Every trend list for the last 10 years has featured “local” food. Consumers are hungry for it. For many, local means reduced food miles,…
Pot and Pans: Health Canada Welcomes Input on Proposed Edible Cannabis Regulations
Edible cannabis, cannabis extracts and cannabis topicals will become legal to sell in Canada no later than Oct. 17, 2019, a year after the…
Foodservice Industry Forecast: Insights for Surviving and Thriving in the Years Ahead
Commercial foodservice sales are forecast to reach $75 billion next year — a 4.4 per cent increase over 2018, according to the latest Foodservice…
New Brunswick Passes Legislation to Reduce WorkSafeNB Rate Increases
As promised shortly after forming government in November, the new Progressive Conservative government in New Brunswick has passed legislative amendments to strengthen the province’s…
What Foodservice Operators Need to Know About the New Ontario Environment Plan
On Nov. 29, the Progressive Conservative government in Ontario unveiled a new plan to address the province’s environmental challenges entitled Preserving and Protecting our…
Is Romaine Lettuce Safe to Serve?
An outbreak of cases of E. coli linked to contaminated romaine lettuce is still being investigated in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and several U.S.…
PCs Pass New Labour Legislation in Ontario
On Nov. 21, the Progressive Conservatives fulfilled their promise to pass Bill 47, the Making Ontario Open for Business Act. This new labour legislation…
Making Ontario Open for Business Act: What Foodservice Operators Need to Know about the Upcoming Labour Law Reforms
Speaking to a room full of foodservice operators gathered at Restaurants Canada headquarters for a Members Forum event on Oct. 17, Ontario Labour Minister…
Restaurants in the Weeds: Are You Ready for Cannabis Legalization?
Are You Ready for Cannabis Legalization? Recreational marijuana use will soon be legal in Canada. This has brought on a lot of speculation about…