Tag: Statistics Canada
Canada Gains More Jobs than Forecast in December
TORONTO — The Canadian economy added 91,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 per cent in December, according to...
Sparkling wine and Champagne keep the wine industry afloat
By Nicole Di Tomasso
While global wine consumption has been following a steady decline, sparkling wine and Champagne has bubbled upwards.
Sparkling wine sales rose...
B.C. Restaurants See Biggest Drop in Employment
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s restaurant industry is shedding jobs at an alarming rate and has experienced the largest year-over-year drop in employment of any...
DoorDash Canada Partners with Black Opportunity Fund
TORONTO — DoorDash Canada has unveiled its long-term partnership with Black Opportunity Fund to provide $800,000 in #BlackFoodEnergy grants to Black-owned and led restaurants...
The ROI of mental-health support for restaurant employees is key to...
By Amy Bostock
When Hassel Aviles first started openly sharing her story about her mental-health challenges, depression and anxiety in 2018, she started normalizing these...
Unit-growth trends reveal challenges and opportunities in today’s restaurant environment
By Vince Sgebellone
“Restaurants seem to be busier than ever.” This is a comment I hear frequently and as a consumer of foodservice meals, I...
Canada’s beer industry remains in the thick of a challenging era
Canadian brewers, both big and small, are still facing some stiff headwinds. In a period of stagnant growth and uncertainty, brewers are focusing on...
Optimism abounds for beverage-alcohol market in a post-COVID world
Beverage alcohol has proven itself to be one of the most bulletproof consumer goods categories at a time of significant disruption. Despite shifts between...
Restaurants Canada Hosts Breakfast with Champions Event
By Nicole Di Tomasso
TORONTO — Last Wednesday, hospitality industry leaders gathered at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex for Restaurants Canada’s Breakfast with Champions event...
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...
