News Releases from the the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/ Rising food and labour costs are the top two challenges facing Canada's restaurant industry, according to the latest findings from the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association’s (CRFA's) Restaurant Outlook Survey. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/canadian_restaurateurs_holding_steady_despite_food_and_labour_cost_pressures.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/canadian_restaurateurs_holding_steady_despite_food_and_labour_cost_pressures.asp Chef Mitchell Lamb, corporate chef for Stone House in Burlington and Lake House in Vineland, won round eight of the new Discovered Culinary Competition, held last night at Nella Cucina in Toronto. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/chef_mitchell_lamb_wins_round_eight_of_discovered_culinary_competition.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/chef_mitchell_lamb_wins_round_eight_of_discovered_culinary_competition.asp Canada's restaurant industry grew by 28,000 jobs in 2011, making it the country's third-largest job creator. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/restaurant_industry_one_of_the_top_job_creators_in_2011.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/restaurant_industry_one_of_the_top_job_creators_in_2011.asp British Columbia’s restaurant owners and operators will be seeking new ideas, products and services at the 2012 BC Foodservice Expo starting this weekend. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/bc_foodservice_expo_opens_on_sunday.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/bc_foodservice_expo_opens_on_sunday.asp Chef George Tyminski, sous chef at Annona restaurant at the Park Hyatt in Toronto, won round seven of the new Discovered Culinary Competition, held last night at Nella Cucina in Toronto. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/chef_george_tyminski_wins_round_seven_of_discovered_culinary_competition.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/chef_george_tyminski_wins_round_seven_of_discovered_culinary_competition.asp The woks will be steaming and the fish sauce flying when 10 local chefs compete to be crowned the first ever BC Chinese Chef of the Year. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/ten_local_chefs_to_compete_for_bc_chinese_chef_of_the_year_at_bc_foodservice_expo.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/ten_local_chefs_to_compete_for_bc_chinese_chef_of_the_year_at_bc_foodservice_expo.asp Chef Glenn Sheridan of Le Bon Marche in North Bay won round six of the new Discovered Culinary Competition, held last night at Nella Cucina in Toronto. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/chef_glenn_sheridan_wins_round_six_of_discovered_culinary_competition.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/chef_glenn_sheridan_wins_round_six_of_discovered_culinary_competition.asp The Council of Chain Restaurants of Quebec (CCRQ) and the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) will appear before the National Assembly’s Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Energy and Natural Resources today, calling for the government to address problems with supply management in the chicken and dairy sectors as they develop a new agri-food policy for the province. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/quebec_restaurants_demand_new_agri-food_policy_addresses_supply_management_concerns.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/quebec_restaurants_demand_new_agri-food_policy_addresses_supply_management_concerns.asp The stoves will be hot and the competition even hotter, when 12 professional chefs from across BC participate in the annual Roasted competition, held at the BC Foodservice Expo, taking place Jan. 29-30 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/roasted_chefs_ready_to_compete_at_bc_foodservice_expo.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/roasted_chefs_ready_to_compete_at_bc_foodservice_expo.asp Chef Alejandro Winzer of Ristorante Verdicchio in Sudbury won round five of the new Discovered Culinary Competition, held last night at Nella Cucina in Toronto. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/chef_alejandro_winzer_wins_round_five_of_discovered_culinary_competition.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/chef_alejandro_winzer_wins_round_five_of_discovered_culinary_competition.asp Look out taste buds - the second annual Trends Breakfast at the BC Foodservice Expo promises a buffet of flavours and menu-changing ideas. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/trends_breakfast_returns_for_second_year_at_bc_foodservice_expo.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/trends_breakfast_returns_for_second_year_at_bc_foodservice_expo.asp The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA), the BC Chefs Association (BCCA) and Canadian Culinary Federation (CCFCC) have joined together to host the very first BC Chinese Chef of the Year competition. http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/bc_chinese_chef_of_the_year_to_be_crowned_at_2012_bc_foodservice_expo.asp http://www.crfa.ca/aboutcrfa/newsroom/2012/bc_chinese_chef_of_the_year_to_be_crowned_at_2012_bc_foodservice_expo.asp