For Tim Topornicki, president of Topper Linen and Uniform Service, the past six years have posed many hurdles to growth. He’s jumped them all, and attendees at this month’s Fourth Annual Canadian Summit in Toronto (Oct. 4-5) got a firsthand look at how a resourceful and determined laundry operator can rebuild after a five-alarm fire, plus two years of COVID-19 shutdowns—to not only survive…but thrive. “We’ve turned the corner…100%,” Topornicki says, speaking of his rebuilt plant and the recent reopening of food and beverage outlets across Toronto, a metropolitan area with 6.3 million people and rising, according to 2023 figures ...