May 24, 2022 You’ll have heard this before by now, but the pandemic has changed the restaurant industry forever. Datassential’s fourth annual Firefly 500+ restaurant report highlights many of these core shifts, such as restaurant chains focusing on key markets and unit growth rather than simply sales. The food industry market research and insights company’s Samantha Des Jardins recently ...Read more about this post
May 24, 2022 At the US National Restaurant Association Show last week, experts from Technomic offered advice on how to best tailor a menu to encompass trending flavours and combinations and appeal to consumers’ desire to try new things when dining out. Ultimately, the conclusion was that menu innovation doesn’t require a huge menu overhaul if new options ...Read more about this post
May 19, 2022 When it comes to the foodservice industry, consumer trends have rapidly and significantly evolved over the course of the pandemic. One development that has proven it is here to stay, however, is the integration and use of technology in restaurants. Technology has been there to ease restaurants’ concerns, from labour shortages to changing dining operations to supply ...Read more about this post
May 17, 2022 Leading online restaurant reservation provider OpenTable has named its 100 Best Restaurants for Outdoor Dining in Canada just in time for the unofficial kickoff to patio season: Victoria Day long weekend. Data shows that Canadians are storming back to restaurants and patios, with May reservations up 61 per cent compared to pre-pandemic 2019. This year’s list, ...Read more about this post
May 16, 2022 What should a good menu include? The names and prices of dishes are a given, and other menus often display other details such as a description, dietary information such as calories, and the source of local products. But what about food’s carbon footprint? A team of researchers at Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg in Germany are ...Read more about this post
May 16, 2022 Restaurants are already grappling with numerous crises that are causing pressures on menu prices, from climate change to the lasting effects of COVID-19 to the devastating effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food production. In recent months, cooking oil has been adding to the maelstrom. Global cooking oil prices have been rising since the ...Read more about this post
May 16, 2022 Over the past two decades, Canadian consumers have shown an increasing interest in the country’s food supply, including where their food comes from, how it is produced, the environmental impacts of that production, nutritional composition and health benefits, and more. This has only intensified during the pandemic, and a new report from Nourish Food Marketing has ...Read more about this post
May 16, 2022 The Toronto food scene is often hailed for its breadth and its diversity, and a recent analysis has named it the most diverse in the entire world. Thanks to its large blend of cultures and ethnicities, Canada’s largest city is home to a hugely diverse range of international foods on offer. New data research from meal box ...Read more about this post
May 13, 2022 Kraft Heinz is on a continuing quest to go green and the company’s next big step is to introduce paper ketchup bottles. The food giant has teamed up with Pulpex, a sustainable packaging technology company, to create a paper-based, renewable, and recyclable Ketchup bottle made from 100 per cent sustainably sourced wood pulp. Pulpex is a collaboration between ...Read more about this post
May 12, 2022 Quebec’s restaurant and hospitality industry is asking the federal government for help in easing its labour shortage, calling for the loosening of foreign worker rules in time for the summer season. This summer, with open restaurants and COVID-19-related restrictions at their lightest since the pandemic began, is expected to be the busiest season for foodservice and ...Read more about this post
May 12, 2022 Full-service menu prices in the U.S. rose 8.7 per cent in April year-over-year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is the segment’s highest increase since data was first collected in 1997. Overall, the food away from home index rose 7.2 per cent year over year, while the price of quick-service products grew seven per ...Read more about this post
May 12, 2022 The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) has questioned the federal Canadian government’s zero plastic waste policy, suggesting that it is in opposition to current and potential plastic industry innovations. At the end of 2021, the Government of Canada published its proposed Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations and Guidance for Selecting Alternatives to the Single-Use Plastics in the Proposed Single-Use Plastics ...Read more about this post
May 12, 2022 The culinary industry has been struggling with staffing through the pandemic, but the Culinary Federation is doing all that it can to help ease the pain. The Federation’s Toronto branch recently held an exciting ice-breaker networking event at Shalit Foods Inc. in downtown Toronto with the goal of connecting chefs who are looking for more staff ...Read more about this post
May 10, 2022 Flanagan Foodservice has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the ninth year in a row, retaining its Platinum Club designation. Flanagan was recognized for its overall business performance and sustained growth with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation. The award is also a reflection of the company’s innovation, commitment and dedication to ...Read more about this post
May 9, 2022 The famous Michelin Guide, widely considered to be one of the highest authorities on fine dining around the world, is launching in Canada for the first time with a new Toronto guide. Mayor John Tory announced on April 10 that the French company will publish a guide for Toronto, according to the Toronto Star. Tory was ...Read more about this post
