A food service industry spokesman says he expects a staggered start when restaurants get the green light Thursday to reopen in Alberta.
Mark von Schellwitz, western vice-president for Restaurants Canada, says owners are crunching numbers to see if they can at least break even by opening at half capacity while still paying existing and new costs, retraining staff and adapting to health measures to limit the spread of COVID-19. “It’s like basically reopening a new business,” von Schellwitz said Tuesday. “They’re going to operate on their own timeline … that can range any time in the next week, (while) some may even take a couple of weeks to get fully open.” Schellwitz said restauranteurs appreciate guidelines issued Monday by the province,