But under the expansion, rural restaurants and catering businesses that did not have delivery models or experienced significant revenue declines will now qualify for a rebate based on how much their revenue dropped compared to before the pandemic.“It’s a large win for our industry,” executive director of the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association Shaun Jeffrey said.“We really worked with the government to try and close that gap and provide some assistance for these rural restaurants and for our catering industry, which has been decimated by a lack of events.”The program launched in January with 513 applications having been approved.