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The Inspired ChoiceFrom Cancer Survivor to Tech Entrepreneur: Sonia Couto's Resilience and Innovation InsightsCaroline Biesalski welcomes Sonia Couto, a tech entrepreneur and cancer survivor, to share her unique journey. Sonia discusses how surviving cancer has influenced her entrepreneurial mindset and decision-making process. The conversation delves into key strategies for startup success, emphasizing team building and fostering resilience and innovation in early-stage teams. Sonia addresses the challenges of shaping company culture and the importance of setting goals and planning in tech startups. Listeners learn how to connect with Sonia online, and the episode concludes with her final thoughts and entrepreneurial advice. Caroline wraps up with closing remarks and a special offer for listeners.
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BruCast#64 - Sonia CoutoSonia Couto is a tech leader and startup strategist with 20+ years of experience, transforming startups like MenuSano and Field Eagle into global successes. She’s passionate about innovation, leadership, and empowering entrepreneurs.
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Founders PodcastMeet the Woman Behind Canada’s Most Game-Changing StartupWhat does it take to build not one, but two award-winning tech products while reshaping industries and championing innovation? Imagine balancing strategic leadership, product vision, and global growth—all while empowering communities.Today, we’re joined by a trailblazer whose work has revolutionised food nutrition analysis and field inspection technologies. Her journey spans decades in tech leadership, countless accolades—including “Nutrition Business Leader of the Year”—and a mission to drive meaningful change across industries.Let’s give a warm welcome to the incredible Sonia Couto, the powerhouse behind MenuSano and Field Eagle! Host...2024-11-2739 min
CanadianSME Small Business PodcastStrategic Innovation and Women's Empowerment in Tech with Sonia CoutoIn this episode of the CanadianSME Small Business Podcast, we delve into the dynamic world of Sonia Couto, Managing Director at Konverge Digital Solutions. With an impressive 18-year tenure in software technology, Sonia discusses the pivotal moments that steered her towards founding her company and how she's navigated challenges and championed innovation along the way.Key Episode Highlights:Sonia shares the inspiration behind her venture into digital solutions and her transition from large consulting firms to entrepreneurship, highlighting key lessons learned during this shift.Dive into Sonia's effective strategies for scaling tech startups, emphasizing the importance...2024-07-2516 min
Software SpotlightThis SaaS Solution is Changing the Food Labeling GameAre you tired of the hassle and high costs of food labeling? Well, get ready to have your mind blown! MenuSano, a revolutionary SaaS solution, is taking the industry by storm with its innovative approach to nutrition analysis and label generation.Imagine being able to build recipes, obtain accurate nutrition information, and generate compliant labels for your products with just a few clicks. That's exactly what MenuSano offers, and it's no wonder why big names like Shake Shack, Canopy Growth, and Ballard Brands are jumping on board.But wait, there's more...2024-04-1500 min
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Tenacity with Sonia C.The Essence of Tenacity with Sonia CIn this inaugural episode of 'Tenacity with Sonia C,' join host Sonia as she embarks on a journey into the heart of authentic leadership. Discover what sets apart the resilient 10% of startups that succeed against the odds. Sonia shares her 18-year tech industry adventure, the ups and downs of leading Konverge Digital Solutions, and the personal challenges and triumphs of bringing products like MenuSano and Field Eagle to life. IG/TikTok: @TechieSoniaCSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tenacity-with-sonia-c/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands2023-12-2105 min
MimirSonia Couto on Launching a Business While Fighting Cancer, Investor Funding, Resilience, and Healthy EntrepreneurshipToday I’m sitting down with Sonia Couto, a two-time startup founder and managing director of Konverge Digital Solutions. Sonia shares her incredible journey of launching her first company while she was battling breast cancer. She has amazing insights for any entrepreneur wanting to dip their toe into the tech world, or really any entrepreneur who is thinking about getting funding. We talk specifically about the pros and cons of angel investing and VC backed funding versus bootstrapping, when’s the right time to get funding, and more about setting up your business for success financially speaking.
We also...2023-12-0449 min
The Healthy MenuA Conversation with Sherie Nelson, Director of Wellness at Elior North AmericaWelcome back to another episode of The Healthy Menu. Meet Sherie Nelson, Director of Wellness at Elior North America. Elior North America is a family of distinct hospitality companies with more than 50 years of industry experience, with a passion for food, service, and excellence.
Sherie believes food service is the gateway to teaching Americans how to eat for their health. As the Wellness Director at Elior North America, she has the remarkable opportunity to bring her strong belief that food influences health to a large audience – over 1 million customers daily. With nearly 20 years of nutrition, wellness, and foo...2022-11-1432 minThe Healthy MenuA Conversation with Chef Michel Nischan, Founder of Wholesome Wave & Wholesome CraveWelcome to a very special episode with The Healthy Menu x Devour! Food Film Fest. Hosted by Sonia Couto, today's guest is award-winning chef and food advocate, Michel Nischan. Four-time James Beard Award-winner Chef Michel Nischan has been dubbed the “Godfather” of advocacy in the culinary world, maintaining the longest-standing record fighting for a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable food system through policy change. Michel is Co-Founder of the James Beard Foundation Chef Boot Camp for Policy and Change, and the only chef in America to change the Federal Farm Bill, twice, through his non-profit organization Wholesome Wave. Wholesome Wave...2022-10-2144 minThe Healthy MenuA Conversation with Chef Michael Howell, Founder & Executive Director of Devour! FestWelcome to a very special episode with The Healthy Menu x Devour! Food Film Fest. Hosted by Sonia Couto, today's guest is Chef Michael Howell, the Founder and Executive Director of Devour! Fest. Michael is also the consulting Chef at The Green Turtle Club in Abaco, Bahamas and for more than 25 years, he has been a leading chef across the United States, Canada, and The Bahamas. Michael owned and operated Tempest, an award-winning restaurant in Wolfville, NS. Michael has twice cooked at New York’s prestigious James Beard House. His cookbook, Atlantic Seafood, was runner-up at the 2010 Taste Canada aw...2022-10-2029 minThe Healthy MenuA Conversation with Chef Doug McNishWelcome to a very special episode with The Healthy Menu x Devour! Food Film Fest. Hosted by Sonia Couto, today's guest is award-winning chef, Doug McNish. Doug is a globally recognized Executive Chef, consultant, and author, appearing on numerous national and international television shows. His cookbooks include the bestselling Eat Raw, Eat Well (2012), Vegan Everyday (2015), and The Classics Veganized (2020)—all of which have won the Gourmand Award for Best Vegan Cookbook in the world. His work has helped make vegan cuisine go mainstream, and he is devoted to his vocation and activism in the name of ethics, health, and th...2022-10-1928 minThe Healthy MenuA Conversation with Rym Selmi, Founder of MiiroIn this episode, Sonia Couto spoke with Rym Selmi, the Founder of Miiro. Miiro offers plant-based and low-sugar chocolates and baking goodies. They discuss the plant-based market, as well as Rym's story, and how Miiro got started. This episode was taken from a recorded live on September 2022. The Healthy Menu is sponsored by MenuSano, a nutrition analysis and recipe costing software.
Miiro: https://miiro.co/
Miiro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miiro_plantbased/
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The Healthy MenuTechnology Tools to Take Control of Your HealthWelcome back to another episode of The Healthy Menu. Today, Sonia Couto is here to discuss the technology tools available to take control of your health. Check out all the tools that Sonia talks about below. This episode was taken from a recorded live on June 2022. The Healthy Menu is sponsored by MenuSano, a nutrition analysis and recipe costing software.
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The Healthy MenuBitesize: Things that MUST be on a Food LabelNutritional fact-value information has been proven to drive changes in consumer behavior. It is vital for informing decision-making for purchases, and provides protection for both consumers and manufacturers. Nutrition labels are vital for consumers who are on a diet of any kind, or have a medical condition and/or allergy that prevents them from eating certain things.
As a result, nutrition labels and accurate nutrition label software has become increasingly important. Food manufacturers must ensure that all of the boxes are checked and every mandated component of the label must be present.
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The Healthy MenuFood Marketing & Branding with Sean Beckingham of Branding & BuzzingIn this episode, MenuSano founder Sonia Couto spoke with Sean Beckingham, the President of Branding & Buzzing.
Branding and Buzzing is Canada’s leading food & beverage marketing agency, buzzing about consumer & foodservice brands.
Together they discussed food marketing and branding, food packaging essentials, and marketing tips for food businesses.
Branding & Buzzing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandandbuzz/
Branding & Buzzing Website: https://brandingandbuzzing.com/
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The Healthy MenuBitesize: The Top Reasons for Label & Packaging Errors in Food ManufacturingThe Nutrition Labeling and Education Act in the U.S. and other similar laws in other countries was designed to help consumers make more informed choices about what they eat. Through the use of nutrition information on food packages along with other important information such as ingredients, nutrition facts, and nutrition data, consumers can get more information on the food they are eating and how healthy it is.
Nutrition labelling errors happen all too often in manufacturing facilities around the world. These mistakes lead to financial loss for manufacturers due to recalled products and legal issues such...2021-09-3006 min
Beyond the ShelfThe importance of accurate nutritional labels with Sonia Couto of MenuSanoNutritional labels are not only an extremely important resource/tool for consumers but also for food manufacturers. With a growing demand for more transparency in the food & beverage industry, having access to thorough nutrition analysis can help companies better inform their customers. This week on Beyond the Shelf, we spoke with Sonia Couto, the Founder of MenuSano. They've created an online nutrition analysis software that helps restaurants and food manufacturers create accurate nutritional labels. In this episode, Sonia shared with us how they created the software and why software like this is important to consumers.To stay...2021-09-2231 min
The Healthy MenuA Conversation with Tamir Barzilai, CEO & Co-Founder of HoneycombIn this episode, MenuSano founder Sonia Couto spoke with Tamir Barzilai, the CEO and Co-Founder of Honeycomb.
The Honeycomb.ai app makes it easy for restaurants to display dietary information on their menu in a way that is totally automated. Together, these two Founders spoke about Honeycomb's story and the impact of nutrition and allergen technologies in the food and beverage industry.
Honeycomb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honeycomb_app
Honeycomb Website: https://www.honeycomb.ai
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The Healthy MenuBitesize: Natasha's LawIn July 2016, a fifteen-year-old girl named Natasha Ednan-Laperouse suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating an olive, artichoke, and tapenade baguette. The product contained sesame seeds, which Natasha was allergic to, and following the consumption of the food product, Natasha, unfortunately, passed away from anaphylaxis. This all ensued due to the food product not containing the appropriate allergen information, ultimately causing her death.
The incident prompted Natasha’s family to campaign for increased legislation around appropriately labelling food products to include all ingredients and potential allergens. This resulted in the introduction and implementation of Natasha’s Law.
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The Healthy MenuBitesize: Displaying Added Sugars on Nutrition Facts LabelsWhat exactly is an added sugar?
Added sugars are syrups and sugars that are added to foods or beverages during preparation or processing. They are often found in foods low in other nutrients such as dairy and grain-based desserts, sweets, and sugar-sweetened beverages. In this Bitesize episode, we will be discussing Displaying Added Sugars on your Nutrition Facts Labels.
Read more on this topic: What You Need to Know About the New Nutrition Facts Labels
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The Healthy MenuBitesize: How to Cater to Dietary Trends Using Nutrition Analysis SoftwareIn the recent past, as awareness around health and nutrition has increased, more attention is being drawn to various dietary trends. New, popular dietary trends such as the Mediterranean diet, plant-based diet, veganism, and vegetarianism, to name a few, have dramatically grown in popularity. This has forced consumers to take a close look at their eating habits and the nutritional value of what they are consuming regularly.
Read more on this topic: How to Cater to Dietary Trends Using Nutrition Analysis Software
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The Healthy MenuBitesize: The Benefits of LabellingFood labeling is one of the most essential components of any food-based industry. Beyond transparency, it allows people to determine, choose, and upkeep their dietary needs and health plans.
This episode looks at the benefit of labelling on your food products.
Read more on this topic: The Benefits of Labeling: Featuring Your Off the Shelf Food Products and Nutrition Facts
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The Healthy MenuCreating a CFIA compliant Nutrition Fact LabelIn this episode of the Healthy Menu Podcast, we’ll be discussing creating a CFIA compliant nutrition fact label featuring Christine Billinger, Design & Marketing Manager.
Christine will talk about nutrition fact label exemptions, rules to remember when displaying labels, changes, and more.
A nutrition fact label is designed to reflect the most up-to-date recommendations from each country’s respective governing body regarding the nutrition facts of certain foods. The mandated contents of a label are routinely updated and make it easier and more accessible for consumers to understand the nutritional value of the food they are...2021-03-2911 min
The Healthy MenuThe Growth of Takeouts and Meal KitsWe've seen an increasing number of changes when it comes to the foodservice industry. The biggest is how many businesses have pivoted to adapt to the behaviours of their guests as well as public health guidelines. This episode looks at some of these changes and how business owners can shift their outlook on traditional ways of running food businesses.
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How Restaurants Are Changing Because Of The Coronavirus Pandemic - NBC Nightly News
Meal Kit Delivery Services on the Rise
Open for Takeout: How Nutrition Analysis Software Serves the Foodservice Industry2021-02-2305 min
The Healthy MenuContinuing to Grow Your Business with Thao Nguyen of Bonbon CollectionsHello! Welcome to The Healthy Menu Podcast. I’m Karan and I’m your host.
Joined this episode by Thao Nguyen, who, in 2016 founded Bonbon Collections after wanting to be able to serve cakes and healthy sweets to her daughters. Because they have allergies, Thao was afraid of them feeling sidelined at school or at children's parties because of their allergies.
Bonbon Collections specializes in the manufacture of pastries, sweet treats and gourmet pleasures free from Top-10 allergens, no gluten, no artificial dyes or artificial ingredients. 100% of the products are natural and vegan.
In t...2020-12-0723 min
The Healthy MenuUnderstanding Nutrition AnalysisThis Bitesize episode discusses Nutrition Analysis, how we can understand it and why it’s so important, especially for foodservice and hospitality businesses and restaurants.
This episode takes from a recent post published on the MenuSano blog.
Interactive Nutrition Label
Canadian Food Inspection Agency article
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The Healthy MenuA Conversation with Chef Luciano SchipanoIn this episode, we were joined by Chef Luciano Schipano, Executive Chef of Nova Ristorante and Founder of Culinarium, an event and kitchen space based in Toronto. He spoke with Sonia Couto, Founder of MenuSano, an Online Nutrition Analysis & Recipe Costing software.
Born in Canada and raised in Italy, Luciano Schipano has always been food’s number one fan. Instead of spending his childhood biking around his neighborhood and playing with his friends, he chose to master the art of cooking. Since childhood, he has been learning about the intricacies of flavors and the nutritional value of fo...2020-09-1136 min
The Healthy MenuHow to Operate in the New Post-COVID EraMost places in the world are lucky enough to be in the reopening stage whilst some others are still stuck in lockdown. Regardless of where your economy is, we wanted to talk a little bit about reopening foodservice and restaurant businesses and what that could actually look like.
Most of the content of this podcast has been taken from our new e-book, Operating in the New Era: A Post-COVID E-book for restaurants and food services.
Link to the MenuSano e-book: http://ow.ly/Cj6c50AXThH
Link to Nourish Food Marketing's Template: http://o...2020-08-2604 min
The Healthy MenuOperating In A Post-COVID World With Jo-Ann McArthur of Nourish MarketingWhilst foodservices and hospitality establishments prepare to reopen, there’s a lot to consider and adapt to thanks to the residual effect of COVID. In Canada alone, it is estimated that 1 in 10 restaurants have permanently closed as a direct result of the pandemic. Closing was hard, and now that businesses are re-opening, it is time to look forward.
In this episode, we were incredibly lucky to have the Jo-Ann McArthur, President of Nourish Marketing - Canada's only full-service marketing agency working exclusively with food, beverage and agricultural clients.
Jo-Ann has spent a career building brands wi...2020-07-3029 min
The Healthy MenuMarketing Your Foodservice Business During LockdownIn this episode, we’ll be discussing marketing your restaurant or foodservice business during this time of lockdown. We'll provide some practical, actionable tips on how your foodservice business or restaurant can maintain momentum with an audience despite being a little quieter than usual.
Whilst many businesses are suffering at the hand of the lockdown, there are also many who have a platform in which they are fortunate enough to be able to continue engaging with their audience.
References:
News clip from CityNews Toronto.
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The Healthy MenuCOVID-19, Restaurants and Foodservice, Part TwoThe latest episode of our podcast features Sonia Couto, the Founder of MenuSano as she talks about how the restaurant industry has been affected by COVID-19, how foodservice businesses can be supported during this time and how the Nutrition Analysis software, MenuSano can assist foodservice businesses during this time.
This is part two of two.
Instagram's new feature for restaurants: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17868563071709651/
COVID-19 Support: https://www.menusano.com/nutrition-blog/covid-19-list-of-resources-for-the-foodservice-industry/
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The Healthy MenuCOVID-19, Restaurants and Foodservice, Part OneThe latest episode of our podcast features Sonia Couto, the Founder of MenuSano as she talks about how the restaurant industry has been affected by COVID-19, how foodservice businesses can be supported during this time and how the Nutrition Analysis software, MenuSano can assist foodservice businesses during this time.
This is part one of two.
Instagram's new feature for restaurants: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17868563071709651/
COVID-19 Support: https://www.menusano.com/nutrition-blog/covid-19-list-of-resources-for-the-foodservice-industry/
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The Healthy MenuCanadian Women in Food with Cheryl AppletonIn this episode, Sonia Couto, Founder of MenuSano, will be talking with Cheryl Appleton, who, for over 20 years has been leading large multi-national companies with her procurement expertise and is also the Founder of Canadian Women In Food, which is a national association supporting female food entrepreneurs.
Since 2001, Cheryl has been a Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP), and has served on executive boards such as The Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) in 2012 – 2014.
In 2016, she was named one of “10 Women Changing the Canadian Food Industry” by The Huffington Post as well as a panelist and speaker...2020-04-2316 min
The Healthy MenuBitesize: Responding to COVID-19The impact that COVID-19 has had on the foodservice and hospitality industry has been unlike anything we've seen in recent memory but in an effort to try and combat the negative impact it has had on the foodservice and hospitality industry, we want to talk about how you can approach the COVID-19 when it comes to your foodservice or hospitality business. We'll be going through some resources that are accessible online and some actions you can take to help keep your existing audience engaged and your business front of mind.
News excerpts from:
2020-04-0204 min
The Healthy MenuBitesize: Does Menu Labelling Work?Welcome to the first episode of The Healthy Menu Bitesize Edition! These episodes will provide smaller, much more digestible chunks of content for you to listen to during small pockets of time during the day!
In the first Healthy Menu Bitesize, we talk about whether menu labelling works, how it has the potential to change the public's behaviour and an interesting look at the psychology behind it.
Podcast excerpt from the OPHA & NC Podcast: https://foodandhealthtoday.com/menu-labelling-in-the-united-states-is-it-working/
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The Healthy MenuCannabis Edibles Within the Foodservice Industry with Jennifer BlakneyJoining Karan on this episode of The Healthy Menu podcast is a cannabis writer, chef, and founder of Feels Like More, Jennifer Blakney.
Feels Like More has been active for over four years and was built from the ground up by Jennifer, who managed the entire process from recipe development, to production and marketing. She’s also been featured on Radio-Canada and in High Times magazine.
Jennifer and Karan will be discussing cannabis edibles within the foodservice industry, what hurdles she faced developing the Feels Like More Co and what the recent legalization of cannabis ed...2020-01-2035 min
The Healthy MenuHow to Market your Healthy Dishes with Social MediaKaran Dholakia, Social Media Content Producer and Videographer provides practical advice and tips on marketing your healthy dishes and foodservice business on social media.
Christine and Karan discuss some of the ways to market on social media through practical, simple, and ethical methods.
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Girlfriend We Need to TalkSonia Couto - CEO and Breast Cancer SurvivorSonia Couto, Director of Konverge and Founder of MenuSano, talks leadership and how surviving breast cancer changed the way she does business.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soniacouto/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonyac99/Website: www.menusano.comWebsite: www.konverge.comRecent Award for Menusano: https://www.cv-magazine.com/issues/issue-10-2019/12/2019-12-0123 min
The Healthy MenuSustainability within Foodservice, Hospitality, and Events with Natalie Lowe - Part TwoThis is part two of two of this special conversation we had with Natalie Lowe.
We'll be talking about the sustainability within the foodservice industry with Natalie Lowe, who, in her 30-year professional career has worked in hospitality, hotels and events and continues to be a prominent figure within the event management sector. The last 14 of these years Natalie has owned and operated Celebrate Niagara, a destination management company based in the Niagara peninsula, that specializes in corporate and association events.
Most recently, she finished her term as President of The Canadian Society of Professional Ev...2019-11-2125 min
The Healthy MenuSustainability within Foodservice, Hospitality, and Events with Natalie Lowe - Part OneThis is part one of two of this special episode and we'll be joined by Natalie Lowe.
We'll be talking about the sustainability within the foodservice industry with Natalie, who, in her 30-year professional career has worked in hospitality, hotels and events and continues to be a prominent figure within the event management sector. The last 14 of these years Natalie has owned, operated and played a crucial role as President and Secretary Treasurer at Celebrate Niagara, a destination management company based in the Niagara peninsula, that specialize in corporate and association events.
Most recently, she b...2019-11-2127 min
The Healthy MenuChanges in Food LabellingThe Food Drug Administration’s legislation cites that “Manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual sales must switch to the new label by January 1, 2020; manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales have until January 1, 2021 to comply.”
Over here in Canada, regulated parties have until December 14th 2021 to adhere to this new legislation.
In this episode of The Healthy Menu, Karan, the host for the podcast sits down with Christine Billinger, the Design and Marketing Manager to discuss the upcoming changes to the legislation. They'll also talk about why the change is so important, why th...2019-10-2509 min
The Healthy MenuNataly Alves from Silstar FoundationNataly Alves is from the Silstar Foundation and took some time out to talk to us about Silstar, a non-profit foundation working towards raising funds for lung cancer research, and it’s mission.
MenuSano is a proud sponsor of the Silstar Foundation and the MenuSano team will be volunteers at the “5K Walk in the Woods” that will be taking place on Sunday, September 15th, in Kleinburg, Ontario.
For more information about Silstar, visit www.silstar.org.
2019-08-3012 min
The Healthy MenuDo Canadian Schools Need Nutritional Information?On this episode, we’re talking about the importance of including nutritional information in school breakfast and lunch programs. What role do these programs shape student’s health and eating habits, and how does this impact Canadians’ overall public health? In particular, we’re focusing on how providing nutritional information at an early age paves the way for a healthier, more informed community that supports overall public health. Finally, we talk to MenuSano's Design and Marketing Manager, Christine Billinger, about the value of educating students about nutrition in schools and how school nutrition programs can support overall public health in Canad...2019-06-0614 min
The Healthy MenuHow To Run a Successful Food Tech StartupOn this episode of our Podcast, we talk about how to run a successful food tech startup: what makes them succeed and what makes them fail? Food startups are riding a wave of tremendous growth and innovation in the food industry, so what does this mean for consumers and entrepreneurs? Finally, we talk to MenuSano's founder Sonia Couto about what she's learned from running a successful food tech startup and what advice she has for entrepreneurs and restauranteurs in the industry.
MenuSano is a nutrition calculator that provides custom nutrition facts labels.
For more info, ch...2019-04-2414 min
The Healthy MenuHow does the new Canadian Food Guide impact restaurants?On the first episode of our Podcast, we talk about what the changes to Canada's Food Guide mean for consumers and the food industry. We talk to MenuSano founder and food industry insider Sonia Couto about what restaurant owners can do to stay on top of these trends.
MenuSano is a nutrition calculator that provides custom nutrition facts labels.
For more info, check out our website: www.menusano.com
Instagram/ Twitter/ Facebook/ LinkedIn: @MenuSano
2019-03-0609 min