For restaurants, the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has been a tale of two cities. Restaurants in Vancouver’s and Victoria’s downtown core, typically buzzing with business lunches and after work cocktails, have been struggling. However, restaurants in the suburbs […]
B.C. restaurant owners “on the cusp” of being able to buy liquor at a discount
B.C. restaurant owners are “on the cusp” of having the provincial government agree to a deal that would let them buy alcohol at wholesale prices, according to B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association CEO Ian Tostenson. The Ministry of the […]
Restaurants worried about ability to re-open as COVID-19 restrictions ease
Restaurants Canada is calling on more government support for foodservice establishments as COVID-19 continues to serve restaurants serious financial challenges. Around 70% of the nearly 900 foodservice operators surveyed by the organization are very or extremely worried about their ability […]
Restaurants permitted to deliver booze with food
B.C will allow out-of-work employees to deliver alcohol with food deliveries, Attorney General David Eby said Sunday (March 22). “In these extraordinary times, more British Columbians are relying on delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Eby said. “Permitting licensed restaurants […]