First-ever Canadian Chef Survey reveals top menu trends for 2010
A new CRFA survey of professional chefs shows what’s hot and what’s not in Canada’s restaurant kitchens.

Specialty coffee is heating up
Mocha, chocolate and caramel flavours spice up coffee, making for a hotter caffeine fix.

Seven steps to a successful patio season
A hopping patio can boost a restaurant’s bottom line.  Industry consultant Diane Chiasson shows you how to take advantage of this simple concept.

Behind Bars
Master Mixologist Rob Montgomery spills his secrets on Zinfandel, spicy rye and medal-worthy cocktails.

More than 25,000 foodservice jobs vanish in 2009
The recession ate into spending at foodservice establishments, taking with it 25,500 jobs.

CRFA responds to the federal and provincial budgets

Federal Budget:  Ottawa delivers good news on credit card fees, bad news on payroll taxes.

Ontario Budget: Ontario delivers mixed message on payroll costs

Saskatchewan Budget: Saskatchewan’s budget impacts beverage alcohol

Manitoba Budget:  For foodservice operators, the tax relief promised in this week’s provincial budget is overshadowed by a looming minimum wage increase.  Read CRFA’s budget overview and news release.

B.C.  Budget: Restaurants disappointed by broken promises on HST

Maximizing pressure on minimum wage

PEI:  New minimum wage legislation is the right recipe for jobs and investment

CRFA in the news

The Windsor Star op/ed on Ontario’s minimum wage

Edmonton Journal letter on the Temporary Foreign Worker program

The Leader-Post discusses the CRFA Chef Survey results

2010 CRFA Show: More buzz, more business

First issue of Canadian Restaurant & Foodservice News is out!
All members should have received CRFA’s new magazine, along with the 2010 Foodservice Buyers Guide and membership decal.

NEW! Long-Term Foodservice Forecast
Featuring more than 40 charts and tables, spanning 2010 to 2014, this year-by-year projection of commercial foodservice sales by segment and province is a ‘must have’ for operators planning for future growth. Click here to order.

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