Key Takeaways
- Average customer spends $18.40 per visit at quick-service restaurants in Canada in 2023.
- 62% of Canadians dined out at least once weekly in 2023, up from 54% in 2022.
- Delivery orders accounted for 22% of total restaurant sales in urban areas in 2023.
- Food costs for restaurants averaged 32.5% of total expenses in 2023.
- Labor costs represented 34.2% of operating expenses for Canadian restaurants in 2023.
- Rent and occupancy costs rose to 8.7% of revenues amid urban inflation in 2023.
- Canada's restaurant industry employed 1.2 million people in 2023, accounting for 6.2% of total national employment.
- The sector added 45,000 net new jobs in 2023, with 60% in full-time positions.
- Women comprised 55.3% of the restaurant workforce in Canada as of 2023.
- The industry is projected to grow to $145 billion in sales by 2025.
- Employment expected to reach 1.35 million by 2027, with 2.5% annual growth.
- Delivery and takeout projected to comprise 28% of sales by 2026.
- In 2023, the Canadian restaurant industry achieved total sales of $132.5 billion, marking a 7.2% increase from 2022 despite inflationary pressures.
- Quick-service restaurants accounted for 38% of total industry sales in Canada in 2023, totaling approximately $50.35 billion.
- Full-service restaurants generated $62.4 billion in revenue in 2023, comprising 47% of the overall Canadian restaurant market.
In 2023, Canadians dined out more often, with delivery and digital ordering driving record restaurant sales.
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