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Ritual lays off 196 employees — April 2, 2020

Ritual, a food company based in Canada, laid off 196 employees on April 2, 2020. At the time, the company was at the Series C stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Ritual
Employees laid off
196
Date
April 2, 2020
Industry
Food
Country
Canada
Company stage
Series C
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$112M

Source: https://layoffs.fyi/2020/04/02/ritual-lays-off-196-employees-due-to-covid-19-impact-on-restaurants/

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