As restaurants reopen for dine-in service, consumer confidence is top of mind for operators who want to ensure full patios, hoping to regain much of the lost income from lockdown. The P.O.S.T. Promise,...
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By Ellen Smith, Senior Editor & Mishal Omar, Managing Insights Editor at Trend Hunter What first comes to mind when thinking about summer food trends is fresh ingredients, time spent outdoors, and working...
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During our recent Rapid Recovery Series, Jo-Ann McArthur of Nourish Marketing moderated and presented during the ‘Winning Your Customer Back‘ session. In this session, Jo-Ann highlighted the increasing interest in domestic travel in...
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As an operator, rent relief and assistance are top priorities as you navigate recovery, reopening, and the current COVID-19 lockdown measures. The Canadian Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program was recently introduced by the...
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In November 2019, the Nourish Marketing team put together a consumer trend report to highlight the growing movements, thoughts, habits, and tastes of consumers as it pertained to the foodservice industry. In just...
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This article was originally written in February 2020 to be published in the March/April 2020 issue of MENU Mag. As restaurants reopen and staff comes back to work, rebuilding a team that is...
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As restrictions ease, and restaurants reopen or prepare for a reopening, marketing and PR will become increasingly important for operators to work with, even if they never have before. Regaining consumer confidence, and...
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At Chain Yard, Halifax’s first urban cidery, brainstorming for new products and ciders happens in an unusual locale. “This building is actually an old bank,” explains operations manager Mike Lim. “The office where...
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By Karon Liu for the Toronto Star Photo by Steve Russell Read a follow-up to this piece, “How is Albert’s doing during the COVID-19 crisis?” here. Thirty-five years ago this month Toronto was...
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Restaurants are facing an uncertain future amid COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands of food service jobs have been lost since the breakout, and about one in ten restaurants have permanently shut down (1). The...
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