COVID-19 pandemic.Laborie, who owns Toronto restaurants Bar Reyna and Reyna On King, said her Mediterranean-themed cocktail and snack bars did “extremely well” in August and September — comprising two out of just four months her businesses were allowed to remain open throughout 2020.“I can’t complain,” she told Global News, adding that she took two federal loans totaling $60,000 to help make ends meet.“But did we struggle?
Of course. Restaurants don’t make money to start with. The profit margins are five per cent and below. So, of course, when you’re not open, you’re suffering, end of story.
I had to take out loans. I had to do what I had to do to keep going.” Canadian economy posts worst showing on record in 2020 After more than a year,.