The restaurant industry has been dealing with the repercussions of COVID -19 for over a full year now.  Here at Sirved, we have witnessed firsthand how badly the industry has been hit and that’s why we’ve decided to put together a list of online resources dedicated to helping restaurants get back on their feet, hopefully for good this time.

Resources will vary depending on whether your restaurant is in Canada or the USA, so we’ve broken them down into 3 sections 1. Universal Resources  2. Canadian Resources  3. American Resources.

Universal Resources

Solutions and Service Discounts
Sysco is a big part of how all restaurants in North America operate on a daily basis through the sales and distribution of products, services and supplies. Sysco partners are offering discounts on many things that can help restaurants to get back on their feet and any discount is a good one right now.
Click here to learn more.

Social Media Marketing Tools
Social media has become a safe place for restaurants to engage with their customers on a daily basis. It gives restaurants a voice and a way to stay connected with foodies. We all know about Facebook and Instagram but there’s a new kid in town that’s trending for good reason. Tik Tok has become a new and exciting place for restaurants to have fun with clients and create a new online following.
Click here to find out how you can engage with a new generation of foodies through Tik Tok.

Advertising and Online Integrations
Most restaurants don’t have the extra money to spend on advertising these days. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a ton of ways to get seen on platforms that have users looking for restaurants just like yours. With platforms like Sirved, you can claim your restaurant listing and been seen by millions of users a month as well as advertise for free on our website and mobile app. It gives your restaurant another avenue to be found online, for this reason, we also recommend using any platform that offers free integration like ours. The more ways people can find your restaurant online the better.
Click this link to claim your listing or click this link to start advertising today.

 

Canadian Resources

Financial Help and Assistance
Restaurants Canada is a great resource for pretty much anything you can think of to help your restaurant and they’ve provided a detailed list of business resources to help with financing, rent, preparedness checklists, mental health and more.
Click here to find out what they’re offering.

Research and Education
Educating yourself about all the different ways your business can grow and succeed is vital to staying afloat in the new digital era. There is so much to learn and sometimes it can be overwhelming but that’s where Restaurants Canada comes into play again. They offer many resources including webinars to help you learn more about a variety of topics curated to help your restaurant succeed.
Click here to learn more.


American Resources

Financial Help and Assistance
The National Restaurant Association (NRA), has set up relief funds in the form of grants for restaurant employees whose wages have been reduced or who’ve lost their jobs. Their website also contains many other useful resources for those impacted by the COVID-19 virus.
Click here to learn more

Research and Education
As you can imagine the National Restaurant Association (NRA) is also the best place to educate yourself and read statistics about where restaurants have struggled and where they have succeeded.  You can also find out what the latest trends are in the food industry so that you and your chefs can stay on the cutting edge of what’s popular.
Click here to learn more