One of the fastest and hottest franchises in Canada, Freshii, will be opening in Brandon on Thursday, April the 5th.  BDNMB.CA first reported back on May 25, 2017 that the health casual restaurant, serving fresh food, would be setting up shop in Brandon.   The Freshii concept seemed to be the perfect fit for Jody and Tyler Henry with their long history in the health and fitness industry.   The former owners of Body Force gym made the trip one day to Winnipeg to explore a current Freshii franchise.  Upon seeing the menu, and the ingredients, they both felt this style of restaurant is something that Brandon could really benefit from.   "My goal was to make it good and affordable for someone to eat healthy" said Tyler Henry.   Also, Henry said that they can cater to people with almost any dietary requirements. and for people with crohns and colitis.   For Jody Henry, the process has been a bit nerve racking getting all the final details hammered out. “In the first three weeks we had 190 applications for staff.  We were able to pick out the staff we wanted after listening to their stories and how we feel they will fit our brand" said Jody.   The Brandon location will occupy space inside the old Blockbuster location at 930-18th Street.  Freshii is a Canadian fast-casual restaurant that serves burritos, wraps, soups, salads and frozen yogurt featuring fast, custom-built fresh ingredients.   The Brandon Freshii Facebook page can be found here.

Suzanne Rowley has always had that entrepreneurial spirit and her latest venture could prove to be one of her finest ideas to date. The Wheat City Juice Co uses all natural and organic fruits and vegetables sourced from local approved farmers whenever possible.  All waste is composted and put back into the earth.  Orders can be placed on her website.   Once you have selected what you would like to order, the item is then made to order specifically for you. Select a date/time you would like your order to arrive and your product(s) will be dropped off at your home/business at no additional charge.  Their juice is packaged in mason jars which makes it 100% recyclable. Some of the options include Tropical Bliss which consists of pineapple, apple, mint, and coconut water or Very Berry, a combination of strawberry, pineapple, blueberry, apple & lemon. The Cleanse Menu is also available from a one day to a 5 day cleanse.   In addition to weight loss you may see additional benefits like better skin, hair and nails. Currently only available at Tour Indoor Cycling on 6th street, Suzanne is open to having her products at new retail locations in Brandon.  You can contact Suzanne at 573-0442, or email: WHEATCITYJUICECO@HOTMAIL.COM.

As the final touches and approvals go on this week, the management of Swiss Chalet and Harvey’s are hopeful to be open for business on Easter Sunday, April 1st. This restaurant design is the latest for both franchises and will feature a cutting edge APP to pre-order your food for pickup at their Express Pick Up area. 130 local staff have been selected from over 300 applications.

The old Precision Toyota building is officially on the move to it's new home on Grand Valley Road.  The 2-3,500 sq foot buildings are scheduled to begin their journey tomorrow morning at 5:00 am.  The buildings have been purchased by a local businessman.

UFCW Local 832 The bargaining committee representing roughly 2200 workers at Safeway stores across Manitoba reached a tentative agreement on March 17, 2018, with Sobeys West Inc. “This round of bargaining was unlike any other I’ve ever had in my years here at Local 832,” said Jeff Traeger. “I want to give thanks to our membership for giving us our 98% strike mandate which helped to move the company off of many of their major concessions, and the bargaining committee who did an amazing job of holding the line for the 2,200 Safeway workers in Manitoba.” Details of the tentative agreement will be presented to the members at meetings across the province, next  Sunday, March 25, 2018, where the bargaining committee will be recommending that the membership accept the tentative agreement reached with the company. The contract expires tonight at midnight, March 17, 2018, but will continue in force and effect until the ratification vote.