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Turn around bad pharmacy reviews
Pharmacists are known for eliciting positive reviews from patients and the public, who increasingly view their services as indispensable. But even pharmacists are not immune from bad online reviews. Twitter, Facebook, Google Reviews and more have become forums for people to vent. And, despite that old saying that all publicity is good publicity, some reviews can lead to loss of business as patients and consumers take their business to another pharmacy.
Game on! Sports drinks quench thirst for sales
You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to realize that sports drinks can add major fizz to your convenience sales. The sports drink market in convenience shows healthy sales of $91,119,758, according to Nielsen MarketTrack and is performing well in national C&G (excluding Newfoundland) compared to other channels at +2% (dollars vs. prior year) growth (National C&G, 52 Weeks Ending December 29, 2018).
650 points of light
Convenience redefined. That’s what 7-Eleven Canada under Vice-President and General Manager Doug Rosencrans is talking about with Convenience Store News Canada. Convenience where and how customers, urban or rural, from global backgrounds, young and old, want it. Convenience that comes to customers through e-delivery or is ready for pickup after e-ordering. Fresh foods and baked goods that turn 7-Eleven into an eating occasion. It’s all on the table…and much more.
University of Guelph receives $20M gift to fund Arrell Food Institute
TORONTO – The University of Guelph has received a $20-million gift that it says will help the southwestern Ontario school become a leader in the agri-food revolution. The university says the gift from two alumni – Tony Arrell and his wife, Anne – is the largest it has ever received. The money, and a matching commitment from the university, will be used to create the Arrell Food Institute.
Freshii debuts on Toronto stock market, eyes aggressive expansion plan
TORONTO – Freshii is counting on growing consumer appetite for healthy food to power an ambitious growth plan that would see the restaurant chain more than triple the number of franchised locations within three years. The Toronto-based eatery, which specializes in customizable salads, wraps, bowls and smoothies, is aiming to have as many as 840 locations worldwide by the end of 2019. It had 244 restaurants throughout North America, South America and Europe as of Sept. 25.
Humber College culinary students bring their A game to food-truck themed competition
Humber College’s most promising culinary students competed on Dec. 1 in a live cook-off where they demonstrated their culinary chops creating food truck inspired dishes in front of hundreds of onlookers.
2017 Canadian foodservice trends forecast
Heading into 2017, many are wondering: what’s on the horizon for the Canadian foodservice industry? Technomic Inc. has the top five food and restaurant trends to try in the coming year. Commercial and noncommercial foodservice operators have been facing a variety of challenges this year and as the definition of health evolves in the Canadian market, customers are looking for cutting-edge menu items and emerging restaurants that satisfy the palate and balance unique and familiar flavours.
Time to cozy up to comfort food on your menu
It’s always comforting when an owner breathes life into an old restaurant. That’s the approach Jamie and Fran Rouse have used since relaunching Boondocks in March 2013, a venerable dockside eatery in scenic Fisherman’s Cove near Halifax, NS. Though long a seafood specialty house through several owners, the Rouses are fishing for different kinds of dishes to build a new identity. Comfort foods are a big part of their strategy.
Add a little fall and winter to your dessert menu
Kira Smith loves desserts. The chef grew up with the aroma of her mother’s freshly baked, flaky-crusted apple pie, bursting with juicy cinnamon-apple slices, wafting through the house.
‘Tis the season for holiday cocktails!
Ho-ho-ho time is close with the long-awaited cheer of festive cocktails. Happily, red and green maraschino cherries no longer play a starring role. Today’s celebrations require top quality spirits mingled with authentic, custom-crafted ingredients served in distinctive glassware. Be inventive, but remember, when people are in holiday mode, a little familiar zip can go as far as an entirely new creation.
This just in…Restaurants Canada Show will celebrate 150 years of foodservice excellence
Canada celebrates its 150th birthday in 2017. The RC Show will participate by celebrating 150 years of foodservice, innovation, leadership and culinary excellence. The focus will be on icons, influencers, provinces, countries, brands and the culinary mosaic that has shaped Canada’s hospitality industry. The show, taking place during RC Hospitality Week, encompasses a jam-packed schedule of business building presentations, workshops and seminars.
What’s up with Canada’s full-service restaurants?
Full-service restaurants are increasingly seeking to differentiate themselves by focusing on provenance. by Euromonitor Intl. There was notably a growing emphasis on locally-produced food at the end of the review period, with this being highly attractive to many consumers. The logical extension of this trend is meanwhile food produced in-house, with house-cured charcuterie and house-smoked food notably featuring on a growing number of menus.
7 top tips to add some spice to your menu
Consider the humble burrito. The ancient Aztecs invented it; the conquering Spaniards adopted it; the Mexicans refined it. Now BarBurrito Restaurants raises the venerable tortilla wrap to the next level. “Ours is a Tex-Mex, grill-style burrito,” says Alex Shtein, co-founder and president of the Canadian franchise operation headquartered in Toronto. “We feature eight different kinds of burritos.
The 2016 Canadian Coffee & Tea Show brews huge success
What do you get when you mix together Canada’s finest baristas, top tea experts, and a growing community of coffee and tea industry influencers all under one roof? A potent blend of outstanding education, hands-on workshops, business-building opportunities, and a tantalizing trade show floor. The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show promised this – and more – over the course of the two-day conference and trade show, presented this year in Toronto.
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