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
- 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
- Gahan House, 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
- Murphy Hospitality Group, PEI and Halifax
- The Old Triangle, Charlottetown
- Our Family Traditions, Tignish
- Pizza Delight, Montague
- Receiver Coffee Co., Brass Shop on Water Street & Victoria Row, Charlottetown
- 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
Culinary skills in high demand on PEI
Addressing the demand for bus drivers and short order cooks
Open Eats, Summerside
Strengthening and inspiring youth to start a business
Food partnership examines ways to make P.E.I. economy grow – July 24, 2017 – The Guardian
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