Leading Through Disruption: Michael Medline, (now) former President & CEO of Empire/Sobeys, on Culture, Strategy & Retail Transformation

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The Food Professor

Michael LeBlanc, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

236 episodes

5 days ago

Join Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax with host Michael LeBlanc as they look at the hot issues in the food, foodservice, grocery and restaurant industries. We'll discuss proprietary industry and consumer food related research, check out fresh new ideas and talk about half baked strategies. © 2020-2025 M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Leading Through Disruption: Michael Medline, (now) former President & CEO of Empire/Sobeys, on Culture, Strategy & Retail Transformation

The Food Professor

54 minutes 56 seconds

5 days ago

Leading Through Disruption: Michael Medline, (now) former President & CEO of Empire/Sobeys, on Culture, Strategy & Retail Transformation

In part one of this exclusive two-episode conversation, Sylvain and Michael drop in for a visit with Michael Medline, (now) former President & CEO of Empire/Sobeys, in what unexpectedly became his final interview in the role. Medline reflects on transforming the national grocer, from revitalizing store networks to modernizing data and digital capabilities, while navigating crises from COVID to supply chain disruptions. Sylvain and Michael also unpack timely food-industry news—from beef and chicken supply pressures to cottage cheese trends and Canadian food safety oversight.