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Neo Coffee Bar opened in August of 2015, located in the popular St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood. With an emphasis on creating a community space to share, they have created a serene coffee experience with their use of concrete walls, warm wood accents and emphasis on minimalist design. Upon walking in, there is a serene feeling as you glance from their coffee & food bar, glass walled kitchen, and its open space.
Located in Toronto’s historic Distillery District, Studio Munge has transformed the historic space into a homage to Mexican catinas. With a timeline of eight months to complete construction and design, El Catrin opened its doors in June 2013; celebrating its sixth successful year this summer.
Located in Toronto’s historic Distillery District and established in June 2014, Cluny’s has an authentic bistro style with an industrial edge. Serving french inspired dishes with a large selection of wines, you can do no wrong when choosing Cluny’s to fulfill your cravings.
From their first store in 2015 in Toronto to global expansion within the next four, Sweet Jesus has blown up.
These, to name a few, are the reasons why the TFI team enjoyed this year’s show at the Enercare Centre in Toronto. After the conclusion of the three-day event, it can easily be said that this show was a success! Throughout the event, our team met and spoke with a multitude of exhibitors, existing and potential customers, some who traveled quite the distance to experience this year’s show.
Whether it’s refrigerators, ovens (microwave or convection), roller grills or display cases, there is a direct correlation between the investment you make in foodservice equipment and the return you hope to achieve.
Consider this: approximately 90%1 of the 36+ million Canadians2 today eat ice cream. Of those, 70%3 eat soft serve. That comes to a whopping 22+ million soft serve consumers in Canada. You might want to consider tapping into that market to increase traffic through your door and boost profits.
Which would you choose, an inexpensive grill that takes 7-9 minutes of hands-on labour to cook a burger, or a higher-ticket investment that grills it perfectly and effortlessly in 60-90 seconds? If you chose the first option, it might be time to take a closer look at your operation.
A study of U.S. supermarket buying habits found that 76% of shopping decisions are made by customers while in store. But every year busy customers spend less time in your store, down from 51 minutes in 1995 to only 38 minutes in 2012. What does this mean? Buying messages must be quickly delivered and easily absorbed by customers, and displays must be more impactful than ever before.
Our eating habits are changing. We no longer sit at the family table every night for the main meal of the day. Kids are no longer told to eat what is served, or go without. In fact, kids today are known to have an equal say in not only what we eat, but when and where we eat, as well. And you know they’re going to choose eating out.