Alberta


Canmore Uncorked Food & Drink Festival serves up 11 days of remarkable dining experiences from May 3-13, 2018

Press release Albertan foodies, get ready to raise your forks and say cheers to the mountains! Celebrating five years of local flavour in 2018, the award-winning Canmore Uncorked Food & Drink Festival returns with 11 days of remarkable dining experiences from Thursday May 3rd to Sunday May 13th. Winner of the Canadian Tourism Award for […]

RAMMP Hospitality celebrates grand opening of MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual in High River

National franchise opens 13th location in Alberta Press release RAMMP Hospitality Brands Inc. (RAMMP) the parent company behind Canadian restaurant franchise MR MIKES SteakhouseCasual (MR MIKES), is proud to announce the opening of the franchise’s new location in High River, AB, which will open its doors on April 4, 2018. The restaurant marks the 13th […]

Cochon555 comes to the Canadian Rockies April 28

Farmers, foodies, charcutiers and the curious bring love and respect for heritage-breed pigs to Banff, Alberta. Press release Cochon555 closes in on a decade as one of North America’s most exciting culinary events with its foray in the Banff and Lake Louise region, a destination embarking on an ambitious culinary tourism initiative to raise interest […]

Uber Eats launches in two Alberta cities and 10 cities in Ontario

Uber’s food delivery app expands to 13 communities across Canada Press release Uber Canada has announced the arrival of Uber Eats in 13 communities across Canada, including Lethbridge and Red Deer, Alta., and Aurora, Kingston, Barrie, Newmarket, Cambridge, Niagara Falls, Guelph, St. Catharines, Kanata and Windsor, Ont. As part of Uber Eats’ Canada’s biggest single-day launch, more Canadian […]

Alberta liquor sector creating jobs, diversifying economy

Press release By reducing markup and creating grant programs, the Alberta government is supporting the province’s liquor industry and helping businesses grow and thrive. Since launching in August 2016, the Alberta Small Brewers Development Program has provided eligible small brewers with grant funding, giving recipients the flexibility to invest in their businesses, increase production capacity, […]

Q&A: Wyatt and Aiden Booth, founders, Hopscotch

By Kavita Sabharwal-Chomiuk Hopscotch, an Ontario-based, healthy fast casual concept, is expanding. The company, which currently has two storefronts in Ontario and three opening soon, recently signed two multi-unit franchise deals for the Toronto and Edmonton markets. The company will open three franchise locations in Toronto over the next four years, and will introduce the […]

Chutneys Indian Grill sets sights on national expansion

Fast casual/QSR Indian restaurant concept coming to BC in 2018 Chutneys Indian Grill, Canada’s first fast casual/QSR Indian restaurant concept, will soon be bringing its unique Indian quick serve street eats to South Surrey, British Columbia. The first location was opened in Edmonton, Alberta in 2016, with the restaurant winning multiple Golden Fork Awards including […]