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Increased competition and weaker consumer spending impact foodservice industry

Press release Solid growth expected for food manufacturers An increasingly competitive landscape and weakening consumer spending will limit revenue growth to 3.9 per cent for Canadian restaurants this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s latest Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada’s Food Services Industry. That would be the industry’s weakest performance since 2011. “As restaurants vie for Canadians’ food dollars, […]

TouchBistro and Thinking Capital offer restaurants faster access to capital

Press release Thinking Capital offers financing to restaurateurs based on business cash flow rather than personal financial and credit information. TouchBistro and Thinking Capital have announced a partnership to offer restaurants a quick and convenient way to secure financing that can be used for operating capital or to fund business growth. Restaurateurs across Canada that […]

The global foodservice market improved in the third quarter despite economic and social turmoil

Press release The global foodservice industry held steady in the third quarter and performed better than the previous quarter in spite of strong headwinds — an earthquake in Italy, a terror attack in France, a potential recession in Canada, concerns over the impact of Brexit, and two years of a deep recession in Brazil, reports The […]

Restaurant technology trends for 2017

Highlighting a few of the technology trends restaurateurs can expect next year By Kavita Sabharwal Restaurant technology is an ever-evolving game. Gone are the days when customers had to wait for their server to manually imprint their credit card onto carbon paper to pay for their meal. Instead, technology has advanced to the point where […]

Technomic releases 2017 Canadian Trends Forecast

Press release Technomic Inc. reveals emerging food trends, preferences and opportunities to explore in the New Year Heading into 2017, many are wondering what’s on the horizon for the Canadian foodservice industry? Technomic Inc., leaders in foodservice industry data, intelligence and commentary, has the top five food and restaurant trends to try in the coming year. Commercial […]

Breaking down the anemic FSR market in Canada

Press release According to the NPD Group, a leading global information company, it’s been a particularly challenging few years for Full Service Restaurants (FSRs) in Canada. Overall, traffic at FSRs has declined year over year, down 141 million visits compared to 2012.  Dollars are also down on the year and have been relatively flat since […]

Top 20 factors for success in the restaurant business

By Geoff Wilson Success in the restaurant business can be elusive. What’s more, success means different things to different people. Some operators want to just make a living. Others have loftier goals – maximization of market share, achievement of targeted return on investment and so on. Regardless of one’s definition of success, the basics in […]

McCormick selects Branding & Buzzing as social media marketing agency of record

Press release For over 125 years, McCormick & Company has led the spice, seasoning and flavour industry worldwide while creating both a national and international resource for the culinary industry and foodservice operators; McCormick for Chefs (United States) and Club House for Chefs (Canada). With these chefs and culinary experts spending most of their time […]

Canada’s National Bakery Showcase 2016 starts on Sunday

Press release Business is on the rise at the much-anticipated Bakery Showcase 2016, which will feature top names in the industry starting this Sunday, May 1 and running until Tuesday May 3, at the International Centre Hall 5, 6900 Airport Rd., Toronto. About 5,000 industry professionals are expected to attend the Bakery Showcase, which will feature new education programs, enhanced […]

Are we meeting the needs for ethnic food in healthcare?

Press release HFS Healthcare Food Services to host three FoodCare Innovation Forums in Ontario this Spring to address this issue in collaboration with industry professionals. Canada’s aging population is growing significantly as boomers enter their senior years. Because of Canada’s ethnic diversity the need for more diverse healthcare food is more important than ever. To tackle […]