May 3, 2021 Love Food Hate Waste Canada has launched a new campaign that aims to help Canadians rethink how they dispose of avoidable food waste. A major cause of food waste is simply people not knowing how to use up leftovers or imperfect food. A release from Love Food Hate Waste Canada suggests that 63 per cent of ... Read more about this post
April 20, 2021 The Government of Canada has unveiled its 2021 Federal Budget and announced it plans to extend the existing wage and rent subsidies and lockdown top-up support until Sept. 25, 2021. The Budget proposes to gradually decrease the rates for the wage subsidy and rent subsidy, beginning July 4, 2021, with the intention to phase out ... Read more about this post
April 20, 2021 By Dee-Ann Durbin, The Associated Press Diners got used to delivery during the pandemic, and the habit may stick long after dining rooms reopen. But restaurants and delivery companies remain uneasy partners, haggling over fees and struggling to make the service profitable for themselves and each other. Companies like DoorDash and UberEats helped many restaurants stay in ... Read more about this post
April 14, 2021 Here are 5 tips for reducing food waste and saving your food & money. By Lucia Weiler, BSc, RD, PHEc Reducing food waste at home is a priority issue for the National Zero Waste Council. Did you know that Canadian households waste more food than they realize? Think for a moment – what foods do you throw away ... Read more about this post
March 24, 2021 Finding useful and delicious ways to minimize waste is an age-old challenge in foodservice. Now, IKEA Canada’s food waste cookbook is here to help. The IKEA ScrapsBook cookbook is a collaborative project with 10 North American chefs featuring recipes using kitchen waste. The food waste cookbook features renowned chefs such as Adrian Forte, Craig Wong and Trevor ... Read more about this post
March 20, 2021 During the COVID-19 pandemic, running smooth restaurant operations has become harder than ever. Thankfully, some surefire tips can help. Read more about this post
February 22, 2021 Calgary’s Blowers & Grafton has thrived during the pandemic thanks to painstaking planning and Merchant Growth’s solutions By Tom Nightingale Foodservice and hospitality is often a fine-margin business even at the best of times. There’s so much to juggle financially, from day-to-day product and operational expenses to salaries, from rent and insurance to health and safety measures. ... Read more about this post
December 16, 2020 For operators struggling to mitigate the continued financing impacts of COVID-19, debt consultants can provide relief and solutions. Read more about this post
November 24, 2020 The data reveals that hospitality and foodservice jobs have been lost at nearly double the rate of those in other industries (62.1 per cent versus the national average of 36.5 per cent). Read more about this post
October 14, 2020 Communicating cleanliness to patrons has never been more important than in this global pandemic. By Tom Nightingale It sounds strange to say it during an ongoing pandemic, but we’re arguably already living in a cleaner world. COVID-19 has brought a renewed focus on cleaning, disinfecting, and infection control and one quantifiable way to show that is through ... Read more about this post
October 9, 2020 The federal government has announced its intention to introduce new, targeted supports and rent relief to help hard-hit businesses. Read more about this post
September 29, 2020 Reliance Commercial Solutions is committed to helping restaurants make customer comfort, minimizing downtime, and looking out for the bottom line a little bit easier. But how? Read more about this post
June 25, 2020 Harnessing the power of customer data will be imperative for the restaurant industry to rebound post-pandemic, according to Sean Keith of Eagle Eye. Read more about this post
June 8, 2020 Guests are craving the fun and excitement of the in-house restaurant experience they once knew. Can Canadian operators live up to the task? Read more about this post
June 4, 2020 During the COVID-19 crisis, restaurants around the world will have to make a concerted effort to stay in the pink of financial health. Read more about this post
