Tag: Top 100 Report
From the Editor: Future Forward
With the foodservice industry starting to return to pre-pandemic levels, it’s clear the landscape continues to shift, evolve and transform.
Many of those changes fuelled...
Many Canadian Restaurants Rose to the Challenge by Re-inventing their Business...
A year and a half after COVID-19 first brought the Canadian restaurant industry to its knees, operators across all segments continue to take a...
Mixed Bag: Looking Back at How Foodservice Operators Fared in 2018
Following two years of solid sales growth across all sectors, sales in Canada’s foodservice industry slowed slightly to 5.2-per-cent growth in 2018 — down...
From the Editor: Taking the Pulse
Hard to believe Foodservice and Hospitality has been publishing the Top 100 Report for almost half a century. During that time, the comprehensive statistical...
New Kids on the Block
BeaverTails
Now celebrating its 40th year in business, BeaverTails has been a continuing Canadian success story. Pino Di Ioia, CEO, says expansion took root when...
Shaking Things Up: Acquisitions, Technology and Menu Innovation were the Key...
Last year was a transformative one for the Canadian foodservice industry as operators struggled to address shifting demographics, as well as consumer demand for...
Browns Socialhouse, Tim Hortons Win Tops in Hospitality 2016 Awards
TORONTO — At yesterday’s Icons, Innovators and Influencers event, hosted by Kostuch Media Ltd., awards were handed out to two restaurant chains which demonstrated...
From The Editor: Stealing Share
If the past five years have taught foodservice operators anything, it’s that today’s business environment is more tenuous than ever, and the increasingly educated consumer is king. This is especially evident on this year’s Top 100 Report, (see p. 27) a barometer of growth in this industry for more than 40 years. Where growth was once fast and furious, today it is tempered and deliberate. Sure, operators are continuing to add units and looking to develop new concepts, but growth is marginal at best and is often achieved by stealing market share.
Holy Smokes: Smoke’s Poutinerie is a Rising Star
When it comes to talking long-term success, Ryan Smolkin, Smoke’s Poutinerie founder and owner, is not shy about his goals: “Global domination, maybe even...
