New York Fries thought people were worried about their Fry Society Points and Rewards, so they wanted you to know that they were safe despite their decision to close all NYF locations (115 in Canada, 17 in Saudi Arabia, 10 in the United Arab Emirates, 6 in Oman, 2 in China, 1 in India, 1 in Macau, 1 in Bahrain, 1 in Qatar and 1 in Panama… but 0 in New York).
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To all our Guests,
Since 1964 when our first restaurant opened in Edmonton to today with nearly 400 locally owned locations from coast to coast to coast, Boston Pizza is and always has been a Canadian company serving food all Canadians love.
The last few days and weeks have brought a lot of change. Since the outset of the COVID-19 situation, Boston Pizza has aligned its operating policies and procedures to carefully follow and reflect the most current direction and mandates of governments and public health authorities across Canada.
With the Prime Minister now calling for Canadians to “Stay home and order Take Out” Boston Pizza dining rooms & sports bars will all be closed to dine-in guests as of March 18th until further notice, while most of our kitchens will remain open in support of Take Out and Delivery across the country – where possible.
As Canada’s largest casual restaurant chain we have a part to play in helping get through this global health crisis by acting responsibly. By closing to dine-in guests we are doing our part to help reduce the occurrence of larger group gatherings, in line with Public Health Authority guidance. By continuing to offer Take Out and Delivery we are doing our part, as urged by government, to maintain at-home meal options for Canadians during these restricted times. And by leveraging our involvement with industry and governmental groups we are doing our part to help them understand the support needed right now for the vast number of small business owners and workers across Canada, like Boston Pizza’s many Franchisees and their approximately 25,000 restaurant staff.
To help protect the health, safety and peace of mind of our kitchen staff, delivery drivers and dine-at-home guests we have implemented a number of new measures including:
These are unusual times indeed, which require each of us to adapt our conduct every day. Boston Pizza is adapting our operations to minimize risk where we can while continuing to provide Canadians with dine at home options more aligned to the current needs of our guests and communities. When life returns more to normal we look forward to welcoming guests back again to our dining rooms and sports bars. Until then, our pizza ovens are on in many locations and we’re ready to keep serving Canadians food they love – at home.
Jim Treliving
Chairman
Boston Pizza International
If you are craving a hamburger, Canadian-style, no need to go out.
Harvey’s is the second-largest Canadian-established restaurant chain in the country behind Tim Hortons, and the fourth-largest burger chain in Canada.
And right now, you can get 2 original or veggie burgers for 6$.
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Laval, March 16, 2020
Les Rôtisseries St-Hubert Ltée has decided to close the dining rooms of all their restaurants until further notice. This preventive measure is intended to favour the safety or our customers and employees and limit the spread of COVID-19.
While closing the dining rooms, the banner will introduce reduced menus, effective tomorrow, which will simplify operations. Note that the delivery service and the car order services will remain operational for all restaurants.
Also, the only payments accepted will be by debit or credit cards, thus preferring “contactless” payment. Cash will no longer be accepted for an undetermined period.
Imperatively, the safety of customers, employees, franchisees, and therefore the community, is being given priority through these initiatives: “We are living through difficult times that require decisions that are just as difficult. In these times of uncertainty and for everyone’s good, St-Hubert must embody its role as an industry leader. As a responsible company, we must stand out as a leader for the health and welfare of our employees and customers. This is what we are doing proactively by temporarily closing our dining rooms,” affirms Richard Scofield, President of St-Hubert Group.
La Prairie, March 15, 2020
After following all the recommended precautions and measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, Pacini is taking an additional step by temporarily closing all of its establishments across Canada starting Monday, March 16.
This decision supports the recommendation put forward by political and health authorities to avoid large gatherings in order to effectively fight the coronavirus. The chain aims to protect its customers, employees, franchisees, suppliers, partners and every community where it is established.
“Very large companies, such as Apple and Nike, have already closed all their stores, no matter what it costs,” says Pierre Marc Tremblay, owner of the chain. “We applaud their sense of responsibility and their courage, and we put our shoulder to the wheel,” adds Nathalie Lehoux, Happy President of Pacini.
Given this decision, all employees will benefit from employment insurance and they will be ready to welcome and serve our guests as soon as the situation returns to normal. Until then, Pacini will donate all of its surplus food to Quebec food banks.
More than ever, Pacini leaders and employees wish you health, love and happiness. Once this event is behind us, we look forward to welcoming you again to one of our restaurants.
