Grocery prices keep shrinking, rising, and confusing shoppers, and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois has real answers. The food economist behind the Food Professor Podcast explains why a smaller chocolate bar still costs the same, and what that says about everything else in the cart.

Anyone wondering whether beef prices ever come back down gets the real math on cattle investment from Sylvain: a two-year cycle, a cash-intensive industry, and why the herd hasn't rebuilt as fast as expected.

Chicken shortages, quota systems, and a $200 million cottage cheese bet from Ontario dairy co-op Gay Lee round out the conversation, along with the one systemic issue Sylvain ties it all back to: an industry too slow to adapt to what shoppers actually want.

Topics: shrinkflation, cattle investment, chicken shortage, supply management, cottage cheese

GUEST: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois | @‌foodprofessor

Originally aired on 2026-08-13

Grocery prices keep shrinking, rising, and confusing shoppers, and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois has real answers. The food economist behind the Food Professor Podcast explains why a smaller chocolate bar still costs the same, and what that says about everything else in the cart.
Anyone wondering whether beef prices ever come back down gets the real math on cattle investment from Sylvain: a two-year cycle, a cash-intensive industry, and why the herd hasn't rebuilt as fast as expected.
Chicken shortages, quota systems, and a $200 million cottage cheese bet from Ontario dairy co-op Gay Lee round out the conversation, along with the one systemic issue Sylvain ties it all back to: an industry too slow to adapt to what shoppers actually want.
Topics: shrinkflation, cattle investment, chicken shortage, supply management, cottage cheese
GUEST: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois | @&zwnj;foodprofessor
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-08-13

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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