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Jake Edmiston

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I write about the food business for the Toronto Star

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Jake Edmiston @edmistonjake.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I bought a jar of mustard that was much spicier than normal. For months, I have been trying to figure out why. Finally, I have an answer, and it goes far beyond any single jar of mustard. www.thestar.com/business/why...
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My jar of mustard was so spicy it made my eyes water and sent me on an obsessive quest to find out why
The mustard was the same brand I buy every time, Maille Dijon Originale, but it was much, much stronger than usual.
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Jake Edmiston @edmistonjake.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
www.thestar.com/business/con... Sometimes, in food manufacturing, the product just starts to taste different. Something happens somewhere in the factory or the supply chain. To get to the bottom of it, some companies bring in Elspeth Copeland, who is the best taster I have ever met.
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Confessions of a professional taster: How one woman discovers problems in food factories, one bite at a time
Elspeth Copeland in a professional taster in high demand among major food companies in Canada and the U.S., because she can identify what’s going wrong in their factory, or their supply chain, or thei...
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