Article Date 26/05/2020

Ottawa restaurateur says 'ghost kitchens' are the industry's pandemic business opportunity

Source Ottawa Cirizen

Before the COVID-19 lockdown, Ottawa restaurateur Nara Sok was working on bringing a new food-service industry business model to town. But while the pandemic has paralysed other small businesses in the city, it gave Sok’s plans even more urgency.

Article Date 26/05/2020

'A little nervous': Calgary restaurants, pubs and hair salons start their engines

Source Calgary Sun

Dining in and haircuts will once again be available at restaurants, cafes, hair salons and barbershops in Calgary starting Monday, as the city begins catching up with the rest of the province's economic relaunch strategy

Article Date 25/05/2020

Vegan bars contain milk

Source Canadian Press

The Canada Food Inspection Agency has issued a warning that a brand of vegan chocolate bars actually contains milk.

Article Date 25/05/2020

Calgary restaurant ordered to close for offering dine-in, shisha service

Source CBC News

Just days before restaurants in Calgary will be allowed to reopen, one on 17th Avenue was ordered closed for allowing customers to eat and smoke shisha inside its establishment.

Article Date 25/05/2020

Superstore employee tests positive for COVID-19

Source BlackburnNews.com

Another employee at an east London Real Canadian Superstore has tested positive for COVID-19. The Superstore located at Oxford Street East has gone through “thorough cleaning and sanitization” after an employee who handled food in the store’s bakery section tested positive for the virus.

Article Date 25/05/2020

Toronto Loblaws briefly closes after 2 staff members test positive for COVID-19

Source CTV News

TORONTO -- A busy downtown Loblaws store was closed on Sunday for a "thorough deep cleaning" after two staff members tested positive on a presumptive test for COVID-19.

Article Date 25/05/2020

COVID-19 Updates: Calgary restaurants, hair salons prepare to reopen

Source Calgary Herald

Premier Kenney announced restaurants and hair salons will be able to open on Monday in Calgary and Brooks, as per the schedule.

Article Date 22/05/2020

Quebec retailers see slower sales, changed customer behaviour since reopening

Source CTV News

MONTREAL -- More than two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, Quebec store owners are finding that permission to open up doesn't mean a return to business as usual.

Article Date 22/05/2020

Brownstein: Montreal restaurateurs face 'a nightmare like no other'

Source Montreal Gazette

His eyes ever-twinkling, Harry Darmas looks out over his darkened, deserted Philinos restaurant on Parc Ave. Tables once packed with jubilant customers have been removed.

Article Date 22/05/2020

`This is not business as usual': You may start seeing a COVID-19 surcharge on your receipts

Source CTV News

TORONTO -- As small businesses begin the arduous task of reopening amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some have opted to tack on a COVID-19 surcharge to their receipts in an effort to recoup funds spent on new sanitation and physical distancing measures.

Article Date 21/05/2020

JBS slaughterhouse in Brooks to increase production after COVID-19 outbreak

Source CBC News

A slaughterhouse near Brooks, Alta., where more than 600 workers contracted COVID-19, will increase its production from one shift to two on Thursday. There are currently 11 active COVID-19 cases among workers employed at the JBS Foods Canada facility, out of a total of 650 cases. One worker has died.

Article Date 21/05/2020

Royal Caribbean loses $1.4 billion in first quarter

Source CP24 News

NEW YORK - Royal Caribbean lost $1.4 billion in the first quarter after the coronavirus forced its entire fleet to port. Wall Street, however, overlooked the massive loss Wednesday, focusing instead on bookings for next year.

Article Date 20/05/2020

Worker at London, Ont., No Frills store tests presumed positive for coronavirus

Source Global News

An employee at Darryll and Tracy’s London No Frills store has tested positive on a presumptive test for the  coronavirus .

Article Date 20/05/2020

High delivery app fees frustrate restaurant owners during COVID-19 pandemic

Source CTV News

CALGARY -- Calgary restaurant owners have been offering take-out or food delivery service only during the COVID-19 pandemic but say fees from third-party services like Skip the Dishes and Door Dash are causing additional financial grief. 

Article Date 20/05/2020

Walmart Earnings: U.S. sales jump 10%, boosted by 74% surge in online buying amid coronavirus

Source Yahoo Finance

Retail giant Walmart (WMT ) reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, driven by a surge in e-commerce and higher traffic in stores as the coronavirus pandemic sparked massive purchases in household goods.

Article Date 20/05/2020

B.C. restaurants and pubs ever so cautiously begin to open their doors again

Source Vancouver Sun

Restaurants and pubs have begun preparing to cautiously reopen for in-house and patio dining and drinks, doing their best to follow provincial guidelines that aren’t always specific or clear.

Article Date 20/05/2020

Source Business Insider

The Nasdaq exchange's listing qualifications staff told Luckin Coffee  that its shares should be delisted, according to a Tuesday  regulatory filing .