Month: June 2011

Flooding Fuels Spike In Flour Costs

StandardSpeaker.com reports that “Persistent flooding in the upper Plains states have caused flour prices to increase dramatically since mid-March, making it more expensive for flour products to be made.”

Boston Pizza Loses Liquor Licence

NorthernLife.ca reports that “Boston Pizza will be without a liquor licence until June 29. A 20-year-old, “petite,” woman was served a 32 oz. schooner of beer, as well as a 12 oz. glass of beer at the restaurant on Oct. 18, 2009, a press release from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario stated.”

Pizza Pizza Smiles Raises $100,000 for Children's Hospitals

A warm smile still holds big value in the eyes of Canadian consumers, Pizza Pizza and Children’s Miracle Network. Thanks in part to smile-shaped pizza’s, introduced in April as part of the company’s Slices for Smiles fundraiser, Pizza Pizza has raised $100,000 for Children’s Miracle Network, making this April’s fundraiser its most successful one yet.

Helping Employees to Eat Healthier (and Why You Should)

Businesses around the country often search for ways to improve employee performance and productivity. One answer for how to do this may be found in what those employees are consuming, especially while they are at work. There are, as it turns out, things that employers can do in order to help get their employees to eat healthier, as well as a variety of reasons why they should want to.