iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Apr 20, 2021 12:09pm (Tony Bock/Toronto Star)
Good day and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s Lima Bean Respect Day and National Pineapple Upside Down Cake Day. No disrespect to lima beans, but if given the choice between beans and cake…well, we’re going to pick cake. Always.
Here’s today’s agriculture news.
The Lead
We start with some breaking news in the railway world: Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) has outbid rival Canadian Pacific (CP) in its efforts to buy U.S. railway Kansas City Southern (KSC). As CBC News reports, CN has put forward a cash-and-stock bid valued at US$33.7 billion to buy the American railway, toping CP’s proposal, which had a total price tag of $25 billion.
March 13, 2021 · ·
Restaurant owners and operators are always on the lookout for special events they can use in their online and offline marketing efforts.
Tax Day, for example, has become an annual favorite as restaurants across the nation step up to offer tax weary Americans a break with special deals and offers.
April also serves up many food specific days that can easily be worked into any menu marketing plan. On the menu: Beer, Blueberry Pie, Caramel, Caramel Popcorn, Cheese Fondue, Chocolate Cashew Truffles, Cinnamon Crescents, Coffee Cake, Cordon Bleu, Deep Dish Pizza, Eggs Benedict, Empanadas, Fish Fingers and Custard, Garlic, Glazed Spiral Ham, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Jelly Beans, Licorice, Oatmeal Cookies, Peach Cobbler, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Pecans, Pigs in a Blanket, Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, Pretzels, Prime Rib, Shrimp Scampi, Sourdough Bread, Tomatoes and Zucchini Bread.
Restaurant Marketing Ideas for April
March 13, 2021 · ·
Restaurant owners and operators are always on the lookout for special events they can use in their online and offline marketing efforts.
Tax Day, for example, has become an annual favorite as restaurants across the nation step up to offer tax weary Americans a break with special deals and offers.
April also serves up many food specific days that can easily be worked into any menu marketing plan. On the menu: Beer, Blueberry Pie, Caramel, Caramel Popcorn, Cheese Fondue, Chocolate Cashew Truffles, Cinnamon Crescents, Coffee Cake, Cordon Bleu, Deep Dish Pizza, Eggs Benedict, Empanadas, Fish Fingers and Custard, Garlic, Glazed Spiral Ham, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Jelly Beans, Licorice, Oatmeal Cookies, Peach Cobbler, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Pecans, Pigs in a Blanket, Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, Pretzels, Prime Rib, Shrimp Scampi, Sourdough Bread, Tomatoes and Zucchini Bread.