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Canada’s Foodservice Industry
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Latest Statistic |
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Annual Sales:
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$61 billion (2010)
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Share of GDP:
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3.8%
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Number of direct jobs:
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1,084,500
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Number of indirect jobs:
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211,000
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Share of Canadian workforce:
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6.4%
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Number of establishments:
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81,400 (full-service restaurants, limited-service restaurants, caterers, drinking places)
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Share that are independent:
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63.5%
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Share that are part of a chain:
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36.5%
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Average profit margin:
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4.4% of operating revenue
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Average food cost:
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35.5% of operating revenue
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Average labour cost:
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34.8% of operating revenue
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Share of household food dollar spent at restaurants:
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23.1%
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Foodservice share of total food dollar
(including spending by consumers, tourists, government, business and industry):
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37.6%
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Source: Statistics Canada, NPD Group, CRFA
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(January 3, 2012)
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(December 20, 2011)
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(September 16, 2011)
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Canada’s total restaurant count increased to 72,721 in 2010 from 72,209 in 2009, an increase of 512 restaurants, according to the latest restaurant census conducted...
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