 |
 |
|
 |
Key Industry Indicators
The Quick Service Restaurant Market
 |
The quick service restaurant market is the largest generator of traffic in the commercial food service industry in Canada representing 62% of all meals and snacks sold in industry generating $19.4 billion in sales in 2009. (Source: NPD Group Canada) |
|
Quick service restaurants:
 |
The quick service restaurant industry served 4 billion customers during the twelve months ending November 2009. (Source: NPD Group Canada) |
|
 |
Quick service restaurants have low meal prices with an average cheque size of $4.81. (Source: NPD Group Canada) |
|
 |
Chain brands dominate the quick service restaurant market in Canada accounting for 88% of all traffic. (Source: NPD Group Canada) |
|
QRS Industry:
 |
The QSR burger market in Canada generated sales of $5.9 billion dollars in 2009 representing 30% of the total quick service restaurant market. (Source: NPD Group Canada) |
|
 |
The QSR burger market in Canada consists of A&W, Burger King, Dairy Queen, McDonald's, Wendy's and Harvey's. Sales generated by these brands accounts for 98% of all QSR burger sales in Canada. (Source: NPD Group Canada) |
|
 |
A&W is the second largest QSR burger chain in Canada for share of traffic, dollars and locations in Canada. (Source: NPD Group Canada) |
|
Food Service Industry Facts:
 |
The commercial food service dollars account for 24.7% share of the total food dollar spent in 2009. (Source: CRFA's Foodservice Forecast) |
|
 |
The commercial food service industry has grown by nearly 35% since 1998 from $34.1 billion to $46.1 billion in 2009. (Source: CRFA's Foodservice Forecast) |
|
Looking Ahead:
 |
Total quick service restaurant sales are forecasted to increase by 2.9% in 2010. (Source: CRFA's Foodservice Forecast) |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |