What if the future of the Canadian pantry isn’t about what we eat but, rather, how we understand each other?

In this episode of Mission Critical, Lance sits down with Jannine Rane, co-founder and CEO of Zing Pantry Shortcuts, a fast-growing Canadian brand rethinking how we cook, eat, and connect through food.

What started as a pandemic side project—born out of the all-too-familiar question, “What’s for dinner?”—has evolved into something much bigger: a company helping to redefine what a pantry staple looks like in one of the most multicultural countries in the world.

Rane brings a tech mindset into a legacy industry, applying rapid iteration, community-driven product development, and a willingness to challenge convention. But beneath the surface, Zing is doing something deeper; they're using food as a vehicle f ...