deal! A respected thought leader in the food industry with credentials as a Registered Dietitian, and a Nutrition Science degree from Canada’s leading food University (University of Guelph). For over two decades, Jane and her team have been […]

Nourish Food Marketing is Canada’s only full-service marketing agency specializing in the food sector. Each year they release their food trend report. Our discussion on this month’s Grocery Talks Podcast was led around their evolving trends for 2022. Listen in to my discussion with President and Co-founding partner, Jo-Ann McArthur.

Public Relations, a cost-efficient strategy to build relationships that aid in the general growth and awareness of a brand. Since 2008, Zebra Public Relations has been providing hardworking entrepreneurs with the visibility their business deserves. Food Distribution Guy’s Richard Baker is pleased to interview their CEO, Ms. Kojenwa Moitt.

Globally, big food brands are losing sales and market share to small CPG firms. Yellofruit is one such Canadian success story. Manufactured in Ontario, this family-run business has created a niche in the market with its plant-based frozen dessert made from organic bananas. Food Distribution Guy’s Richard Baker, interviews co-founder Andrew Kinnear.  

Globally, the UN estimates consumers waste 1B tons of food each year. Closer to home the UN estimates Canadians waste 2.94M metric tonnes of food each year. Mr. Oded Omer is the founder and President of Wasteless, a company utilizing dynamic pricing models to cut down on food waste in grocery stores. Our podcast interview […]

This month we were pleased to talk with Mark Lehberg of Latitudes, Marketing By Design. Latitudes creates food packaging that looks as delicious as the product inside, and they can provide studio photography with on-site kitchens and a food stylist/chef. They are also up-to-date on the latest FDA regulations, as well as all CFIA guidelines […]