Linden Pride Portrait by Jason Loucas Linden Pride, the owner of Dante in New York City, accurately calls March’s lockdown a ‘wartime situation’. New York City was hit particularly hard by COVID-19, and Linden...
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All photos via Instagram In speaking with Nunu Rampen, owner and chef of Toronto’s Nunu Ethiopian Fusion restaurant, one thing she says in regards to the pandemic fallout jumps out: “I may be...
READ MOREAt the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown, consumers were directed to stay home as much as possible, and without meals out at restaurants and drinks out at bars, at-home drinking increased. Pandemic stress...
READ MOREWaking up to a notification on your phone that you’ve been potentially in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID is definitely not an ideal situation. Restaurateur Alison MacKenna experienced just that....
READ MOREEven before the first day of fall, there was a growing chill in the air for foodservice operators. Warm weather and patios gave a much-needed shot in the arm to many foodservice establishments...
READ MOREI don’t need to tell you what’s going on in the Canadian foodservice industry right now – if you’re in it, you know already. I cannot deny this has been an economic and...
READ MOREIn the wake of COVID-19, restaurant operators are facing intense financial hardship. As a result, operators will need to find creative ways as they reopen and relaunch in order to boost profitability. President...
READ MORERestaurant owners may not be used to thinking about cybersecurity measures when it comes to their operations, but they do face certain cyber risks. Restaurants have shifted in many ways due to COVID-19...
READ MOREWhile likely not the reality restaurant owners imagined, many are making the best of it and creating a new restaurant experience on patios. Some have expanded their existing patios, while others have created...
READ MOREWhat does the next normal look like for Canada’s restaurant industry? The 2020 Foodservice Facts Report released by Restaurants Canada sheds some light on this question. “The greatest challenge our industry will face...
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