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CRFA wins cheaper cheese for Canada’s restaurants!Canadian restaurateurs will soon be able to buy Canadian pizza mozzarella at a 5-10% discount! CRFA has lobbied for a discount for more than 10 years. We negotiated this special rate to help restaurants better compete with frozen pizza manufacturers, who have enjoyed a discount for many years. But we still need your help to make this a permanent program. Click here for more information. |
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Reforms to TFW programThe federal government recently announced reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program. Click here to read what these changes will mean for you. Click here to read about our efforts to build a stronger program. Click here to read our TFW fact sheet. (French version) Click here (PDF) to read our recommendations to government. Click here to read CRFA’s op/ed in the National Post. (French version) |
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Request your new allergy guideCRFA has partnered with EpiPen and Anaphylaxis Canada to create an easy-to-use guide that helps you better understand food allergies and how to avoid related incidents in your establishment. Click here (PDF) for an online version of the guide.
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Preparing for a possible LCBO strike
CRFA weighs in on liquor and labour in Alberta
CRFA thanks its sponsors
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Montreal boil water advisory
Montreal is under a boil water advisory. Make sure you maintain food safety in this situation.
Visit crfaconserve.ca to learn about the new Conserve program. The program helps restaurants reduce their impact on the environment and improve their bottom line by helping them reduce their energy and water use and cut down on waste.
CRFA is proud to announce a new program that offers competitive insurance pricing to all CRFA members and specialized coverage to meet the needs of Canada’s restaurants, pubs, nightclubs and bars.
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A national model for voluntary nutrition information is finally here. Restaurants can provide guests with nutrition details at or before purchase, enabling them to make well-informed choices.
CRFA in the news
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| 2013 CRFA Chef Survey (Video), CBC |
Guide aims to help Canadian restaurateurs better understand food allergies - Global News
Frozen pizza grant (Video), Sun News Network
Supply Management (Video) – Charles Adler, Sun News Network
Merchants balk at proposed Visa fee increases – Toronto Star
Restaurant and foodservices deserve to be recognized by feds as an industry in its own right – The Hill Times
Use MADD Canada’s BAC charts to educate staff and inform and reassure customers that they can still drink responsibly at restaurants across the province.
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