DID YOU KNOW?

Canadians make 23 million visits to restaurants every day.

The average Canadian visits and enjoys dining at a restaurant once a week.

$114 billion in annual foodservice sales from coast to coast to coast.

The restaurant industry purchases $38 billion in food and beverage products every year.

The restaurant industry and its employees contribute $26 billion in federal, provincial and municipal taxes.

There are more than 100,000 foodservice locations across Canada.

Investment in the restaurant industry has significant spillover effects on the economy.  For every dollar of output in the restaurant industry, $1.80 of output is generated in the broader economy, compared to $1.56 for other industries. An initial dollar of spending can lead to a more significant overall increase in economic activity, driven by successive rounds of spending.

For every million dollars of output, the restaurant industry generates 17.6 new jobs. By comparison, the industrial average is 7.4 jobs per million dollars of output.