On this week’s episode of Free Lunch by The Peak, we sat down with Adin Wener, founder of Henderson Brewing Company, to talk about the ins and outs of the craft beer business.

In a sneaker market that’s changing at a faster pace than a gold medal sprinter, the world’s largest sportswear maker is trying to keep up.

RBC is getting some last-minute, $13.5 billion shopping wrapped up before the holidays.

What happened: After a year of a regulatory kerfuffle surrounding the biggest proposed bank merger in Canadian history, RBC finally received the go-ahead from the federal government to acquire HSBC’s Canadian operations. 

Is your looming annual performance review getting you down? You aren’t the only one.

Driving the news: Nobody likes performance reviews. Not only do they stress out employees, but more and more companies are starting to think they do a crummy job of actually evaluating job performance. 

Forget champagne fountains or a private DJ set from David Guetta. Your office holiday party this year is more likely to be a not-so-boozy potluck, a pickleball match, or some virtual trivia.

Driving the news: Corporate party planners have noticed a shift this year in holiday parties. Out are the bashes where the entire office and their significant others rage into the night. In are quieter events, with only team members, featuring group activities like guac making. 

Like each and every one of us who got used to working in our pyjamas, Zoom has had a rude post-COVID awakening.

What happened: Zoom has been dropped from the Nasdaq after failing to meet the technology-focused index’s listing criteria, as return-to-office mandates and increased competition quell the company’s growth prospects, according to Bloomberg.

Team Canada announced its roster for the 2024 World Junior Championship. But the biggest names joining the team this year aren’t the new players, but returning advertisers. 

What happened: Tim Hortons, Esso, and Telus have all reinstated their partnerships with Hockey Canada ahead of this year’s World Juniors. Last year, ads for the brands — which are part of Hockey Canada’s highest sponsorship tier — were absent from the tournament. 

The ringleader of the largest art fraud operation in Canadian history — and, per one investigating officer, in world history — was sentenced to 5 years in prison yesterday. 

Catch-up: For three decades, Gary Lamont spearheaded a ring of three separate but connected groups creating fakes of art by Norval Morrisseau — the acclaimed Anishinaabe artist who founded the Woodlands School movement and was dubbed the “Picasso of the North.” 

What goes up must go down. After a record maple syrup harvest last year, Canada’s crop of the brown stuff has come crashing down like a stack of flapjacks that was piled too high. 

Driving the news: Canadian maple syrup output fell to a five-year low, dropping 40.1% from last year due to sudden temperature swings and intense storms which killed sap flow. 

Forget a Justin Bieber collab — as Tim Hortons expands into its newest locale, it should be looking for a stamp of approval from Blackpink or BTS.  

What happened: Tim Hortons opened its first-ever location in Seoul today and plans to open 150 more locations in South Korea within the next five years. It’s the seventh Asian country to get a Tims after China, India, Pakistan, Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore.