The Savvy Gourmet

From Molecular Gastronomy to Gastrophysics

Molecular gastronomy has been defined by molecular gastronomy pioneers Kurti and This as the scientific discipline that studies the physical and chemical processes that occur during cooking. Molecular cooking is the style of cuisine inspired by the knowledge acquired in molecular gastronomy.

They have been challenged by other scientists (see article by Ole G. Mouritsen) to change the name of this new science to gastrophysics, as that term is more representative of the domain covered.

Whatever the name of this new science, it will have a tremendous future impact on how we choose ingredients, and how we prepare and serve food.

This new science can have a disruptive effect, given that it calls into question what has been regarded for centuries as standard cooking practice. To be continued…

Does e-Commerce Really Work?

E-commerce in Canada is growing steadily. The volume of transactions to consumers (B2C) now exceeds 100 million transactions per year, and the total value of retail sales exceeds 15 G$ per year.

Contrary to popular opinion, in relative terms this volume reflects the same level found in the United States. However, buying foodstuffs online is not very popular in Canada, but the percentage of online shoppers in this domain is constantly growing.

Large retail stores like Wal-Mart, Canadian Tire, Costco and Sears have all begun to offer online sales of their products, which will have a significant impact on adoption of online shopping by Canadian consumers. They have also started to offer foodstuffs online and as they do, they will radically modify our food shopping habits.

In Canada, fine food products are produced by small producers who are not well organized and have not succeeded in adopting common tools for optimizing the production and marketing of their products. This situation will be corrected in the near future.

These new customers who are looking for top-of-the-line food products should be able to find them on OGourmet web site.

New Partner - LSDNA

OGourmet recently sub-contracted its warehouse and shipping operations to LS Distribution North America (LSDNA).

With more than 40 years of experience in logistics management, LSDNA is North America's leading international press distributor.

The integration of OGourmet’s online e-commerce system with LSDNA’s system will give OGourmet the resources to rapidly expand its line of fine food products and respond efficiently to consumer demand.

OGourmet now has access to a sophisticated logistics management system that will help its development and its positioning in the fast growing market of online gourmet foods.

The economy of scale will also result in shipping cost reductions that will benefit our clientele.

Shopping at OGourmet will now be more efficient, cost effective and reliable than ever.