What to expect in Canadian foodservice in 2021
Technomic’s expert predictions give a glimpse of what foodservice trends operators and customers should expect heading into the new year.
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Boosting customer loyalty digitally as in-person experience wanes
Digitizing customer loyalty is the way forward for foodservice operations as the pandemic continues into 2021.
Leading delivery apps reveal 2020’s primary trends
Reports from SkipTheDishes and DoorDash offer insights into 2020’s leading food delivery trends among consumers.
Confidence in Canada’s food system at an all-time high says CCFI research
According to new research from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI), Canadians are optimistic about their food supply even during COVID-19.
Trend Watch: Better beef, hello to halloumi, streamlining menus
In the latest edition of Trend Watch, we assess three continuing menu trends you can expect to see across Canada.
Canadian foodservice is well-placed to embrace the federal single-use plastic ban
COVID-19 complicates things but Canada’s federal single-use plastic ban has been a long time coming and shouldn’t be too troubling for operators.
U.S. patrons getting more comfortable with restaurant dining: study
Since April, at the height of closures, several areas of the restaurant industry have returned closer to pre-pandemic levels over the last months.
Cheers to the drinks of the future
From wearable tech to robot baristas, technological innovation is stirring things up in the beverages sector By Mike Kostyo New technologies have a way of seeming futuristic, even ridiculous, one day and indispensable the next. Looking back to just a decade ago, it’s hard to believe we had yet to meet Amazon’s Alexa or gotten […]
COVID-19 driving Canadians to waste less food: survey
A new nationwide survey shows that Canadians are wasting less food while COVID-19 public health measures have been in place. Love Food Hate Waste Canada, delivered by the National Zero Waste Council in conjunction with its campaign partners, worked with the Mustel Group to understand how food purchasing, storage, consumption and food waste behaviours have […]
Catering to New Demographics
By Doug Radkey Adapt & Pivot. Two words we have recently become accustomed to. As a restaurateur, you’ve likely had to do both, to some extent, to maintain consistent levels of sustainability or to just flat-out survive. On the consumer side, households across Canada and much of the world have also faced an incredible amount […]