Newfoundland and Labrador earns C-plus grade on pandemic

ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, July 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The grades are in: For the fourth time since 2015, Restaurants Canada has given every province a report card on how industry-friendly their liquor coverage panorama is for bars and eating places.

In this 12 months’s Raise the Bar report, Newfoundland and Labrador’s grade rose from a D-minus to a C-plus. This was primarily on account of bars and eating places now getting a 5% low cost on wines, spirits and ready-to-drink drinks at government-run liquor shops.

“The introduction of discounted liquor pricing has provided a much-appreciated lifeline for bars and restaurants in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis,” stated Richard Alexander, Restaurants Canada Vice President, Atlantic Canada. “Increasing these discounts and including beer and cider would go a long way to help licensed establishments successfully transition from survival to revival.”

Here’s how Newfoundland and Labrador’s efficiency report on Restaurants Canada’s Raise the Bar report compares with the remainder of the provinces:

How can Newfoundland and Labrador elevate the bar?

Restaurants Canada is constant to work with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to enhance the liquor coverage panorama for bars and eating places. Here’s how the province can improve its grade by the subsequent Raise the Bar report

• Increase licensee pricing reductions and embody beer and cider;
• Undertake a complete re-write of liquor laws to chop purple tape and replicate altering market circumstances;
• Introduce a liquor server wage; and
• Reduce liquor licensing prices for institutions with greater gross sales volumes.

Visit restaurantscanada.org/assets/raise-the-bar-2022 to obtain the complete report and be a part of within the on-line dialog with the hashtag #RaiseTheBar2022.

About Restaurants Canada

Restaurants Canada is a nationwide, not-for-profit affiliation advancing the potential of Canada’s numerous and dynamic foodservice {industry} by means of member packages, analysis, advocacy, assets and occasions. Before the COVID-19 disaster, Newfoundland and Labrador’s $1.1 billion restaurant {industry} was the province’s third-largest supply of personal sector jobs, usually using practically 17,000 individuals. Newfoundland and Labrador’s bars and eating places are nonetheless struggling to rebound from not less than $270 million in misplaced income and recuperate 1000’s of jobs within the wake of the pandemic.

• Raise the Bar 2022: Report Card on Provincial Liquor Policies for Bars and Restaurants