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Food & Beverage

January 14, 2021

Food & Beverage

COVID-19 News & Resources

There are over 5,300 business locations across the region in the Atlantic food services and drinking places industry, including restaurants and bars, take-outs, drive-thrus and caterers.

The Atlantic food services and drinking places industry employed almost 66,000 in 2018.

Atlantic Provincial Economic Council reports the following due to COVID-19:

  • Estimates this industry will see upwards of $0.8 billion in lost sales during the second quarter of 2020 (April to June). Approximately $0.25 billion in regional sales should be maintained over this period via sales at take-out and drive-thru.
  • Employment has been reduced substantially, with Atlantic employment in accommodation and food services down 44% between February and April, and hours worked down 67%.

Food & Beverage on Prince Edward Island – Company hiring practices

Food & Beverage

  • Brothers 2 Restaurant & Pub and Feast Dinner Theatres, Summerside
  • Community Inclusions Ltd., O'Leary and Tignish
  • Crossings Café and Island Gelato, Borden-Carleton
  • Dundee Arms Inn, Charlottetown
  • Glow Juicery PEI, Summerside
  • The Handpie Company, Albany
  • The Holman Grand, Charlottetown
  • The Home Plate Restaurant & Bakery, Murray River
  • Mill River Resort, O'Leary
  • The Old Triangle, Charlottetown
  • Pizza Delight, Montague

  • Red Island Hospitality Group, Charlottetown
  • Roberts Group of Companies, Kinkora, Alberton, Clinton, Kensington, New Annan
  • Rodd Brudenell River, Georgetown Royalty
  • Rodd Crowbush, Lakeside
  • Slemon Park Corporation, Summerside Area
  • Swiss Chalet/Harvey's, Charlottetown
  • Tignish Co-operative, Tignish
  • Weeping Willow House Bed & Breakfast, Kensington


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