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MGR: Nikki F ART DIRECTOR:Jocelyn ARTIST: Jocelyn R ARTIST: Jason P DATE: 5-7-2013 3:21 PM PREP ARTIST: Jason VOLUME 46, NUMBER 4 JUNE 2013 CONTENTS Features 34 GREATEST HITS, REMASTERED 11 A FRESH TAKE In the past year, Canada’s foodservice opera - Matthew Corrin, founder and CEO of the tors emphasized bolder versions of menu Toronto-based Freshii restaurant chain, classics while using social media to commu - shares what he learned after appearing on nicate with their guests By Darren Tristano & nt TV’s Undercover Boss Canada ura Christine Lafave Grace, Technomic Inc. esta By Matthew Corrin ey R up Jo Gro 44 GROWING FOR IT 12 GLOBAL TASTES COLLIDE Canada’s limited-service and full-service Although Latin, Indian and Japanese food is chains battle for top billing on F&H ’s “Top popular in Canada, ethnic fusion is heating 9 100” By Mary Chapman, Technomic Inc. up By Cinda Chavich 5 63 THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR The Friends of We Care celebrates 30 years 49 THE 2013 “TOP 100” LISTINGS 20 PAY IT FORWARD Compiled by Amanda Bertucci of letting kids be kids By Lindsay Forsey Bob Desautels, the founder of Ontario’s Neighbourhood Group of Companies, and winner of F&H ’s 2013 Green Leadership 59 FULL HOUSE 69 WEB OF INTRIGUE In the fiercely competitive premium-casual A look at the 10 technology trends shaping Award, shares his philosophy on sustainabilit y X market, Joey Restaurants is expanding across the industry By Denise Deveau O Interview by Brianne Binelli B A the country By Jackie Sloat-Spencer N I E E R H T 27 CULTURE CLUB Departments / I T Find out how corporate culture is redefining 60 BURGER BOSS A O Hero Certified Burgers beefs up its presence R businesses and cultivating success 2 FROM THE EDITOR O P in high-traffic markets by focusing on fran - O By Rebecca Harris 3 MASTHEAD C A chisee support By Jackie Sloat-Spencer J 5 FYI Y B N 9 FROM THE DESK O I T THE “TOP 100 REPORT” A R 61 HEALTH CHAMPIONS OF ROBERT CARTER T S Extreme Brandz makes an impact on F&H ’s U L 72 POURING FOR PROFITS L I 31 BREAKING OUT THE BRANDS “Top 100” by evolving its healthy-eating R F&H makes major changes to its “Top 100 76 CHEF’S CORNER: E V empire and venturing into the better-burger Ben Heaton, The Grove, Toronto O C Report” By Rosanna Caira category By Jackie Sloat-Spencer FOODSERVICEWORLD.COM FOODSERVICE AND HOSPITALITY JUNE 2013 1 FROM THE EDITOR For daily news and announcements: @fsworld on and Foodserviceworld on . Twitter Facebook A Cs CHanadAiansN, it’s GinterEestin g Oto F AdSditioEnallAy, weS’ve aOlso reN formulated note just how often the conver - FoodPlus, an expanded digital edition of sation turns to the weather. In our food story. While it used to reside on fact, not surprisingly, the app checked our website, the new format is available most often on smartphones is the as a digital newsletter sent out four times Aweather. And, you can always tell when a year. If you’d like a complimentary sub - spring arrives — not just by the warmer scription, sign up at http://bit.ly/YRrA4V. air but by the fact that many of us seem Finally, this past spring, KML also to shake off that slumber of lethargy we unveiled the recent edition of “The all fall into during the winter months Bottom Line,” produced in partnership when all we want to do is hibernate. with Doug Fisher of Toronto’s FHG Come March, it seems everyone in the Internatio nal consultancy firm and industry suddenly comes alive, and life Ryerson University. The report measures returns to its chaotic bent. How else do 2012 industry performance by providing you explain the plethora of goings on operating data from across the country that come to fruition every spring, almost and every dining sector. The digital pub - like a rite of passage — whether it’s the lication surveyed more than 600 food - countless tradeshows and conferences service operators, representing almost across the country, the myriad product 3,000 restaurants. With today’s operating launches or the rebranding efforts of var - environment continuing to become Earlier in the season, ious restaurants which realize that some - more challenged, this report provides times there’s nothing like change to rein - operators hungry for statistical analysis “ KML launched a video vigorate a brand. an opportunity to gain insight into a series called F&H Live! Closer to home, this spring, we number of key operating areas. And, it The offering is part of launched a variety of new products our - allows them to compare their own num - selves. First off, earlier in the season, KML bers against those represented in the sur - our expanding stable launched a video series called F&H Live! vey. It’s yet another tool in our growing of digital products. The offering is part of our expanding sta - portfolio of products that provides oper - Through the medium ble of digital products. Through the ators with essential information to oper - medium of videos, our editors and video - ate more efficiently and effectively. You of videos, our editors graphers peruse tradeshows and confer - can obtain your complimentary copy at and videographers ences for new material to interest our http://bit.ly/10m8x17 . peruse tradeshows and readership. We debuted this feature at the We hope you take advantage of these 2013 CRFA Show in Toronto where we new products, and, as always, we’d love conferences for new went on the prowl for new products and to hear what you think about them. material to interest technology for restaurant owners and our readership operators, and then we featured a selec - tion of videos in early April on our web - site, at http://bit.ly/XHrQDb. Similarly ” KML staff visited the SIAL Show in early Scan to watch latest May for a global look at the unique F&H Live! videos products showcased at that exposition. Over the next few months, F&H Live! will continue to grow, allowing our edi - torial team to bring you innovative new ideas and product information directly Rosanna Caira from a variety of events and conferences Editor/Publisher and straight to your computer screen. 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