What we stand for...
Restaurateurs Independent Buyer's Association (R.I.B.A.) is Ontario’s largest purchasing/marketing group of its kind servicing independent restaurateurs throughout the province of Ontario. R.I.B.A.’s winning strategy aligns manufacturers, distributors and end users to deliver a well rounded benefit to all involved.
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• Company Information | December 10, 2009 1:44 PM
Canada’s first and only soft drink bottle
made from 100% recycled plastic.
A bottle made from other bottles… a Canadian innovation!
NOW AVAILABLE!
Available on ALL PET packaging 7UP & DIET 7UP
Recycle: 100% recyclable
Reduce: Light-weighting it by 30%.
Reuse: Now a bottle made from other bottles
• More Inforamtion (PDF) | Dec. 19th 2011
Promotion
R.I.B.A.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
10th Annual R.I.B.A. Invitational
Golf Tournament.
Thank you sponsors and members
for making this years tournament possible!
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Thundering Waters Golf Club in Niagara Falls
Photo Gallery of the event now online! Click here
Promotion
R.I.B.A. Members now receive a free subscription to the Ontario Restaurant News
Call us for details.
Publications
Coated Appetizers Program
Now Available under the R.I.B.A. Program
Quality - More and more foodservice operators are adding Cavendish Farms coated appetizers to their menus. Why? Simply because Cavendish Farms offers a premium selection of coated fresh vegetables and coated natural cheese products to deliver the quality, consistency, and taste everyone wants!
The Cavendish Farms Onion Ring Advantage -With Cavendish Farms Onion Rings, you will receive a higher piece count in every case. Naturally cut sweet Spanish onions with a light tempura batter ensures that Cavendish Farms can pack more actual onion rings per pound versus our competitors. This gives you more servings from every pound of Cavendish Farms onion rings and improves your profitability.
Please call us for rebate information
• Product Information Sheet (PDF) | May 11, 2010 1:00 PM
Publications
The re-launch of our e-mail Newsletter
We want to keep all our members up-to-date with all the current news and changes in our organization. That is why we are re-launching our e-mailed newsletter. The eBrief will be sent out monthly with all the latest R.I.B.A. and 
restaurant industry news.
• Join our Mailing List | January 06, 2010 1:44 PM
Publications
Take a look at our next edition of the Restaurateur's Independent Buyer's Association (R.I.B.A.) newsletter 'The Bottom Line' as it is filled with information R.I.B.A. and the restaurant industry. It also includes information on our new programs offerings and innovative recipe ideas for everyone.
In our upcoming edition look for your chance to win a free membership.
• Publications | December 10, 2009 1:42 PM
Our Suppliers
Pepsi Beverages Company
Cavendish Farms
Brazilian Coffee
Canada Bread
Ecolab
Canadian Linen
Saputo Foods
Fresh Start Foods
Maple Leaf
Olivieri Pasta
Sofina Foods
Sara Lee
Export Packers
Chase-Paymentech
Access Cash
Saporito Foods
Norwich Insurance Brokers
R.I.B.A. Design
Our Distributors
Findlay Foods (Kingston)
Flanagan Foodservice Inc.
Golden Fleece Foods
G.F.S.-Gordon Food Service
Skor Food Service
Morton Wholesale Ltd.
Rycott Foodservice
Stewart Foodservice Inc
Summit Food Service
Sysco Food Services
News
Happy Holidays
R.I.B.A. Office Holiday Schedule
Monday Dec. 26th - Closed
Friday Dec, 30th - Closed
and
Monday Jan. 2nd - Closed
For the days that are not listed above the R.I.B.A. office is open the regular hours of 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Excluded weekends.
10th Annual R.I.B.A. Invitational Golf Tournament.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Thundering Waters Golf Club in Niagara Falls
Photo Gallery of the event now online!
Thank you sponsors and members
for making this years tournament possible!
MARKET LEADERS IN
POINT-OF-SALE SOLUTIONS
R.I.B.A. Corporation would like to announce our partnership with Chase-Paymentech
Call us for all the details.
Coffee Prices Hitting Historic Highs
....
Coffee prices reached historic highs in 2010, and will likely continue their upward climb through 2011. The trend is largely due to a a supply-demand mismatch. On the demand side, there is an increasing preference for premium coffee from a rising demographic of affluent young professionals in emerging markets like Brazil, China and India. This has been supplemented by sustained demand from North America and Europe despite the prevailing economic recession. On the supply side, heavy rains across major coffee growing regions in Colombia and Central America have limited coffee production. [1]
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> Full Article from Forbes.com
Chart showing coffee future trading since early 2000’s
Coffee prices in Canada rise next month
World prices hit 13-year high on supply uncertainty
http://www.cbc.ca
Kraft Canada, which produces some of the most popular brands in the country, told CBC News it will raise the price of Nabob and Maxwell House roast and ground coffees on Oct. 3.
World coffee prices are being pushed by uncertainty over the short-term supply, according to the International Coffee Organization. Adverse weather conditions have affected production in Vietnam and some Central American countries.
The organization reports that Aribica, a higher quality coffee bean, is increasing in price substantially faster than Robusta beans.
The price of coffee futures on the world market has grown about 43 per cent over the summer.
"The current behaviour of prices reflects uncertainties concerning short-term coffee supplies," Nestor Osorio, executive director of the International Coffee Organization said in a release.
"With all these supply fears, investors are jumping on the money train — even mom and pop investors want to jump on because of how evident the [production] issues have been over the last couple of months," he said.
But for Canadian consumers, a cup from Tim Hortons or Starbucks won't change for the time being. Both companies have said they will absorb the increase.
9th Annual Invitational R.I.B.A. / Ecolab and
Pepsi Beverages Company Golf Tournament
September 14th, 2010
at Legends in Niagara Falls
CAVENDISH FARMS
Appetizer division
Cavendish Farms grows, acquires Omstead Appetizer division.
• Press Release (PDF)
• Product List (PDF)
EXPORT PACKERS COMPANY LIMITED
Export Packers Adopts Safe Harbor® Mercury Testing Program for Seafood
Brampton - January, 2010
• Read More | January, 2010
ALBERTA EXPANSION
Stay tuned for an important Alberta expansion update.
For more information about our operations in the province of Alberta please call the R.I.B.A. office at 1-888-320-RIBA (7422)
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