Oh, Canada: The Potential Impact of AI and Tariffs

"These tariffs could deeply affect the food service and hospitality industries on both sides of the border," Alex Thalassinos, President of Silverware POS, one of the first tech providers dedicated to Canada’s hospitality industry, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Operators would see increased prices in their supply chain, resulting in rising costs to their guests as well. If this were to happen, we would likely see a reduction in the hospitality workforce, potentially impacting nearly two million employees in the sector."

MRM checked in with Thalassinos to get his views on the potential impact of tariffs as well as issues affecting the Canadian foodservice and hospitality industries. 

"It would become more important for restaurants and hotels to work with partners they can trust – ones who have similar values to them. They would need to be able to lean on their technology partners to offer tools that help create efficiencies, and better manage costs…