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Shifting to meal kits has allowed Beckta to proceed providing paid sick days and advantages to employees after three months on the job — something he feels is necessary for the business. On prime of that, Canadian restaurants have a mixed $15 billion of debt from the pandemic, based on Vince Sgabellone, a meals industry analyst for NPD Group, a market research firm. As the pandemic drags on, with new variants and new restrictions sending Canadians back into lockdowns, it is altering the way restaurants operate and plan for the long run, restaurateurs and business observers say. Like other restaurants devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Beckta needed to adapt. And like other restaurants, he found that takeout and supply helped keep his business afloat, mitigating the losses skilled because of lockdowns and capacity limits. When paired with a full return to indoor eating, he stated, it meant pulling in additional …