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Whilst foodservices and hospitality establishments prepare to reopen, there’s a lot to consider and adapt to thanks to the residual effect of COVID. In Canada alone, it is estimated that 1 in 10 restaurants have permanently closed as a direct result of the pandemic. Closing was hard, and now that businesses are re-opening, it is time to look forward. In this episode, we were incredibly lucky to have the Jo-Ann McArthur, President of Nourish Marketing - Canada's only full-service marketing agency working exclusively with food, beverage and agricultural clients. Jo-Ann has spent a career building brands with consumers and retailers at Molson, Procter and Gamble, Unilever and Cadillac Fairview. Jo-Ann is also the founding chair of the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada, a Past President of The Empire Club of Canada where she hosted leaders from around the globe, and serves as Past Chair of ABC Life Literacy Canada. Nourish Food Marketing: https://www.nourish.marketing Nourish's Instagram: https://www.instag

In this episode, we’ll be discussing marketing your restaurant or foodservice business during this time of lockdown. We'll provide some practical, actionable tips on how your foodservice business or restaurant can maintain momentum with an audience despite being a little quieter than usual. Whilst many businesses are suffering at the hand of the lockdown, there are also many who have a platform in which they are fortunate enough to be able to continue engaging with their audience.  References:  News clip from CityNews Toronto.  ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menusano

The latest episode of our podcast features Sonia Couto, the Founder of MenuSano as she talks about how the restaurant industry has been affected by COVID-19, how foodservice businesses can be supported during this time and how the Nutrition Analysis software, MenuSano can assist foodservice businesses during this time. This is part one of two.  Instagram's new feature for restaurants: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17868563071709651/ COVID-19 Support: https://www.menusano.com/nutrition-blog/covid-19-list-of-resources-for-the-foodservice-industry/ ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menusano

The latest episode of our podcast features Sonia Couto, the Founder of MenuSano as she talks about how the restaurant industry has been affected by COVID-19, how foodservice businesses can be supported during this time and how the Nutrition Analysis software, MenuSano can assist foodservice businesses during this time. This is part two of two. Instagram's new feature for restaurants: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17868563071709651/ COVID-19 Support: https://www.menusano.com/nutrition-blog/covid-19-list-of-resources-for-the-foodservice-industry/ ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menusano

In this episode, Sonia Couto, Founder of MenuSano, will be talking with Cheryl Appleton, who, for over 20 years has been leading large multi-national companies with her procurement expertise and is also the Founder of Canadian Women In Food, which is a national association supporting female food entrepreneurs. Since 2001, Cheryl has been a Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (CSCMP), and has served on executive boards such as The Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) in 2012 – 2014. In 2016, she was named one of “10 Women Changing the Canadian Food Industry” by The Huffington Post as well as a panelist and speaker for several groups including the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN), Women Business Enterprises Canada (WBE), and Food Starter. Twitter: https://twitter.com/CanWomenInFood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadian_women_in_food/ Website: https://www.canadianwomeninfood.ca/ ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano M

The impact that COVID-19 has had on the foodservice and hospitality industry has been unlike anything we've seen in recent memory but in an effort to try and combat the negative impact it has had on the foodservice and hospitality industry, we want to talk about how you can approach the COVID-19 when it comes to your foodservice or hospitality business. We'll be going through some resources that are accessible online and some actions you can take to help keep your existing audience engaged and your business front of mind.  News excerpts from:  CTV News Vancouver - https://youtu.be/IRpoJry1TWU KHON-2 - https://youtu.be/sZPXWcx9CVQ Breakfast Television Toronto - https://youtu.be/5S58qvNdJpw ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menusano ========= References: Benefiting from the Slow Season: A Guide for Restaurants - https://www.menusano.com/nutrition-blog/benefiting-fro

Welcome to the first episode of The Healthy Menu Bitesize Edition! These episodes will provide smaller, much more digestible chunks of content for you to listen to during small pockets of time during the day!  In the first Healthy Menu Bitesize, we talk about whether menu labelling works, how it has the potential to change the public's behaviour and an interesting look at the psychology behind it. Podcast excerpt from the OPHA & NC Podcast: https://foodandhealthtoday.com/menu-labelling-in-the-united-states-is-it-working/ ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menusano ========= References:  The origins and evolution of Nutrition Facts labeling - https://www.fooddive.com/news/the-origins-and-evolution-of-nutrition-facts-labeling/507016/ Calorie Labelling on Menus: Are There Adverse Outcomes Related to Eating Disturbances? - http://davidhammond.ca/wp-content/uploads/2

Joining Karan on this episode of The Healthy Menu podcast is a cannabis writer, chef, and founder of Feels Like More, Jennifer Blakney. Feels Like More has been active for over four years and was built from the ground up by Jennifer, who managed the entire process from recipe development, to production and marketing. She’s also been featured on Radio-Canada and in High Times magazine. Jennifer and Karan will be discussing cannabis edibles within the foodservice industry, what hurdles she faced developing the Feels Like More Co and what the recent legalization of cannabis edibles means for her and her business. Jennifer Blakney online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/blakeknees Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blakeknees Website: https://www.jenniferblakney.com/ ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menusano References:  https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/cannabis-edibles-are-n

Karan Dholakia, Social Media Content Producer and Videographer provides practical advice and tips on marketing your healthy dishes and foodservice business on social media.  Christine and Karan discuss some of the ways to market on social media through practical, simple, and ethical methods.  ========= MenuSano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menusano/ MenuSano Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/menusano MenuSano LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/menusano References:  Tools mentioned:  Kapwing Promo Biteable Ritetag Cornell University study

This is part two of two of this special conversation we had with Natalie Lowe.  We'll be talking about the sustainability within the foodservice industry with Natalie Lowe, who, in her 30-year professional career has worked in hospitality, hotels and events and continues to be a prominent figure within the event management sector. The last 14 of these years Natalie has owned and operated Celebrate Niagara, a destination management company based in the Niagara peninsula, that specializes in corporate and association events.  Most recently, she finished her term as President of The Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners. Passionate about sustainability as well as local solutions to global problems, Natalie is the perfect guest to join us today about the importance of sustainability when it comes to the foodservice sector. The Sustainable Events Forum online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesustainableeventsforum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TSEForum LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com

This is part one of two of this special episode and we'll be talking joined by Natalie Lowe.  We'll be talking about the sustainability within the foodservice industry with Natalie, who, in her 30-year professional career has worked in hospitality, hotels and events and continues to be a prominent figure within the event management sector. The last 14 of these years Natalie has owned, operated and played a crucial role as President and Secretary Treasurer at Celebrate Niagara, a destination management company based in the Niagara peninsula, that specialize in corporate and association events. Most recently, she became the President of The Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners. Passionate about sustainability as well as local solutions to global problems, Natalie is the perfect guest to join us today about the importance of sustainability when it comes to the foodservice sector. The Sustainable Events Forum online: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesustainableeventsforum/ Twitter: https://

The Food Drug Administration’s legislation cites that “Manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual sales must switch to the new label by January 1, 2020; manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales have until January 1, 2021 to comply.” Over here in Canada, regulated parties have until December 14th 2021 to adhere to this new legislation. In this episode of The Healthy Menu, Karan, the host for the podcast sits down with Christine Billinger, the Design and Marketing Manager to discuss the upcoming changes to the legislation. They'll also talk about why the change is so important, why the change occurred in the first place as well as what kind of impact it will have for consumers and businesses alike. References: Benefits of Nutrition Facts Labels  FDA Changes to Nutrition Facts Label Canada Food Labelling Changes  Regulatory Amendments

Nataly Alves is from the Silstar Foundation and took some time out to talk to us about Silstar, a non-profit foundation working towards raising funds for lung cancer research, and it’s mission.  MenuSano is a proud sponsor of the Silstar Foundation and the MenuSano team will be volunteers at the “5K Walk in the Woods” that will be taking place on Sunday, September 15th, in Kleinburg, Ontario. For more information about Silstar, visit www.silstar.org. 

On this episode, we’re talking about the importance of including nutritional information in school breakfast and lunch programs. What role do these programs shape student’s health and eating habits, and how does this impact Canadians’ overall public health? In particular, we’re focusing on how providing nutritional information at an early age paves the way for a healthier, more informed community that supports overall public health. Finally, we talk to MenuSano's Design and Marketing Manager, Christine Billinger, about the value of educating students about nutrition in schools and how school nutrition programs can support overall public health in Canada.  MenuSano is an award-winning online nutrition analysis software trusted by food services, schools, hospitals, and food manufacturers for accurate and cost effective nutrition analysis. Visit www.menusano.com to start your free trial today!

On this episode of our Podcast, we talk about how to run a successful food tech startup: what makes them succeed and what makes them fail? Food startups are riding a wave of tremendous growth and innovation in the food industry, so what does this mean for consumers and entrepreneurs? Finally, we talk to MenuSano's founder Sonia Couto about what she's learned from running a successful food tech startup and what advice she has for entrepreneurs and restauranteurs in the industry.  MenuSano is a nutrition calculator that provides custom nutrition facts labels.  For more info, check out our website: www.menusano.com Instagram/ Twitter/ Facebook/ LinkedIn: @MenuSano

On the first episode of our Podcast, we talk about what the  changes to Canada's Food Guide mean for consumers and the food industry. We talk to MenuSano founder and food industry insider Sonia Couto about what restaurant owners can do to stay on top of these trends.  MenuSano is a nutrition calculator that provides custom nutrition facts labels.  For more info, check out our website: www.menusano.com Instagram/ Twitter/ Facebook/ LinkedIn: @MenuSano