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Olympics a boost to restaurant profits in B.C.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:31:13 PST

Spending from Feb. 12-21 increased 128 per cent compared to the same time period a year earlier. Downtown Vancouver restaurants saw an increase of 89 per cent during the Winter Games.

Calgary pub owner named CRFA chair

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:58:18 PST

Gerard Curran, owner of the James Joyce Irish Pub in Calgary, took the chair reins at the CRFA’s annual general meeting, held in March during the annual CRFA Show in Toronto.

Seeking an exemption to liquor laws

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:56:32 PST

Customers frequenting bars and restaurants on Quinpool Road could soon be able to have a drink without first having to order food.

Foodservice industry veteran takes over Noah’s Inn

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:29:06 PST

So what’s a guy who worked in the restaurant equipment industry for 40 years doing in Neustadt, population less than 500? Bryan Schenk, who has worked for Cassidy’s, Vollrath and Oneida, is now the proud owner of Noah’s Inn.

Brick beer available in Atlantic Canada

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:12:26 PST

Beer drinkers in Atlantic Canada will soon get a taste of Brick beer. The Ontario-based microbrewery has signed up AMCA Sales and Marketing to bring brewers products to the East Coast in a deal to last through 2012.

Bar owner faces two disciplinary hearings

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:32:29 PST

Mike Smith, one of the owners of the Toothy Moose, and best known for his role as one of the Trailer Park Boys, faces a March 12 hearing at the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board.

Earnings up at Tim Hortons

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:08:51 PST

The coffee and doughnut chain made $91 million in the fourth quarter of 2009, a 32 per cent increase from the $69 the company earned the year before.

RANL inducts first Hall of Famers

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:04:48 PST

The Johnson Family of The Johnson Foodservice Corporation, Stan and Jenny Parsons of Seaside Restaurant in Trout River and the Steele Family of Steele Hotels and Restaurants were accepted into the Hall in mid-January.

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Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:02:35 PST

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Alberta freezes minimum wage

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:13:28 PST

Minimum wage rates in Alberta have been frozen for the rest of 2010.
The province’s $8.80 wage, sixth highest in the country after Manitoba, will be the subject of a minimum wage policy review.

Haitian food raises Haitian funds

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 10:06:03 PST

Seven chefs serving seven courses raised more than $7,000 for Médicins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders at The Chefs for Haiti cooking event held Feb. 10 at Great Cooks on Eight in downtown Toronto.

Thuet's Conviction in Vancouver

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:39:34 PST

Marc Thuet, owner of Toronto restaurant Conviction and its predecessor Bite Me, is bringing his show west.

ElBulli to close

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:58:20 PST

Ferran Adrià, regarded as the owner of the world’s best restaurant, elBulli, has decided to close the restaurant permanently, after just one more season.

A quarter century of good service

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:07:15 PST

Scorpio celebrated a quarter-century in business in 2009, and has pushed through the economic slump thanks to a loyal customer base of people dining there for decades.

Monitoring leads to call for clampdown on bad fats

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:01:30 PST

Health Canada said it is considering what to do, after announcing the results of a fourth round of monitoring the level of trans fats in Canada’s food supply, which took place in the fall of 2008 and early 2009.

Goverment watching for acrylamide levels in fried food

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:51:36 PST

The federal government is monitoring acrylamide in Canadian food after putting the substance on a list of possibly harmful substances, and is considering allowing the addition of a chemical to manufactured food that eliminates acrylamide.

Lake Joseph Club licence suspended

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:33:44 PST

A ClubLink-operated golf club here will lose alcohol sales during some of the busiest weeks of the year because of over-serving to three young men who died in a car accident in July, 2008.

Fire destroys Moncton's Le Château à Pape

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:59:49 PST

Housed in a historic Victorian-era mansion on the shore of the Petitcodiac River, the 15-year-old fine-dining restaurant is now a burned out shell. The building itself was 108 years old and is to be torn down after part of the roof collapsed.

More restaurants for Chinook Centre in Calgary

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:36:20 PST

A number of new restaurants, coffee shops and eateries are moving into the Chinook Centre in Calgary, as part of the mall's 180,000 square foot $280 million expansion. As many as 80 new stores are being added.

Location number two for Prestons

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:15:10 PST

The 2,200 square foot Prestons has seating for 105 people. Its street level has 10 private booths and an 18-foot long communal table carved from a slab of solid cypress weighing in at one tonne.