Vancouver, BC Food Service / Restaurant / Cafeteria Companies directory and employer contacts list
The following Vancouver, BC, Canada Food Service / Restaurant / Cafeteria Companies are among the many key British Columbia organizations listed in the JobPro Directory.Try JobPro today for free for more contacts, real email addresses and detailed company information from this and over 80 other industries across British Columbia.
Ryan Schwartz, General Manager
Steamworks Brewing Co.
375 Water Street
Vancouver BC V6B 5C6
Tel. 604 689-2739
Fax. 604 669-2329
ryan15n1z5fj@steamworks.com
info15n1z5fj@steamworks.com
www.steamworks.com
Amber Anderson, Executive Director
H.A.V.E. Café / H.A.V.E. Culinary Training Society
374 Powell Street
Vancouver BC V6A 1G4
Tel. 604 696-9026
Fax.
hctsmluy@telus.net
www.have-cafe.ca
Amber Anderson, Executive Director
Amber is the head trainer and executive director of H.A.V.E. Culinary Training Society. She brings many years of expertise and a love of food to H.A.V.E. Café.
Working as an Executive Chef for several restaurants, including the former Cooks Studio, Amber provides excellent guidance and coaching to the student of H.A.V.E. Her designation of Certified Chef de Cuisine was achieved from the Canadian Culinary Institute and places her in the executive ranks of Canada's most accomplished Chefs.
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Top of pageDanny, Sales
Paragon Food Equipment
760 East Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6A 1R5
Tel. 604 255-9991
Fax. 604 251-3372
danny28@paragondirect.ca
info28@paragondirect.ca
www.paragondirect.ca
Colin Mieling, Catering Manager, Take 5 Café Corporation, Sales Representative, Caffe de Medici Fine Foods Ltd.
2nd Floor - 1389 Venables Street
Vancouver BC V5L 2G1
Tel. 604 697-9000 - Take 5 Café Corporation
Tel. 604 669-9322 - Caffé dé Medici Fine Foods Ltd.
Fax. 604 697-9100
info150@take5cafe.com
finefoods150@caffedemedici.com
www.take5cafe.com
www.caffedemedici.com
Past
* Barista at Newport Coffee House
* Research Assistant at Reed College History Department
* Judicial Board Member at Reed College
Leo Canapi, General Manager
White Spot Restaurants (div. of White Spot Ltd.)
580 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 2A3
Tel. 604 662-3066
Fax. 604 662-8652
leocwbi86@whitespot.ca
feedbackwbi86@whitespot.ca
www.whitespot.ca
Flavia Punzo, Co-Owner
Take 5 Café Corporation
2nd Floor - 1389 Venables Street
Vancouver BC V5L 2G1
Tel. 604 697-9000 - Take 5 Café Corporation
Tel. 604 669-9322 - Caffé dé Medici Fine Foods Ltd.
Fax. 604 697-9100
infois76@take5cafe.com
finefoodsis76@caffedemedici.com
www.take5cafe.com
www.caffedemedici.com
Jude Andrews, Co-Owner
The Smoking Dog Bistro
1889 West 1st Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6J 5B8
Tel. 604 732-8811
Fax. 604 732-1182
judehu8ej@thesmokingdog.com
infohu8ej@thesmokingdog.com
www.thesmokingdog.com
Judith, or Jude as she prefers to be known, is a professional nutritionist who culled her passion for Bistro cuisine from a year spent in France's southern region. To her, acquiring The Smoking Dog is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream to own a restaurant.
Together with Jean, they envision the lively bistro as a gathering place that reflects the brasseries of Europe, complete with outdoor heated courtyard, lively music, and a certain bonhomie.
The focal point is the lighter, more accessible French fare that is presented in a first-class manner, yet with more moderate pricing typical of a neighbourhood restaurant/bar .
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Top of pageCarsten Davids, Director of Restaurant Services
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
1505 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver BC V6H 3Y4
Tel. 604 734-4488
Fax. 604 734-4408
info8td284wj@picachef.com
www.picachef.com
Carsten has been in the hospitality industry for 15 years. He received his Cook training in Germany, and was employed in hotels in Germany and England before completing a Hotel Management Degree. Carsten's work in the Food and Beverage industry took him around the globe to a number of prestigious properties.
In London, England, Carsten was employed at The Savoy, Claridge's, and Simpson's in The Strand. He then moved to New Zealand with Southern Pacific Hotels and prior to joining Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, Carsten worked at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver, BC.
Having worked both the "front" and "back" of the house in the restaurant industry, Carsten firmly believes that in order to become a great Chef, one must also become a great server, and this is what he hopes to impart to his students.
Shelley Wells, Founder and Executive Director
Quest Outreach Society / Quest Food Exchange
2020 Dundas Street
Vancouver BC V5L 1J4
Tel. 604 602-0186
Fax. 604 682-3494
infostmp6mc@questoutreach.org
www.questoutreach.org
Shelley is the Founder and Executive Director of the Quest Food Exchange. Prior to launching Quest, Shelley worked as a private consultant in the areas of social policy, community development and multicultural organizational change.
Shelley's work has received national and international recognition from establishments such as the Fraser Institute, Federation of Canadian Municiplities and Multiculturalism BC.
In September 2006, Quest won the largest award in Canada - the Vancity $1 Million Award. This award recognized Quest for its impact on both reducing greenhouse gas emissions and eliminating hunger.
Michael Wunderlich,
Cactus Restaurants Ltd. (Head Office) / Cactus Club Cafe
200 - 604 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V5Z 1G1
Tel. 604 714-2025
Fax. 604 730-6746
michaelw7@cactusclubcafe.com
reception7@cactusclubcafe.com
www.cactusclubcafe.com
Ian Tostenson, President and Chief Executive Officer
British Columbia Restaurant & Foodservices Association
439 Helmcken Street
Vancouver BC V6B 2E6
Tel. 604 669-2239
Fax. 604 669-6175
itostensonxf8r@bcrfa.com
servicexf8r@bcrfa.com
infoxf8r@bcrfa.com
www.bcrfa.com
Dana Mahon, Manager, Employee Development & Administration
UBC Food Services
2071 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Tel. 604 827-4584 - direct
Tel. 604 822-3663
Fax. 604 822-4152
Dana.Mahonl5lv0y@ubc.ca
www.food.ubc.ca
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Top of pageCarol Anne Pretty, Director of Catering
Glowbal Restaurant Group Inc.
1079 Mainland Street
Vancouver BC V6B 5P9
Tel. 604 602-0835
Fax. 604 602-7523
carolannerb2n10@glowbalgroup.com
www.glowbalgroup.com
Emad Yacoub, President and Owner
Glowbal Restaurant Group Inc.
1079 Mainland Street
Vancouver BC V6B 5P9
Tel. 604 602-0835
Fax. 604 602-7523
emadnq@glowbalgroup.com
www.glowbalgroup.com
Yacoub, president and CEO, attributes the company's success to an in-your-face style that he brought to the staid Vancouver restaurant scene from his native Egypt when he opened his first restaurant here in 2002.?
The secret to Yacoub's success: eliminate ego from the equation.
“Chefs and general managers going out on their own and opening their own restaurant never really understand their market," he said.
“They understand what they want to put out on a plate, but they never looked at the simple equation of whether the customer would come back for the food."
That approach, in part developed during a two-year stint as a chef at Vancouver's Joe Fortes, provided Yacoub with the business fundamentals and insights needed to open five successful restaurants in five years and expand into the catering business.
Also, “Restaurants in Vancouver were very . . . I don't want to call it backward because there were lots of great restaurant owners in Vancouver, but nobody wanted to push the edge. Nobody wanted to raise the music. There was no shouting."
Yacoub explains how he wanted to shake up the image of high-end dining in Vancouver, which at the time was characterized by soft classical music and servers who stood a respectful two feet from the table. “I'm not going to be two feet away from you; I'm going to be sitting in your lap!" he exclaims.?
The 44-year-old Yacoub attributes his gregarious outlook to his upbringing in Cairo. As he describes it, his mother and aunt lived in apartments facing each other across the second-floor hallway of a seven-storey apartment building. The doors were always open, and as there was no elevator in the building, the neighbours were constantly stopping by for tea.?
A similar approach is at the core of Yacoub's business philosophy: “Every single person walking through this restaurant is a guest in my house. It's as simple as that."?
Yacoub was studying to be an accountant at the University of Cairo when he first came to Canada to take a summer job as a kitchen helper in Toronto. He soon ditched his plans to return to Cairo and instead threw himself into a fast-track career in restaurants, rising to chef de cuisine at Toronto's King Edward Hotel by age 24, and executive chef at Acqua restaurant three years later.?
He moved to Vancouver in 1997 to be executive chef at Joe Fortes Seafood and Chop House, and after a brief return to Toronto opened his flagship Glowbal Grill and Satay Bar in 2002.?
He opened a second restaurant in 2004, and the growth has continued unabated. In addition to two lounges and a catering business, the Glowbal group today comprises six restaurants: the original Glowbal in Yaletown, Society, Coast, Italian Kitchen, Sanafir and Trattoria.?
Each new opening is testament to Yacoub's fertile imagination; every menu is unique, with themes ranging from Lebanese to Italian to West Coast seafood. While Yacoub admits there's a limit to the number of possibilities, the well has yet to run dry. He rattles off three more concepts for envisioned openings: Asian, Japanese and Mexican.?
As long as the ideas keep coming, Yacoub believes his restaurants will be the place to see and be seen in Vancouver. “We don't want to be the dinosaur," he says. “We don't want people to say, ‘These guys used to have great restaurants in the old days.'
Dave Barnett, Owner
Watermark Restaurant
1305 Arbutus Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 5N2
Tel. 604 742-1706 - direct
Tel. 604 738-5487
Fax. 604 730-1642
davidbyj3ua@goldenroad.biz
www.watermarkrestaurant.ca
Dave Barnett owns
Golden Road Consulting Ltd.
1937 West 4th Avenue
Restaurant, Bar, and Special Event Management
Tel. 604 742-1750
Fax. 604 742-1795
Occupation: Self-employed entrepreneur specializing in restaurants and event management.
Can we just say restaurateur and event specialist? Yeah, sure.
Company: Golden Road Consulting/Eventrix. Owns: Regal Beagle, Burrito Brothers, Media Club and Watermark on Kits Beach.
from www.jewishindependent.ca/archives/June06/archives06June09-04.html - As a 34-year-old Jewish man living in Vancouver, what do you think is the biggest problem facing the Jewish community? Education. In my Jewish educational upbringing at Talmud Torah, there was a lack of spirituality. Maybe it's changed ... but growing up, the Jewish education we received was all traditional "Read this, learn about this holiday, or whatever, but it didn't have any depth.
The world we live in is so eclectic and there needs to be more spirituality and cohesiveness with other cultures. We need to connect more with other traditions. I know that spirituality exists in Judaism and it needs to be part of the educative process.
Anthony Sterne, Manager
Steamworks Brewing Co.
375 Water Street
Vancouver BC V6B 5C6
Tel. 604 689-9553 - direct
Tel. 604 689-2739
Fax. 604 669-2329
anthony6xf@steamworks.com
info6xf@steamworks.com
www.steamworks.com
Mike Georgas, Operations Manager
Ceili's Irish Pub & Restaurant
670 Smithe Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1E3
Tel. 604 697-9199
Fax.
mikegdgx@ceilis.com
www.ceilisvancouver.com
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Top of pageJane Frohlich, Human Resources
Glowbal Restaurant Group Inc.
1079 Mainland Street
Vancouver BC V6B 5P9
Tel. 604 602-0835
Fax. 604 602-7523
careerse763p@glowbalgroup.com
www.glowbalgroup.com
George Siu, Co-Owner
Memphis Blues Barbeque House Ltd.
1342 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5L 3X6
Tel. 604 215-2599
Fax. 604 215-2565
www.memphisbluesbbq.com
George Siu is one of the original owners of Not Just Desserts and the co-owner of the award-winning Memphis Blues Barbeque House restaurants.
Mark D. M. Roberts, Vice President, Operations
The Spectra Group of Great Restaurants Inc.
2nd Floor - 1880 West 1st Avenue
Vancouver BC V6J 1G5
Tel. 604 714-6500
Fax. 604 730-9155
www.spectragroup.com
www.madisonpacific.ca
Dorothy Yip, General Manager of Retail Operation, Purchasing & Project Coordination
UBC Food Services
2071 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Tel. 604 822-0125 - direct
Tel. 604 822-3663
Fax. 604 822-4152
dorothy.yip6ssj@ubc.ca
www.food.ubc.ca
Mark Reid, Managing Partner
Ceili's Irish Pub & Restaurant
670 Smithe Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1E3
Tel. 604 697-9199 X 23 - direct
Tel. 604 697-9199
Fax.
markregi5ehmsz@ceilis.com
www.ceilisvancouver.com
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Top of pageSean Lee, Food Services' IT Manager
University of British Columbia
2071 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Tel. 604 822-6395 - direct
Tel. 604 822-3663 - general Food Services
Tel. 604 822-2211 - campus directory
Fax. 604 822-4152
sean.leejd@ubc.ca
www.food.ubc.ca
Ginny, Sales
Paragon Food Equipment
760 East Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6A 1R5
Tel. 604 255-9991
Fax. 604 251-3372
ginny1ag@paragondirect.ca
info1ag@paragondirect.ca
www.paragondirect.ca
Sharron Tulk, Director of Member Relations & Marketing
British Columbia Restaurant & Foodservices Association
439 Helmcken Street
Vancouver BC V6B 2E6
Tel. 604 669-2239
Fax. 604 669-6175
stulko0lir@bcrfa.com
serviceo0lir@bcrfa.com
infoo0lir@bcrfa.com
www.bcrfa.com
Doron Levy, Owner
Trees Organic Coffee / Trees Organic Franchise Inc.
450 Granville Street
Vancouver BC V6C 1V4
Tel. 604 684-5060
Fax. 604 684-5026
tocoffeednoic@telus.net
franchisednoic@treescoffee.com
www.treescoffee.com
Trees Organic Coffee Franchise
350 - 321 Water Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1B8
Tel. 604 684-5060
Fax. 604 684-5026
Lynda Larouche, Executive Chef
Watermark Restaurant
1305 Arbutus Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 5N2
Tel. 604 738-5487
Fax. 604 730-1642
lynda866xf2@watermarkrestaurant.ca
www.watermarkrestaurant.ca
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Top of pageEric Bodin, Franchisee, Granville Street
Take 5 Café Corporation / Caffe de Medici Fine Foods Ltd.
429 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1T1
Tel. 604 697-9090
Fax. 604 909-4697
eric8cgp4c@take5cafe.com
info8cgp4c@take5cafe.com
www.take5cafe.com
Babak Hafezi,
Brygid Technologies Corp.
802 - 938 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1N9
Tel. 604 648-7388
Fax. 604 648-7389
bhafezigjbnouxd@brygid.com
infogjbnouxd@brygid.com
jobsgjbnouxd@brygid.com
www.brygid.com
Andrew Parr, Food Services' Director
University of British Columbia
2071 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Tel 604 822-6274 - direct
Tel 604 822-3663 - general Food Services
Tel 604 822-2211 - campus directory
Fax 604 822-2384 - direct
andrew.parrn6se18an@ubc.ca
www.food.ubc.ca
Food Services operates two main cafeterias at Place Vanier and Totem Park residences. Their phone numbers are:
Place Vanier: 604 822-2622 (supervisor)
Place Vanier: 604 822-8708 (manager)
Totem Park: 604 822-6828 (supervisor)
The Food Services scheduling desk number is 604 822-3663.
Kim Barker, Marketing and Promotions Coordinator
Ceili's Irish Pub & Restaurant
670 Smithe Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1E3
Tel. 604 697-0990 X 28 - direct
Tel. 604 697-9199
Fax.
kimbgp2ilr7@ceilis.com
www.ceilisvancouver.com
Richard Jaffray, Founder, Co-Owner, President and Chief Executive Officer
Cactus Restaurants Ltd. (Head Office) / Cactus Club Cafe
200 - 604 West Broadway
Vancouver BC V5Z 1G1
Tel. 604 714-2025
Fax. 604 730-6746
RichardJjxsx@cactusclubcafe.com
receptionjxsx@cactusclubcafe.com
www.cactusclubcafe.com
Way back in 1984, when I first moved to Vancouver, I worked at Earls Restaurants Ltd. as a waiter. I went and asked the owner, “Bus" Fuller, for some advice on opening a new business. One of Bus's big things is that you really have to know what your costs are in business, and you better know the cost of what you're selling; you might be better off closing your doors because you could be losing money on every customer. That was his advice, and eventually Bus and his son Stan ended up being silent partners in my business when I started Cactus Club in 1988.
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Top of pageBali Mann, Director of Admissions
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
1505 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver BC V6H 3Y4
Tel. 604 734-4488
Fax. 604 734-4408
info2hn@picachef.com
www.picachef.com
With 5 years in the role of admissions advising for the culinary industry, along with a Marketing Management Diploma from Kwantlen University College and a Certificate in Internet Marketing from the University of British Columbia, Bali brings his knowledge and experience to Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts.
Having worked in the field for numerous years and closely with students and employers, he understands what the industry is looking for and what they need.
Having joined Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts in March 2008, Bali Mann will maintain the integrity and professionalism of our programs as the Institute's Director of Admissions.
Russ Jahns, Systems and Project Development
Glowbal Restaurant Group Inc.
1079 Mainland Street
Vancouver BC V6B 5P9
Tel. 604 602-0835
Fax. 604 602-7523
russjmfod@glowbalgroup.com
www.glowbalgroup.com
Gryta, Sales
Paragon Food Equipment
760 East Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6A 1R5
Tel. 604 255-9991
Fax. 604 251-3372
gryta3t7@paragondirect.ca
info3t7@paragondirect.ca
www.paragondirect.ca
Richard C. Benmore, Chief Financial Officer
The Spectra Group of Great Restaurants Inc.
2nd Floor - 1880 West 1st Avenue
Vancouver BC V6J 1G5
Tel. 604 714-6500
Fax. 604 730-9155
www.spectragroup.com
www.madisonpacific.ca
Richard C. Benmore has been Chief Financial Officer of Spectra Group of Great Restaurants Inc., since May 2001 and also serves as its Vice President and Secretary. Mr. Benmore served as Consultant of Spectra Group of Great Restaurants Inc. from January, 1999 to April, 2001. He has been a Director of Mp Western Properties Inc., since 2006. He has also been a Director of Madison Pacific Properties Inc. since 1998. Mr. Benmore is a Chartered Accountant, and was employed by Arthur Andersen, Chartered Accountants for 12 years.
Jaime Hunter, General Manager
The Boathouse Restaurant - English Bay
1795 Beach Avenue
Vancouver BC V6G 1Y9
Tel. 604 669-2225
Fax.
jahunterc3@tbhr.ca
www.boathouserestaurants.ca
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Top of pageGiulia Vendramin, Director of Catering & Events
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
1505 West 2nd Avenue
Vancouver BC V6H 3Y4
Tel. 604 734-4488
Fax. 604 734-4408
infow7r4k@picachef.com
www.picachef.com
A graduate of our Culinary Arts program in 2003, Giulia Vendramin launched her new career with Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts after spending over a decade in the telecommunications industry. Combining her passion for fine wines and classical cuisine with her superb management skills, a keen eye for detail and an unrelenting pursuit of complete client satisfaction, Giulia is uniquely qualified in the demanding role as Director, Catering and Events.
Mark von Schellwitz, Vice President, Western Canada
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
PO Box 12125, 2410 - 555 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 4N6
Tel. 604 685-9655
Fax. 604 685-9633
mark9e7xcji@crfa.ca
info9e7xcji@crfa.ca
www.crfa.ca
Peter Brasso, President
Quest Outreach Society / Quest Food Exchange
2020 Dundas Street
Vancouver BC V5L 1J4
Tel. 604 602-0186
Fax. 604 682-3494
infobelph3cp@questoutreach.org
www.questoutreach.org
