A BoB Short Cats and cappuccinos may not seem the likeliest combination, but the idea has stirred the pot for several entrepreneurs across the country. The concept is simple: Come in for a coffee and play with a few cats while you’re there. The first “cat café” opened its doors in Taipei, Taiwan in 1998. They’ve […]
Serving up labour
By Alison@Creekside Evan Solomon asks why restaurants don’t just raise wages to attract workers: “This is the criticism — raise the wages and they will come.” Garth Whyte of Restaurants Canada: “So let’s raise it to $100 an hour — we’ll still need them [temporary foreign workers]. That’s the issue, we have, uh, you know, people, […]