Michelle Warren

VP of Content, Editorial Director, Convenience Group

Author Profile

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

8/9/2021
Instacart and Dollarama team up for delivery
Delivery service is now available from more than 200 stores across Toronto.

Michelle Warren
8/9/2021
Who are the 2021 Star Women in Convenience?
A full list of winners, plus links to individual profiles.

Michelle Warren
8/8/2021
Category Check: Water works
New products quench consumers’ growing thirst for sparkling water.

Michelle Warren
8/8/2021
Kantar Canada's Margaret McKellar to share valuable consumer insights at The All New Convenience U CARWACS Show Conference
Find out what Canadians’ changing attitudes and values mean for the future success of your business.

Michelle Warren
8/3/2021
Riverside Natural Foods appoints Valerie Grasman as VP commercial, Canada
The maker of MadeGood and Good to Go snacks is investing in growth beyond the natural channel.

Michelle Warren
8/3/2021
PepsiCo to sell Tropicana, other juices, in $3.3B deal
The sale reflects uncertainty about demand for fruit juice as consumers look for healthier options with less sugar, say industry watchers.

Michelle Warren
8/2/2021
Suncor Energy swings to $868 million profit in second quarter on increased output
Fuel demand in the quarter was about 13% below the pre-COVID period in 2019, things are looking up as restrictions lift.

Michelle Warren
8/2/2021
Foodtastic aquires growing Pita Pit brand
Pita Pit operates 225 restaurants in Canada, including franchises located in select gas stations.

Michelle Warren
8/2/2021
A&W sees same store sales and second quarter profit surge as restaurants reopen
There are A&W foodservice locations in more than 60 Petro-Canada sites across six provinces.

Michelle Warren
8/2/2021
Loblaw grocery sales strong but levelling off as consumer behaviour starts to shift
Improving vaccination rates and easing restrictions are expected to change business, again.

Michelle Warren
8/2/2021
CICC's National Convenience Week initiative to raise funds and spirits
Celebration will honour industry heroes and support Make-A-Wish Canada.

Michelle Warren
7/29/2021
Cenovus retires $1 billion in debt as oil price surge lifts Canadian energy sector
With energy prices on the rebound as global economies reopen and travel resumes, companies like Cenovus are suddenly awash in cash.

Michelle Warren