The Food Professor

Lori Nikkel, President of Second Harvest on food rescue & insecurity in the COVID era, plus breaking news research and bottom feeder politics

Episode Summary

Latest research: thinking about plastics and sustainability and the impacts on consumers of the pandemic and research Hot off the press: food waste during the pandemic - more at home? Does online shopping and meal kits = less waste?: Bottom Feeder politics; what's going on with our friend the Lobster and the U.S.? Special Guest: Lori Nikkel, President Second Harvest Is this the end of the buffet restaurant format? Toronto's Frankie Tomato goes out with class and others like Mandarin try to navigate their "high risk" status in Ontario of phase 3

Episode Notes

Latest research: thinking about plastics and sustainability and the impacts on consumers of the pandemic: 

https://www.dal.ca/sites/agri-food/research/plastic-food-packaging--before-and-after-covid-19.html

Research Hot off the press: food waste during the pandemic - more at home?  Does online shopping and meal kits = less waste?: https://www.dal.ca/sites/agri-food/research/household-organic-food-waste---covid-19.html

Bottom Feeder politics; what's going on with our friend the Lobster and the U.S.? :https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/trump-turns-an-election-year-eye-on-canadian-lobster-1.5704491

Special Guest: Lori Nikkel, President Second Harvest

Is this the end of the buffet restaurant format?  Toronto's Frankie Tomato goes out with class: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/frankie-tomatto-s-gives-away-1-000-pizzas-to-thank-customers-for-25-years-1.5085089

** and others like Mandarin try to navigate their "high risk" status in Ontario of phase 3: https://mandarinrestaurant.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FINAL-Return-to-Dine-In-Letter-James-Aug-13-1-pm.pdf