Despite rising incomes and the lowest unemployment rate in 33 years, Canada’s commercial foodservice industry grew by just 3.0% in the first seven months of 2007 compared to a solid 5.1% sales increase in the first seven months of 2006. Unfavourable weather and sluggish consumer demand were largely responsible for the sub-par sales growth at restaurants and bars.
Sales at full-service restaurants rose 3.0% in the first seven months of 2007, down from 3.7% during the same period in 2006.
