Sylvain Charlebois - Calgary's Business

The decline … and fall … of Tim Hortons

Posted by Sylvain Charlebois | Apr 15, 2018

How an iconic brand lost its Canadian identity and why its corporate masters probably don’t care

Posted by Sylvain Charlebois | Apr 4, 2018

At least 5.25 trillion plastic particles weighing 268,940 tons are floating in our oceans but we struggle to find packaging alternatives

Posted by Sylvain Charlebois | Mar 20, 2018

Loblaw selling cricket flour under its precious President’s Choice label is a big deal. But in a lot of ways, it makes a great deal of sense

Posted by Sylvain Charlebois | Mar 13, 2018

A recent poll by Dalhousie University suggests that our food choices are becoming more varied

Posted by Sylvain Charlebois | Mar 6, 2018

Duties may look like attractive, simple mechanisms to protect domestic interests. But they’re a very expensive way to retain jobs