Michelle Warren

Editor & Associate Publisher, Convenience Store News Canada + OCTANE

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Michelle Warren is Editor + Associate Publisher, Convenience Store News Canada + OCTANE, as well as the CCentral.ca website, All Convenience and All OCTANE Newsletters. She joined EnsembleIQ in 2021, after more than decade as a freelance business and design journalist, contributing to major newspapers, magazines and news websites across Canada, the U.S. and Ireland, including House & Home, Style at Home, Profit, Marketing Magazine, MoneySense and more. She has also worked at the Toronto Star and The Sunday Business Post in Dublin. At EnsembleIQ, Michelle manages the Star Women in Convenience Awards, the CSNC Impact Awards and the Future Leaders in Convenience + Car Wash Awards. Follow Michelle on LinkedIn.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

3/2/2026
Alberta's Danielle Smith calls on Ottawa to relax nicotine pouch rules and allow sales in convenience stores
"If retailers can responsibly manage the sale of other nicotine products, why do nicotine pouches require a more restrictive sales model?" Industry leaders call on other provinces to follow Smith's lead.

Michelle Warren
2/26/2026
Leaders to discuss how social impact efforts are shaping core business strategy at at 2026 Convenience U CARWACS Show C-store IQ Conference
Leila Fenc of the Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation will be joined by Roxanne Joyal, &Back Coffee; Kathy Murphy, Coke Canada Bottling; and Rick Rabba, Rabba Fine Foods is discuss how values drive value.

Michelle Warren
2/23/2026
Nestlé to sell remainder of ice cream business
Facility in London, Ont. to be sold.

Michelle Warren
2/23/2026
Retailers and experts to address security and loss prevention at 2026 Convenience U CARWACS Show C-store IQ Conference
Protecting people: Safer stores, stronger businesses with Jeff Brownlee, Convenience Industry Council of Canada; David Button, North Sun Energy; Michael Carroll, McDougall Energy; Amedeo Catenaro, INS Market; and Jay Meloff, Axon.

Michelle Warren
2/19/2026
7-Eleven Canada looks to franchising and food to accelerate growth
The famous Japanese egg salad sandwich, which the late food journalist Anthony Bourdain labelled “pillows of love,” is coming to Canada March 5.

Michelle Warren
2/18/2026
Nearly $1 million in cash, illegal cigarettes seized as Coquitlam home targeted in contraband tobacco bust
Police warn the illegal tobacco trade is often closely connected to organized crime.

Michelle Warren
2/17/2026
“Cancel the beer tax”: CTF pressures Ottawa over automatic alcohol increase
The 2% increase is set to take effect April 1 under the federal government’s automatic alcohol escalator tax.

Michelle Warren
2/17/2026
Experts to discuss preparing your c-gas site for the future of EV charging at 2026 Convenience U CARWACS Show C-store IQ Conference
Whether you’re an independent operator assessing your first charger or a multi-site leader looking to scale, this discussion will give you clear, experience-based insights and actionable guidance to plan intelligently, invest wisely and position your business for the next era of mobility.

Michelle Warren
2/16/2026
Navigating snack and beverage occasions in a GLP-1 Era is on the agenda at 2026 Convenience U CARWACS Show C-store IQ Conference
By 2030, as many as 40% of Canadian households could include a GLP‑1 user: Find out what this means for your business.

Michelle Warren
2/4/2026
Canadian Carwash Association announces agenda for 2026 Convenience U CARWACS Show
Join industry peers for speaker insights, education sessions, best practices for Canada’s car wash industry. Plus, the tour!

Michelle Warren