Dr Jason Gilliland (HEAL Director) presented the results of Phase 1 of the Food Retail Environment Study for Health & Economic Resiliency (FRESHER) project to a forum of community stakeholders organized through FRESHER partner the Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board. FRESHER is a rapid response to the widespread closures of, and modified […]

Interested in supporting your community’s food retail and hospitality industry? Complete FRESHER’s consumer survey and have a chance to win a $500 gift card! You can access the survey here. The Food Retail Environment Study for Health and Economic Resiliency (FRESHER) is a pilot study of the effects of COVID-19 on restaurants, fast food outlets, grocery […]

“Restaurants hammered by fees charged by popular food delivery apps soon may have a local takeout delivery alternative.” – London Free Press Marcello Vecchio, Project Manager on the HEAL’s Food Retail Environment Study for Health and Economic Resiliency (FRESHER), chats with the London Free Press about third-party food delivery services and the impact that they […]