Serge Boulanger's guest appearances

Serge Boulanger

The Voice of Retail

The Food Professor

Steve Dennis

Sylvain Charlebois

Carl Goyette

Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel

Richard Scofield

Michael LeBlanc

Ken Keelor

Michael Graydon

Alex Waldman

Kate Hudson

Ashley Merrill

Danielle Brown

Jeremy Miller

John Ferguson

Dana Thomas

OwlTail

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail , I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. On this special episode I am thrilled to be sharing an excerpt from the recent season opener of my podcast with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, The Food Professor.  On one of our most popular episodes this year, Sylvain and I interview very special guest, Serge Boulanger, Senior Vice President Procurement &amp; Corporate Brands at Metro Inc., Serge talks about his rich background in marketing, sourcing and grocery, the brand and banner strategies for Metro, eCommerce expansion, dealing with pandemic and what /how Metro’s experiences during the COVID era has changed the way they operate and approach the business that is relentlessly customer focussed. Be sure and check out The Food Professor podcast every two weeks, and find us on YouTube for extended bonus content from each and every episode.Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Voice of Retail.  Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss out on the latest episodes, industry news, and insights. If you enjoyed  this episode please consider leaving a rating and review, as it really helps us grow so that we can continue getting amazing guests on the show. I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, President of M.E. LeBlanc &amp; Company, and if you’re looking for more content, or want to chat  follow me on LinkedIn, or visit my website meleblanc.co! Until next time, stay safe and have a great week! Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder &amp; President of M.E. LeBlanc &amp; Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing &amp; eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada’s top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus        Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  and       The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  You can learn more about Michael       here  or on       LinkedIn. 

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail , I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. On this special episode I am thrilled to be sharing an excerpt from the recent season opener of my podcast with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefoodprofessor/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Sylvain Charlebois,</a> The Food Professor.  On one of our most popular episodes this year, Sylvain and I interview very special guest, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/serge-boulanger-6275b0176/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Serge Boulanger</a>, Senior Vice President Procurement &amp; Corporate Brands at Metro Inc., Serge talks about his rich background in marketing, sourcing and grocery, the brand and banner strategies for Metro, eCommerce expansion, dealing with pandemic and what /how Metro’s experiences during the COVID era has changed the way they operate and approach the business that is relentlessly customer focussed. Be sure and check out The Food Professor podcast every two weeks, and find us on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClTp7yY0dT3J6uis5QRC5vw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> for extended bonus content from each and every episode.Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Voice of Retail.  Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss out on the latest episodes, industry news, and insights. If you enjoyed  this episode please consider leaving a rating and review, as it really helps us grow so that we can continue getting amazing guests on the show. I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, President of M.E. LeBlanc &amp; Company, and if you’re looking for more content, or want to chat  follow me on LinkedIn, or visit my website <a href="http://meleblanc.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">meleblanc.co</a>! Until next time, stay safe and have a great week! Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder &amp; President of M.E. LeBlanc &amp; Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing &amp; eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada’s top retail industry podcast,       <a href="https://the-voice-of-retail.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Voice of Retail,</a> plus        <a href="https://global-e-commerce-tech-talks.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  </a>and       <a href="https://the-food-professor.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Food Professor  </a>with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  You can learn more about Michael       <a href="https://www.meleblanc.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here  </a>or on       <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeleleblanc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn. </a>

Special The Food Professor #podcast edition: Serge Boulanger, SVP Procurement & Corporate Brands at Metro Inc.

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 32, back from our brief summer hiatus!  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! We’re back and we have a very special guest, Serge Boulanger, Senior Vice President Procurement &amp; Corporate Brands at Metro Inc.,  BTW, be sure and check out our bonus episode  with my interview with Vice President and Director, Metro’s Corporate Brands, Marie-France Gibson and Paula Deane Serge talks about his rich background in marketing, sourcing and grocery, the brand and banner strategies for Metro, eCommerce expansion, dealing with pandemic and what /how Metro’s experiences during the COVID era has changed the way they operate and approach the business that is relentlessly customer focussed. We have a whole new segment ….Trying Stuff…though we need a better title so if anyone has any ideas. In this episode we cover off the latest research from the Agri-Foods lab looking into Canadians attitudes about produce We talk about the federal Election and food/affordability issues, the cost of the tri-fecta - the spook point around beef, pork and chicken, and then we cook and review our very first product, Nabai foods Eggs! Note: this product was given to us by the great folks at Nabati, but we are receiving no compensation for this review and are under no obligations related to the testing or results of the test. If you are a brand and would like us to try your product please reach out to Michael via LinkedIn or on Michael@meleblanc.co   ****** If you liked what you heard you can follow us on Apple iTunes , Spotify or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the grocery, foodservice,  or restaurant industry.      I’m Michael LeBlanc, producer and host of The Voice of Retail podcast and a bunch of other stuff, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois!

Welcome to the The Food Professor podcast episode 32, back from our brief summer hiatus!  I’m Michael LeBlanc, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois! We’re back and we have a very special guest, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/serge-boulanger-6275b0176/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Serge Boulanger</a>, Senior Vice President Procurement &amp; Corporate Brands at Metro Inc.,  BTW, be sure and check out our bonus episode  with my interview with Vice President and Director, Metro’s Corporate Brands, Marie-France Gibson and Paula Deane Serge talks about his rich background in marketing, sourcing and grocery, the brand and banner strategies for Metro, eCommerce expansion, dealing with pandemic and what /how Metro’s experiences during the COVID era has changed the way they operate and approach the business that is relentlessly customer focussed. We have a whole new segment ….Trying Stuff…though we need a better title so if anyone has any ideas. In this episode we cover off the latest research from the Agri-Foods lab looking into Canadians attitudes about produce We talk about the federal Election and food/affordability issues, the cost of the tri-fecta - the spook point around beef, pork and chicken, and then we cook and review our very first product, <a href="https://www.nabati.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nabai foods Eggs!</a> Note: this product was given to us by the great folks at Nabati, but we are receiving no compensation for this review and are under no obligations related to the testing or results of the test. If you are a brand and would like us to try your product please reach out to Michael via LinkedIn or on <a href="mailto:Michael@meleblanc.co">Michael@meleblanc.co</a> ****** If you liked what you heard you can follow us on Apple iTunes , Spotify or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the grocery, foodservice,  or restaurant industry.    I’m Michael LeBlanc, producer and host of The Voice of Retail podcast and a bunch of other stuff, and I’m Sylvain Charlebois!

Post-Pandemic Grocery featuring an exclusive interview with Serge Boulanger, SVP Metro