Tag: COVID-19
Canada Continues to Ease Border Measures
TORONTO — On Monday, the federal government made adjustments to further ease Canada’s border measures.
First, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated children aged five to 11...
Restaurants Canada Announces New Chair of the Board
TORONTO — Restaurants Canada has elected Mike Yasinski, president of Rally Social Room, as its new Chair of the Board of Directors at its...
Digital menu boards are gaining in popularity in the post pandemic...
The appeal for digital menus is clear. Patricia Rodriguez, director of Marketing & Sales at Netvisual Corporation, an Oakville Ont.-based digital-signage company, makes the...
College and university foodservice programs have been forced to pivot
When COVID-19 forced college and university students to evacuate campuses to curtail its spread, campus dining was left in the dust.
As part of its...
Profile: Redberry
While the COVID-19 pandemic battered the Canadian restaurant industry, Redberry Restaurants defied the odds, showcasing exceptional growth in 2021 with the opening of 15...
Profile: Church’s Chicken
In 1952, George Church opened his first takeout restaurant across from the Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas. Since then, Church’s Chicken has expanded domestically...
Profile: Odd Burger
Plant-based eating is quickly taking root in the fast-food industry as the COVID-19 pandemic drives more people to become ethical, environmentally conscious consumers. At...
Operators are scrambling to fill jobs as the industry re-opens
You used to be able to hang out a “Help Wanted” sign and have 50 people line up for the job. Now there are...
Experts weigh in on how Covid-19 has changed state of Canada’s...
In the years leading up to COVID-19, the quick-service restaurant segment was a growing industry. “Between 2014 and 2018, QSR was seeing average annual...
Ontario to Lift all COVID-19 Restrictions by End of April
TORONTO — Last week, the Ontario government unveiled its timeline to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions, including the mask mandate.
Effective today, mandatory vaccination policies will...
