Tag: Vancouver
Operators adjust to new coffee-consumption trends
Foodservice coffee sales are still feeling the impact of shifts caused by COVID-19. According to Toronto-based The NPD Group, Canadians had already begun consuming...
Baskin-Robbins Signs Largest Franchise Development Agreement in Canada
TORONTO — Baskin-Robbins has signed its largest franchise-development agreement in 51 years with McMaster Group Holdings, with plans to open 25 new units in...
Producer Profile: Yohannes Petros, Hannes Hummus
Selling his homemade hummus was not on Yohannes Petros’ radar. The 46-year-old former sign-language interpreter and a yoga instructor started making the Middle-Eastern staple...
Supplier Profile: Daiya
Long before plant-based cheese options were almost as diverse and delicious as their traditional counterparts, Daiya co-founders Andre Kroecher and Greg Blake were experimenting...
OmniFoods Introduces OmniPork and OmniSeafood to Canadian Restaurants
VANCOUVER — OmniFoods is introducing its plant-based OmniPork and OmniSeafood at select restaurants in Canada starting July 1. Both product lines will be featured...
Earls Restaurant Group Launches Zero-Waste Takeout
VANCOUVER — Earls Restaurant Group has launched zero-waste takeout in partnership with Reusables.com. The platform launched at the Earls Test Kitchen Vancouver location first,...
In the Kitchen with Chef Andrea Alridge of Vancouver’s Savio Volpe
Born in Vancouver with Jamaican and Filipino roots, Andrea Alridge says her grandmothers inspired her love of food and “taught her the fundamentals of...
The Food-Truck Segment is Getting Back on Track, Despite Some Bumps...
Like many other foodservice businesses, food trucks had to pump the breaks amid the COVID-19 pandemic with corporate offices closed, events cancelled and weddings...
Recovery Mode: Last year started off shaky, but operators saw light...
While foodservice operators continued to struggle in the first half of 2021, the latter part of the year signaled the beginning of the climb...
Skip Express Lane Sees Further Expansion
WINNIPEG — SkipTheDishes is continuing its nationwide expansion of Skip Express Lane, with its newest fulfillment centre in North York, making it the fourth...
