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Toronto, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada congratulates the Ontario government for tabling legislation to remove its Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) exceptions, adopt...

St. John's, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada is very pleased by today’s announcement from the government of Newfoundland and Labrador of a $10 million restaurant loan...

Toronto, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The next government can protect the 1.2 million workers in the foodservice industry, improve food affordability for Canadians and help keep foodservice...

Toronto, March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada announced Nicolas Filiatrault, Quebec-based CEO of Benny&Co., as its new Chair of the Board at its Annual General Meeting of the...

Winnipeg, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada and the Manitoba Restaurant & Foodservices Association (MRFA) are pleased to see the Manitoba government’s new budget includes...

Toronto, Feb. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurant transactions increased by 7.6 percentage points on average during the GST and HST holiday, according to new data released by Restaurants Canada....

Toronto, Feb. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Employment in the foodservice sector increased to its highest level since the start of the pandemic in January, according to the latest Labour Force Survey...

Toronto, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Foodservice sales are forecast to grow by 3.7% in the first quarter of 2025, thanks to a significant boost from the GST and HST holiday, but restaurants...

Toronto, Feb. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian restaurant and foodservice industry is deeply concerned about the 25% tariffs announced by President Trump. These tariffs, along with...

Toronto, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants have seen a boost in dining and traffic over the past month coinciding with the GST and HST holiday, according to new data by Restaurants...