Tag: meal kits
Segment Report: Examining the Pandemic’s Impact on Foodservice
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic crisis has had an undeniable impact on the Canadian foodservice industry. Shutdowns, health-and-safety measures and continued uncertainty...
Loblaws Partners with Local Restaurants on Meal-Kit Delivery
TORONTO — Loblaw Companies Limited has expanded its PC Chef meal-kit direct-to-home delivery service to include fresh, ready-to-make meals from top local restaurants. Residents...
McEwan Fine Foods Brings the Taste of P.E.I. to Toronto
TORONTO — McEwan Fine Foods, in collaboration with Food Island Partnership, is launching meal kits featuring culinary products from P.E.I.
Available for pick-up and delivery...
Restaurant Companies Express Frustration With Landlords, Government and Third-Party-Delivery Companies
AS COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc around the world, businesses are being forced to deal with repercussions of a lockdown that has no end...
Grocerants Offer Elevated Food Experiences to Steal Market Share
THE CHALLENGE A decade ago, a ‘grocerant’ — a hybrid grocery/restaurant offering — was rare and the concept of grocery delivery and meal...
Prepd Joins Forces with Fresh City
TORONTO — Prepd, one of Toronto’s original meal-kit companies, is joining forces with Fresh City — an award-winning urban farm and omni-channel retailer — to continue to provide...
E-Commerce is Reshaping Foodservice
According to a recent survey by The NPD Group, 82 per cent of Canadians have made an online purchase in the past six months....
Emerging Channels Poised to Heat Up Competition
CHICAGO — A new report from Technomic has
found that emerging channels are delivering a new wave of competition for
Canada’s traditional foodservice operators.
The 2019
Canadian Emerging...
Chefs Plate to Join the Global Hellofresh Platform
TORONTO — HelloFresh and Chefs Plate Inc. have entered into an agreement to combine their Canadian businesses. For this purpose, HelloFresh will acquire all shares...
From the Editor: The Gift of Time
It seems we can’t get through a day without hearing about the impact of change. But, whether we cloak it with euphemisms such as...
