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A man in a suit holds out one hand while using a microphone with the other while seated at a table.
business food

Pouring a double: Trade mission to Japan and Cocktail Week boost beverage industry

Keenan Pascal, the CEO of Token Bitters, says his latest trade trip to Japan is a way to bolster Edmonton's beverage industry — something he also does as a co-organizer of Edmonton Cocktail Week, which takes place from March 17 to 23.

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One man feeds another a slice of pizza.
business food

Panini's adds ghost kitchens to boost the bottom line

Tony Caruso, one of three brothers who run Panini's Italian Cucina locations in Edmonton and Sherwood Park, said the ghost kitchens he's added to several of his dine-in restaurants offer a chance to increase revenue with limited risk.

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Chefs working in a restaurant kitchen.
food culture

Intercultural pop-up part of Feed the Soul's evolution

Feed the Soul YEG is presenting the Callaloo + Chow: Trini-Chinese Culinary Pop-up from Feb. 19 to 23 at Fu's Repair Shop in lieu of its annual dining week with Black-owned businesses as the organization enters a new era.

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The exterior of Cloverdale Coffee, which includes a sign with its name and many QR codes.
business food

Cloverdale Coffee helps add amenities in river valley, proponent says

Jay Downton thinks opening a new coffee shop in the Cloverdale neighbourhood later this month could help increase interest in Edmonton's river valley.

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Customers inside L'OCA Quality Market.
food business

Specialty food chains chart ambitious growth across region

Specialty food retailers are expanding in the Edmonton region with boutique-type experiences that, in at least two cases, are backed by established companies with cash and big ambition.

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A person prepares a coffee at an espresso machine.
business food

Intent Coffee team returns with Balay Coffee pop-up

The team behind Intent Coffee has returned with a pop-up café concept that applies the same values as before but now includes a plan to grow more sustainably.

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A photo of a building with a sign that reads "Marbles".
downtown housing

Year in review: Service providers, Chinatown, affordable housing

In 2024, Taproot reported on several stories that continued to evolve after we published them. Here are some updates.

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A scientist in a lab looks up at a colourful object.
technology food

Groups researching how to better recycle the 15 million pouches Albertans consume yearly

Drink pouches are ubiquitous but hard to recycle, a problem that a new three-year research project by the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation at NAIT's Applied Research department is working to solve.

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Wilson Wong, Winnie Chen, and William Chen
food business

Trio aims to be a 'catalyst' in Chinatown with Boa and Hare

Winnie Chen's next restaurant foray brings her even closer to her roots, and she hopes it can add to the positive momentum of change in Edmonton's Chinatown.

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