Tag: crisis
Restaurants Canada Elects New Board Chair
TORONTO — Cindy Simpson, EVP of Imago Restaurants Inc., has been elected the new Chair of the Board of Directors for Restaurants Canada.
Simpson was...
Feds Announce Canada’s First-Ever Black Entrepreneurship Program
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced investments of up to nearly $221 million, in partnership with Canadian financial institutions, to launch Canada’s...
Chain Reaction: Experts Weigh in on How COVID-19 is Impacting the...
Rosanna Caira: How has this pandemic impacted your business?Steve Kampstra: COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on the foodservice industry. As most of us...
Recipe Announces $35-Million COVID-19 Crisis Rent Subsidy for Franchisees
VAUGHAN, Ont. — Recipe Unlimited Corporation announced a $35-million rent-subsidy program to assist its franchise network with direct rent support through the end of 2020. The program provides...
Tourism HR Canada Launching COVID-19 Workforce Recovery Toolkit
OTTAWA — Tourism HR Canada is developing the COVID-19 Tourism Workforce Recovery Toolkit to help the industry get up and running as quickly as...
New Rapid-Response Project to Support Tourism and Hospitality Workers
TORONTO — The Future Skills Centre (FSC) and the Ontario Tourism Education Corporation (OTEC) are launching a rapid-response project for the hundreds of thousands...
Alberta Restaurants Get Green Light to Resume Business
EDMONTON — Alberta announced Wednesday it would be proceeding with its Phase-1 reopening Thursday, which includes on-premise restaurant dining, for most of the province....
Federal Government Launches Regional Relief and Recovery Fund
OTTAWA — Delivering on targeted measures announced on April 17, the federal government launched the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) on May 13.
The...
Restaurant Brands International Unveils Reopening Strategy
TORONTO — In an open letter released Tuesday, Restaurant Brands International (RBI) CEO Jose Cil discussed what reopening will look like for the company’s...
More Operators are Setting their Sights on Takeout and Delivery
Rosanna Caira: Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, most restaurants have been forced to close their operations. Takeout and delivery has...
