As a busy summer season winds down, the team has been actively laying the groundwork for a high-impact fall. Following a fast-paced summer lobbying focused on key advocacy priorities — including trade and retaliatory tariff issues, our Food Tax Fairness…
The champion that unites our industry and fuels success through Advocacy, Connection, and Support.
Vibrant and thriving restaurant and foodservice communities across Canada.
We put our members first and are personally committed to the overall success and wellbeing of our association. We keep the promises that we make and take personal responsibility for our actions and results.
We promote equity and strive to reflect and be informed by the diversity of our industry, it’s owners, operators, employees and customers. We are a people-centric association that creates a sense of inclusion in all that we do to ensure that positive relationships emerge within our communities and amongst our employees and members of various backgrounds.
We understand that we are stronger together so we partner, consult, cooperate, support, and share to unite and serve our communities better. We consider the impact of our decisions on others and invite input and feedback to test our thinking.
We embrace new ideas by encouraging thoughtful analysis, creative thinking, and differing views as catalysts for growth. We are curious about our industry, our members, and ourselves and are always growing and learning for the betterment of the association and communities we serve.
We recognize the importance of personal behaviour in creating trust and we are consistent, forthcoming, transparent and honest in all of our communications, actions, and interactions.
We know that joy fuels success so we create opportunities for meaningful work and contributions, we focus on positive experiences, and we provide acknowledgment in recognition of our impact.
President & CEO
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs
Chief Economist & Vice President, Research
Vice President, Central
Vice President, Atlantic Canada
Vice President, Western Canada
Vice President, Sustainability
Senior Director, Communications & Public Affairs
Corporate Secretary, Restaurants Canada & Managing Director, Canadian Hospitality Foundation
Director, Enterprise Technology & Data
Director, National Events
Director, Content & Programming
Director, Workforce Development
Director, New Business
Chair of the Board, CEO, Benny&Co.
Vice Chair & Chair Human Resources and Compensation Committee, President, Casual Brands & Government Relations, Recipe Unlimited Corporation
Treasurer & Chair Finance & Audit Committee, Chief Operating Officer, MTY Franchising Inc.
Chair, Governance and Nomination Committee, Partner, Grotto
Chair, Government Relations: Federal Committee, President & CEO, Neighbourhood Group of Companies
Chair, Groupex Board of Directors, Imago Restaurants Inc. Toronto, ON
President & CEO
CFO, A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.
President & COO, Service Inspired Restaurants (Sir Corp)
COO, Mandarin Restaurant Franchise Corporation
Managing Partner, Metropolitain Brasserie & Restaurant
Co-Founder and Chef, Lila Restaurant
President & COO, Moxies
Owner, Integrated Food Systems Inc.
President & CEO, Mandy’s Gourmet Salads
Chief Corporate Officer, Restaurant Brands International
Proprietor, Vin Room
SVP, Chief Strategy Officer, McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited
CEO, Pilot Coffee Roasters
CEO, Osmow’s Inc
SVP, Operations & Foodservices, Boston Pizza International
CEO, Scales Group of Companies
Owner & General Manager, Odla Restaurant and Market
Owner & Operator, Birds and the Beets
Owner & CEO, The Bertossi Group
Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer, Earls Restaurants Ltd.
