$46.4bn
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The full-service restaurants industry in Canada pre-pandemic was on an upward trajectory, largely dictated by growing per capita disposable income and rising levels of consumer spending. However, the unwelcome disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic dealt the industry a significant blow, erasing years of sustained growth with a rapid drop in revenue. As a result, countless restaurants faced unprecedented closures while others struggled to stay afloat amidst poor profitability due to dwindling sales and escalating costs.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $46.4bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2024 | Revenue ($m)
2024 | Profit ($m)
2024 | Profit Margin (%)
2024 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Recipe Unlimited Corporation | 1,620.2 | N/A | N/A | |
The Keg Steakhouse and Bar | 919.5 | N/A | N/A | |
Boston Pizza International Inc. | 131.4 | N/A | N/A |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Asian restaurants, Mexican and Latin American restaurants and Canadian and American-style restaurants. Asian restaurants is the largest segment of the Full-Service Restaurants in Canada.
Rising immigrant numbers boost Asian food demand
The Full-Service Restaurants industry in Canada includes restaurants that provide food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e. waiter or waitress service) and pay after eating. These establishments may provide this type of food service to patrons in combination with selling alcoholic and other beverages.
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NAICS 722110 - Full-Service Restaurants in Canada
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The market size of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Canada is $46.4bn in 2024.
There are 78,800 businesses in the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.2 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Canada has been growing at a CAGR of 1.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Canada is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the Full-Service Restaurants market in Canada are Recipe Unlimited Corporation, The Keg Steakhouse and Bar and Boston Pizza International Inc.
Serving food and beverages to customers and Owning and operating full-service restaurants are part of the Full-Service Restaurants industry.
The company holding the most market share in Canada is Recipe Unlimited Corporation.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the Full-Service Restaurants industry in Canada.