Simon Somogyi

Areas of Expertise

• Agri-food Value Chains
• Food Consumer Behaviour
• Food E-Commerce
• Food Price Forecasting

Professional Summary

Dr Simon Somogyi holds the Dr Kerry Litzenberg Endowed Chair in Sales & Economics and is a Full Professor and Director of the Weston Agrifood Sales Program in the Department of Agricultural Economics. He previously held the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food at the University of Guelph. He holds the title of Senior Fellow in Agribusiness in the School of Agriculture & Food Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia and Adjunct Professorships in the School of Resource & Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University and the School of Hospitality, Food & Tourism Management at the University of Guelph, both in Canada.

In 2024 and 2025, RETHINK Retail recognized him as one of their Top Retail Experts, an honor that signifies global thought leadership in the retail sector.

He has a PhD in Agribusiness Marketing from the University of Adelaide, Australia and he is a teacher and researcher in the area of agri-food sales and distribution management and smart and virtual food retailing.

His current research is focused on consumer adoption and industry and policy development of smart and virtual food retailing and he has led and contributed to research and development value chain projects in countries such as China, Japan, Australia, Pakistan, The Philippines, Indonesia, Kenya and Canada

He is the lead author of the Texas A&M Food Price Predictor, a bi-annual report that forecasts food prices for the coming year and he has appeared in various print, radio and TV media outlets such as The BBC News, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Globe & Mail, The Financial Post. He also provides consulting services to the private sector and federal and state/ provincial governments.

Publications

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