As a restaurateur, you will be well aware that the trials and tribulations never stop. The changing of the seasons through fall and into winter brings a new wave of challenges for you to face as the weather turns colder, air conditioning turns to heating, and different equipment is needed for different purposes. Ultimately, protecting […]
As a restaurant or hospitality business owner, your livelihood depends on running a reliable and smooth operation, minimizing downtime, and – above all – meeting your customers’ needs. If guests aren’t treated to a comfortable and positive experience, they won’t return. Ensuring all your mechanical equipment is well-maintained and performing to the best of its […]
A new report from food rescue organization Second Harvest has illustrated the severity of Canada’s food waste problem and suggested some core solutions that the food industry can implement to resolve the issue. Second Harvest’s findings show that Canada’s food system wastes almost all of the surplus edible food it produces, when it could instead […]
U.S. restaurant kitchens are about to become a little safer. The Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) will begin drafting additional safety standards for restaurant kitchens in October as part of a new federal government initiative to protect workers from dangerous heat. In the meantime, OSHA will place more importance on inspecting potentially high-temperature workplaces, […]
The Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, with the financial support of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), says it is “proudly” releasing a study of Canada’s food safety regulations in comparison with those from around the industrialized world. The report is intended to identify emerging trends that should be taken into account when the Safe […]
A new report from Dalhousie University suggests that consumer confidence in Canadian food safety is rebounding, one year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dalhousie’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, in partnership with Caddle, surveyed over 10,000 Canadians at the end of February 2021. The participants were surveyed on consumer confidence and satisfaction. Overall, there were […]
How tamper-evident packaging improves food safety and customer satisfaction. By Paul Rutherford It’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an enormous increase in restaurant delivery and takeout sales. In fact, a recent Dalhousie University study found that the number of Canadians ordering food once a week increased from 29.6% to 45.4% between […]
Nutrition For Non-Nutritionists assesses five growing food industry trends and innovations that could impact the next five to 10 years to come.
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 […]
By Alice Sinia, PhD, Quality Assurance Manager – Regulatory/Lab Services, Orkin Canada In these unprecedented times surrounding the outbreak and rapid spread of COVID-19 on a global scale, personal and communal safety remain at the top of everyone’s concerns. With constant news updates and social media at play, there is a large amount of information […]
