{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-this-economy.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fare-restaurants-thriving-in-this-economy-EZfwjVuh","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Are restaurants thriving?! In this economy?!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c15bfd25-c591-4dad-8295-fc67b4b46a65/d93bc193-3c8b-48c1-8e9e-e4dae297f9b4/fpn-inthiseconomy-keyart-1400x1400.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/00f97962-e219-4245-b405-5408cdb49bbc\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Are restaurants thriving?! In this economy?!\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Canadian restaurant operators could be in for another rough year – thanks to uncertainty around trade with the U-S and higher food costs – along with a few other factors.\n\nAnd the industry, which has been struggling for years, is important to the country’s economy. But the numbers are not trending in the right direction.\n\nHope is not lost.\n\nHost Kris McCusker takes a closer look at a report from Restaurants Canada with the President and CEO, Kelly Higginson."}