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I was in charge of some of the biggest restaurant brands in the country when the pandemic hit — this account of the chaotic first days will leave you on the edge of your seat
On the phone were over 1,000 franchisees and corporate restaurant managers, representing over 1,300 restaurants and more than 60,000 employees. Instead, the premier, looking like the boy whose dog ate his homework, essentially said nothing and the PM was late. Recipe (formerly Cara Operations) is Canada’s largest full-service restaurant company. Further, the company is 137 years old and had already survived one global pandemic, albeit a hundred years earlier. In fact, January and February restaurant sales were positive versus the previous year.
Source: The Star April 17, 2022 10:04 UTC
