At the recent SIAL Canada food and beverage show, held in Toronto April 30 to May 2, Melissa Wilson, principal at Technomic, a global consulting and research firm for the food industry, discussed foodservice trends in Canada.
The Canadian foodservice industry hit $71 billion in 2011, with restaurants and bars comprising 63 percent. Limited-service restaurants, or fast-food and fast-casual restaurants, saw 5 percent growth from 2010–2011 and are currently produce sales of $19.6 billion; fast-casual chains account for 3 percent of that total. In 2011, coffee stores/cafes had the biggest share at $7.4 billion; burger shops had $5.8 billion in sales and other sandwich stores accounted for $2.1 billion. Full-service restaurants grew 3.3 percent during the same time period, accounting for $7.2 billion in sales in 2011; varied menus, family style and Italian food comprised the top three segments.
Following are 12 top menu and ingredient trends:
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