Welcome to a special summer bonus episode of The Food Professor podcast recorded live in our on-site podcasting studio at the SIAL Food Innovation show in Toronto.  Over three great days in May, Sylvain and I met dozens of food innovators and thought leaders; these are their stories.  We're sure you will enjoy hearing these incredible interviews as much as we enjoy hosting the conversations. Stay tuned for season four of The Food Professor podcast, Canada's top food industry and Canadian-produced independent management podcasts, when we return live on the mic Thursday, September 21stOn this episode meet U-Luv Cookies Founder Debbie TartariniIf you like what you heard, please follow us on Apple, Spotify, or your favourite podcast platform so that you can catch up with all our great interviews, including celebrity chef, restauranteur and entrepreneur Chuck Hughes from Montreal.Have a safe summer, everyone.About U-Luv CookiesAt U-LUV foods, we are passionate about providing high-quality snacks that are not only delicious but also allergen-free and made with clean ingredients. Our journey began with a personal experience when one of our founders, our Dad, was diagnosed with stomach cancer and had to undergo surgery to have his stomach removed. Through his journey, he found healing in his faith and the power of clean eating.As a family, we recognized the need for better-tasting snacks that catered to those with dietary restrictions, and that's when Mom set out to develop snacks that were both delicious and safe for everyone to consume. Dad was the first to taste the cookies she made and was thrilled to find that they were not only clean and allergen-free but also tasted better than traditional snacks.That's how U-LUV foods was born.Our mission is to provide worry-free snacks to people with dietary restrictions and allergies, and to help find cures for food allergies through our charitable efforts. We understand the challenges that come with finding tasty snacks that meet dietary requirements, and we want to make it easier for everyone to enjoy delicious snacks without worry.We invite you to become a part of our U-LUV foods family through compassionate sharing.When you purchase our multi-pack cookies, you can gift a free sample pack of cookies to someone you choose, spreading the love of U-LUV foods. We also donate a portion of the sale to finding cures for food allergies, so every purchase helps to make a difference.Thank you for choosing U-LUV foods as your go-to snack provider, and we hope to continue to serve you and your loved ones with delicious, safe, and worry-free snacks.About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of