Tag: Circana
Operators double down on strategy
By Vince Sgabellone
It’s a busy time right now. Not only for the Canadian foodservice market, but rather for my Circana colleagues and me. While...
ORHMA Hosts Third-Annual Conference at Sheraton Parkway Hotel
By Rosanna Caira
TORONTO ─ More than 400 delegates attended this week’s ORHMA Convention at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel in Richmond Hill, Ont. The third-annual...
Fast-casual traffic is speeding up
By Vince Sgabellone
There has been much chatter lately about fast casual and we can probably thank our friends to the south for some of...
The unpredictability of the Atlantic Canada Market poses challenges for restaurateurs
By Laura Pratt
Todd Perrin’s been in the restaurant business almost 30 years. One of Newfoundland’s most celebrated chefs, Perrin headed up Mallard Cottage, a...
Media Preview Offers Glimpse Inside RC Show 2024
TORONTO — Members of the media gathered recently at and/ore Restaurant in Toronto for the RC Show 2024 Media Preview event, which offered a...
Circana Launches SalesTrack for Canadian Restaurants
TORONTO — Circana, an advisor on the complexity of consumer behaviour, has announced the launch of SalesTrack, a dynamic tool designed to track brand...
Operators need to control their digital-ordering experience
By Vince Sgabellone
Has digital ordering in foodservice peaked? Ever since the end of restaurant restrictions in the spring of 2022, digital share of occasions...
Robert Carter Inducted into the OHI Hall of Fame
TORONTO — Robert Carter, managing director at The StratonHunter Group, has been inducted into the OHI Hall of Fame. This recognition is presented annually...
New opportunities flourish in the coffee-and-tea segment
By Morag McKenzie
As restaurants opened to full capacity and the tourism industry rebounded, total year-over-year (YOY) coffee and tea consumption grew 11 per cent...
Ghost kitchens offer new opportunities for brick-and-mortar operators
By Laura Pratt
The Challenge
Let’s say you’re a restaurant that’s sometimes packed and sometimes not. And let’s say you’ve abandoned your off-premises services, rejecting takeout...