Bright Lights: Consumer Trends in Conversation with element54

Season 2, Episode 3 – Sustainable Futures: An interview with the Director of Sales & Head of Sustainability at Conagra Brands

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this interview with Michael Fazio, Director of Sales & Head of Sustainability at Conagra Brands, we explore his perspective on the main barriers to sustainability, the mindsets required to hold ourselves accountable, and how innovative solutions don’t…

Season 2, Episode 2 – Sustainable Futures: An interview with the Global SVP of Account Management at TerraCycle

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this interview with Zachary Dominitz, Global SVP of Account Management at Terracycle, we explore how his background makes him a natural champion for sustainability, what he sees as the biggest barriers to recycling, and why it all has to start with ed…

Season 2, Episode 1 – Sustainable Futures: An interview with one of Canada’s top social media professionals

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hear the unique perspective of what defines sustainability from Trevor T’úýtemken Ellestad Van Somer, Head of PR, Communications, Influencer Marketing, and Education at Saje Natural Wellness.
In this interview, we explore the innovative use of plant fibr…

Food Futures Episode 5: A wrap-up with the founder of element54

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this episode, I have a conversation with element54 founder, Bernie Malinoff. We share our personal journeys into understanding the impact of food on key biomarkers for health and some recent data from a national study among Canadians on food experimentation during COVID-19.

Food Futures Episode 1: A perspective from an insights and category management expert

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this episode, hear from Joe Lyons-Rising, an Insights and Category Management expert with over 15 years in the CPG industry. He has advised and managed on over 70 food and non-food categories during his time at Nielsen Canada, McCain Foods and most r…

Food Futures Episode 2: A perspective from a food caterer

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this episode, we speak with Thierry Bransi, co-founder of Stop Gourmet, a Montreal based food catering company. Thierry started his career in marketing research in different industries but decided to leave his corporate career to dedicate himself full…

Food Futures Episode 3: A perspectives from professional chefs

Reading Time: < 1 minute In today’s episode of Food Futures, where we discuss consumer trends from the perspective of different industry experts, we have two special guests: a dynamic duo of a father (Tony Way) and son (Caleb Way), who are both professional chefs. Get an insider…

Food Futures Episode 4 – Part I: A perspective from a cultural anthropologist and consultant

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this episode, we speak with Ellen Karp, founder of Anerca International. Ellen is a cultural anthropologist, formerly with the National Museum of Ottawa, who has a deep understanding of the underlying drivers of consumer trends across various industri…

Food Futures Episode 4 – Part II: A Millennial perspective from a cultural anthropologist and consultant

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this episode, we speak with Ellen Karp, founder of Anerca International as she deep dives into the underlying drivers behind food trends among Millennials. Ellen is a cultural anthropologist, formerly with the National Museum of Ottawa, who specialize…