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Restaurant Outlook Survey

The Restaurant Outlook Survey is a quarterly survey based on member responses that provides a new, forward-looking perspective on business conditions for our industry. Learn how restaurateurs feel about sales and employment in the coming months, as well as what challenges are they facing.

Restaurant Outlook Survey
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Restaurant Outlook Survey Q2 2023

Summer is usually a time of great enthusiasm and optimism for the restaurant industry as the warm weather and increase…

Restaurant Outlook Survey
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Restaurant Outlook Survey Q1 2023

Mixed Start to 2023 as Rising Operating Costs Erode Restaurant Profitability. In January 2022, on-premise dining was shut down again…

Restaurant Outlook Survey
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Restaurant Outlook Survey Q4 2022

Why 2022 Was Not the “Return-to-Normal Year” as Hoped for by Many Restaurant Owners. By most measures, Canada’s restaurant industry…

Restaurant Outlook Survey
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Restaurant Outlook Survey Q3 2022

On the surface, it appeared that the foodservice industry had finally returned to normal this past summer. Restaurants appeared busy…

Restaurant Outlook Survey
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Restaurant Outlook Survey Q2 2022

This edition of the Restaurant Outlook Survey analyzes the top challenges facing foodservice operators and how operators are navigating these…

Restaurant Outlook Survey
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Restaurant Outlook Survey Q1 2022

It seems hard to believe that back in April 2020, commercial foodservice sales plummeted to their lowest levels in more…