Nicole Gallace

💚 Wimbledon season 🍓

BREAKING: General Mills will eliminate artificial colors from all U.S. products—just hours after Kraft Heinz made a similar move. RFK Jr.’s MAHA initiative is gaining momentum—and fast. This will impact Canada.

Fellow Canadians! We can buy the Lays!

The LARGEST! And the BEST place to carve out a meaningful career! @FoodGrads 👏👏👏

Skilled trades people are the backbone of the food & beverage processing industry🫵 #FoodIndustry #NextGen #Skilledtrades

Chatting with Matt Thell, Global Strategy & Innovation Leader at General Mills! Matt's internal consultancy work helps brands like Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso & Chex Mix tackle big challenges. If you've tuned in, let us know your thoughts!

🎤 Exciting news! Nicole Gallace will be speaking at Launch 2024 tonight! 🌟 During this session Nicole will share her expertise on careers in the food & beverage processing industry. Learn more here: launch2024.vfairs.ca

If you are attending the AWC at Sheraton Fallsview Niagara Falls on November 17, 18 and 19th please come and visit our booth, hopefully you'll meet Chevell and Thanh our campus ambassadors!

🎉 Over 200 students have already registered for the Tasting Room event! 🍽️ Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to connect with passionate, career-ready students. 🌟 🎟️ Employers, register now: foodgrads.com/shop/the-tasti…

@JillDunlop1 Congratulations Minister Dunlop 👏

I am deeply honoured to be appointed as the Minister of Education after serving for three years as the Minister of Colleges and Universities.

The winning moment 🤌 Just listen to @carlosalcaraz and the Centre Court crowd erupt 🔊 #Wimbledon

So good!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Happy #WorldFoodSafetyDay! FoodGrads thanks all the professionals who work tirelessly to ensure our food is safe and healthy. Your dedication makes a difference every day. 🌍🍽️ Interested in a career in food safety? Learn more on our career page: foodgrads.com/career-paths-f…

Thank you to all who joined us for Food and Beverage Ontario's 2024 Annual Conference held last week in Toronto. It's always a pleasure to host such an amazing event that brings people together in celebration of Ontario's vibrant and vital food & beverage processing sector.

@MGraydon_FHCP Brilliant! ⚽️ 🇬🇧

Bucket List day. FA Cup Final at Wembley. Go City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️🏆

Love Saturday mornings in Monaco! ☕️ 🥐 #F1

Cheers to the extraordinary women around the world making waves, breaking barriers, and leaving an incredible mark on the world. Your strength, wisdom, and compassion inspire us every day. Happy International Women's Day!💪🌍✨ #IWD2024 #EmpowerChange #CelebrateWomen

"If you don't know AI, you are going to fail," @mcuban says. cnb.cx/4ceFZPN

@FoodProfessor @TheLancet It’s so important to attract bright, socially conscious young people into food/beverage processing. They will be the change we need to see, from the grass roots level—change must occur from within! @FoodGrads

The World Is Getting Fatter, And So Is Canada The global obesity epidemic is escalating at an alarming rate. A recent study published in @TheLancet reveals that over 1 billion people worldwide were living with obesity in 2022. The prevalence of obesity has more than doubled among adults and quadrupled among children and adolescents since 1990. Additionally, the data indicate that 43% of adults were overweight in 2022. This report suggests that obesity is now viewed as a more significant global health risk than hunger, signalling a paradigm shift in our collective concern towards overweight and obese populations. The situation is projected to worsen. According to the World Obesity Federation's 2023 atlas, by 2035, 51 percent of the global population, amounting to over 4 billion people, will be classified as obese or overweight. This shift in focus from hunger to obesity indicates that the world is not necessarily running out of food, but rather facing a complex issue of food distribution and consumption. Hunger has always been an issue of unequal distribution, while the rising global obesity risks suggest a more intricate problem. Canada is not immune to this trend. The obesity rate in our country ranges between 30% to 33% depending on the source, with the overweight rate also exceeding 30% in many reports. Some studies even suggest that our obesity rate is now higher than that of the U.S. The call to action by The Lancet is a serious one. Experts argue that the issue is closely related to the accessibility of ultra-processed foods. In response, the Trudeau government has implemented several measures since 2015, including new front-of-packaging regulations set to take effect in 2026, which will help consumers identify products high in fat, sugar, or sodium. Additionally, Bill C-252, currently in the Canadian Senate, aims to restrict food and beverage marketing directed at children. While it is too early to assess the impact of these measures on the obesity epidemic, they represent a step in the right direction. However, many experts had high hopes for a significant change with the introduction of the new food guide. Despite being more than 5 years old, the guide has not been able to reverse the trend of increasing obesity rates, while Canada's life expectancy has decreased for three consecutive years, from 82.3 years in 2019 to 81.3 in 2022. Although COVID-19 and other factors have contributed to this decline, obesity is a known risk factor for premature mortality and increased medical needs throughout life. The complexity of obesity as an issue is evident. Factors such as poverty, education, access to healthcare, and lifestyle all play a role in determining an individual's risk. One emerging trend is the increasing use of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, originally designed for diabetes management, for non-medical weight loss purposes in the Western world. The impact of obesity on COVID-19 mortality rates has also brought attention to these drugs as potential solutions for weight loss. The recent departure of @Oprah from the @WeightWatchers_ board, coupled with her admission of using a GLP-1 drug, led to a 20% drop in the company's shares. This news, along with the decreasing shares of snack food companies like @MDLZ, @PepsiCo, and @Nestle, indicates a growing concern in the industry about the impact of these drugs on consumer behaviour. With projections suggesting that nearly 25 million Americans will be using these drugs by 2032, the industry is closely monitoring the situation. In Canada, while official numbers are not available, there was a shortage of Ozempic for a while, highlighting the growing demand. Policy decisions will undoubtedly influence the demand for these novel drugs. The new #Pharmacare bill introduced in Parliament this week did not include these drugs, but it will be interesting to see whether governments will view them as a solution to the obesity problem. Our current approach to addressing obesity is not yielding the desired results. However, as with many other health challenges, the solution may once again emerge from Big Pharma, regrettably.