In June 2020, when Ben Swirsky, Co-owner of Toronto’s Alchemy Food & Drink, went to renew his restaurant insurance policy, he quickly came to the dark realization that his existing provider was not interested...
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Restaurants across Canada (and let’s be honest, across the world) are still in the throws of pandemic disease, rolling mandatory shutdowns in some areas, and reopening with unprecedented health guidelines and seating limits....
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The use of technology as an important part of a restaurant’s operations has been slowly gaining popularity in the industry over the past few years. According to a recent Restaurants Canada Outlook Survey,...
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By: Mishal Omar and Ellen Smith, Trend Hunter The significant disruption that the restaurant industry has experienced this year has brought on rapid changes that were once thought to be short-term, but are...
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The following is part one of a two-part series about the state of Canada’s foodservice industry. In part one, we take a look back at the seismic transformation of the foodservice landscape in...
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Photo by Eileen Cho In March I spent a week interviewing people in the restaurant industry on the effects of that very first lockdown across Canada. As 2020 exits I want to take...
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It’s a bit of an understatement to say that this year has been extremely tough for everyone. Our industry is continually forced to pivoti, and operators are still working to implement operational changes...
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We don’t need to tell you that over 10,000 restaurants across Canada have already permanently closed due to the impacts of COVID-19. We don’t need to tell you that at the height of...
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By: Hilary Thomson for Dairy Farmers of Ontario It’s an understatement to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for the foodservice industry. Restaurants closed for months this spring, and many are...
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Fresh spearheaded vegan and vegetarian cuisine before it was an Insta-worthy millennial trend. This plant-powered frontrunner has a twenty-year history in the Toronto restaurant scene. The owners, Barry Alper, Ruth Tal and Jennifer...
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