Until recently, Syrian food was hard to come by in Toronto. But that's starting to change, thanks to the recent influx of more than 40,000 Syrian refugees to Canada — including around 11,000 in Toronto, where Syrian cuisine is beginning to take root. >> Catering, Food preparation and service, Restaurant, Entrepreneurship
A catering company set up just over a year ago to help Syrian refugee women is growing. Les Filles Fatoush now has a kiosk at the Jean Talon Market where the public can purchase a variety of Syrian spices and dishes. >> Catering; Caterer; Women
A Montreal catering company that employs Syrian refugee women has expanded. >> Catering; Retail; Entrepreneurship
In eastern Ontario, the Peterborough Newcomer Kitchen has also provided recent refugee arrivals from Syria and immigrant women with an opportunity to settle in and socialize while building entrepreneurial skills and the experience they need to contribute to the economic well-being of their families and new community. >> Catering; Caterer; Food preparation and service; Entrepreneurship
A new new catering company with a cause, The Newcomer Kitchen Party, aims to create work for recent immigrants and refugees in Halifax . >> Catering; Caterer; Entrepreneurship
A unique cooking program, run by Roots to Harvest, is helping a group of women, most of whom fled Syria, adapt to their new life in Thunder Bay. >> Catering; Restaurant; Women
Mariam Herro and Maryam Hamdo work with Tayybeh, a Syrian food company that started three years ago. >> Catering; Caterer; Women
Falafel: it's her husband Rasmi Al Hariri's special recipe, and since moving to Orangeville from Syria in 2016, this dish has helped the family make their mark in the community. >> Catering
Elwan and Eva Brownstein talk about a catering business that helps refugee women from Syria find a path towards independence. >> Catering; Caterer; Women
Cara Benjamin-Pace, Executive Director of Newcomer Kitchen, is one of the three women profiles for having tuned food preparation into a social enterprise. >> Catering; Entrepreneurship; Women
