Tag: Mark von Schellwitz
Western Canada’s restaurant industry continues to face challenges
By Laura Pratt
“We were told that coming out of the pandemic everyone would be eager to come back ,” says Shira Blustein, general manager...
Restaurants Canada Calls for Action against Proposed Chicken Price Hike
VICTORIA — Restaurants Canada has launched a proactive campaign urging the B.C. government to prevent a proposed 10-per-cent increase in the cost of chicken....
Vancouver City Council Votes to Scrap Single-Use Cup Fee
VANCOUVER — Vancouver City Council has voted to end the city’s 25-cent single-use cup fee after receiving resounding feedback from local businesses, consumers and...
B.C. Passes Canada’s First Delivery-Fee Cap Legislation
VICTORIA — British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to implement a permanent cap on fees charged by food-delivery companies.
The Food Delivery...
Industry Pushes Back on Minimum-Wage Increase in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON — Restaurants Canada and Saskatchewan restaurateurs are pushing back against the Saskatchewan Government’s decision to increase provincial minimum wage from $11.81 to $13.00...
Province Allows Restaurants, Bars to Buy Alcohol at Wholesale Prices
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government has announced it will permanently allow restaurants, bars and tourism operators to buy liquor at wholesale prices.
Restaurants, pubs and...
Alberta Provides More Help for Restaurants
EDMONTON — The Government of Alberta announced a moratorium on evictions last week.
“On behalf of the province’s more than 11,000 restaurants, I want to...
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....
COVID-19 Causing Unprecedented Damage to the Canadian Restaurant Industry
TORONTO
— The COVID-19 pandemic has sent shockwaves across the planet, affecting every industry, none more than the
foodservice industry.
Restaurants
Canada released a survey recently detailing...
The Western Canadian Food Scene is Full of Prairie Pride
Sports dynasties, oil fields and wide-open spaces where beef cattle roam and wheat yellows under a cerulean sky — Western Canada has all of...
