foodservice

Workforce lifeline for Canada’s foodservice industry

Joe Baker
Canada’s tourism sector has lost over 500,000 jobs from its workforce since the pandemic began. Tourism HR Canada today announced the launch of a federally funded Student Work Placement Program offering paid work-integrated learning opportunities in the tourism and hospitality sector.... Read More...

Feast Boxes: Indigenous culinary, feeding the marginalized

Ivy Knight
This campaign aims to support Indigenous families in need while also securing jobs in Indigenous culinary food services. It allows employees to keep working at the participating restaurants and establishments. This pandemic caused so many places to close their doors, and this is a way for us to bring back kitchen and support staff during the holidays.... Read More...

Charlotte Big Canoe: On Anti-Racism and Restaurants

Ivy Knight
Unconscious racism doesn’t go away when marches die down or hashtags dip in popularity, it is something that needs to be addressed individually. How can we be sure we aren’t subconsciously acting as oppressors rather than allies? How do we be truly anti-racist, rather than performative?... Read More...

Write a Cookbook, Save Your Soul

Ivy Knight
A cookbook can be a way to put a piece of you out in the world, to share your vision and tell your story. 2020 has become a year for soul searching, a time to contemplate all the hustles available. How do you sustain your brand while the world rebuilds? ... Read More...

The experience economy will not fully recover – consumers will pay to perform in future instead

The Conversation
In recent years, everyone from high street shops to tourist trails to luxury spas has sold consumers experiences – stirring our emotions for the highest price possible. But this model has been as badly hit as any sector by the pandemic. Fittingly, the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant chain is one high-profile casualty, blaming the pandemic for entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy over the summer.... Read More...