Charlebois is right — Canadians under pressure are skipping fast food and heading straight to grocery.

From a food sovereignty angle, that shift matters. Retail is where the affordability battle is being fought now.

CEA is already part of that story — local, year-round greens getting genuinely competitive on price.

Next frontier: bundle in protein. Whole meals, not just salad bags.

#FoodSovereignty #CEA #VerticalFarming #Agrifood

https://open.substack.com/pub/agrifoodanalyticslab/p/the-economy-is-sluggishso-why-is?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5bh5bl

The economy is sluggish—so why is fast food struggling?

Fast food is stuck in the middle—too expensive to be cheap, not good enough to be premium.

Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University