The scene is a familiar one. A row of storefronts on a previously thriving street, doors and windows now shuttered. Lights dim, shops and restaurants on a skeleton staff, or closed altogether. Handwritten...
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It’s easy for restaurant experiences to be impersonal and ordinary right now, with face masks and takeout containers dictating the nature of dining. With so much of a focus on health and safety,...
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Pour la version française, cliquez ici. Below is a special guest column from the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion & International Trade. A full year into the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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In this guest post, Restaurants Canada President & CEO, Todd Barclay speaks to some of the most recent challenges the foodservice industry is facing and how Restaurants Canada is advocating on behalf of...
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As we wrap up this year’s edition of RC Show, Restaurants Canada President & CEO Todd Barclay wants us to understand why this Show is different than others, and why this year’s Show...
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The Year That Changed Our Industry: RC Show Speakers Share Experiences and Advice for Moving Forward
With every passing day, and now almost a year later since the coronavirus pandemic forced 10,000 restaurants to close their doors permanently, restaurateurs continue to look for new ways to pivot and survive....
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With lockdown reimposed on my hometown of Toronto, it’s easy to succumb to a swelling sense of economic gloom and general malaise. But then, there is so much refreshingly good news in the...
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The RC Show 2021 ONLINE LIVE is right around the corner and this year’s theme of ‘Feeding the Recovery’ has never been more appropriate. In addition to proceeds from the show going back...
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In June 2020, when Ben Swirsky, Co-owner of Toronto’s Alchemy Food & Drink, went to renew his restaurant insurance policy, he quickly came to the dark realization that his existing provider was not interested...
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The use of technology as an important part of a restaurant’s operations has been slowly gaining popularity in the industry over the past few years. According to a recent Restaurants Canada Outlook Survey,...
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