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Toronto, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a tumultuous first quarter, the outlook for the foodservice industry has moderated thanks to a cooling of tariff war rhetoric and a slight uptick in...

Toronto, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada welcomes and supports the collective call by Canada’s Premiers at yesterday’s Council of the Federation meeting for a more regionally...

Toronto, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Removing the 5% GST on all restaurant food would save Canadians $5.4 billion in taxes annually and create 80,000 new jobs, according to new economic...

Toronto, May 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada is pleased to see affordability and internal trade at the top of the list of priorities in Prime Minister Carney’s Mandate Letter...

Vancouver, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Both the British Columbia Restaurant and Foodservices Association (BCRFA) and Restaurants Canada are calling for WorkSafe BC to pause enforcement of their...

Toronto, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadians’ dining preferences are shifting as cost-of-living concerns, an increasingly diverse population and Gen Z’s buying habits drive new consumer...

St. John's, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada congratulates the City of St. John’s council and Mayor Danny Breen for their decision to significantly lower patio fees ahead of...

Toronto, May 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While the GST/HST holiday prevented foodservice bankruptcies and boosted sales and employment in the first two months of 2025, the tariff war has thrown the...

Toronto, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada congratulates the Ontario government for tabling legislation to remove its Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) exceptions, adopt...

St. John's, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Restaurants Canada is very pleased by today’s announcement from the government of Newfoundland and Labrador of a $10 million restaurant loan...