{"id":4615,"date":"2025-02-05T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/?post_type=research&#038;p=4615"},"modified":"2025-02-05T11:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:43:13","slug":"how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/","title":{"rendered":"How Canadians are making dining out more affordable and Key Issues in Q4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We asked Canadians how they are making dining out at full-service restaurants (FSRs) and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) more affordable. As rising costs continue to strain household budgets, many are finding creative ways to save money while dining out. From avoiding extras like desserts or sides at QSRs (28%) to cutting back on visits to FSRs (36%), Canadians are adjusting their dining habits to navigate the impact of higher prices. Notably, younger and lower-income Canadians are leading the charge in making these adjustments, while higher-income households are also demonstrating significant behavioral changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the release of the Q3 Quarterly report in October, there have been several major federal government announcements that will directly impact the foodservice industry. This edition of the Quarterly covers key issues such as the GST\/HST holiday, immigration and population growth, potential tariffs, how rising crime is impacting restaurants, how Canadians are making dining out more affordable, and the economic forecast for the foodservice industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-1-15-1-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4625\" style=\"width:750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-1-15-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-1-15-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-1-15-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-1-15-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-1-15-1-2048x1582.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-1-15-1-600x463.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-2-6-1-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4628\" style=\"width:750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-2-6-1-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-2-6-1-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-2-6-1-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-2-6-1-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-2-6-1-2048x1582.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chart-2-6-1-600x463.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f935b5efa94d887eb9ac5c9c0a2b5ec6\">For more information, the Q4 quarterly report can be accessed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/the-quarterly-q4-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/rc-headshots-79-of-256-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Elliott\" class=\"wp-image-21058 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">As the&nbsp;<strong>Chief Economist and Vice President of Research for Restaurants Canada, Chris Elliott<\/strong>&nbsp;manages and produces a comprehensive research program that has made Restaurants Canada a leading source of information for and about Canada\u2019s $114-billion foodservice industry. Chris tracks and analyzes key industry and economic indicators and translates them into member reports and publications. He also provides research to support Restaurants Canada\u2019s lobbying efforts on issues that affect foodservice operators \u2013 from payroll taxes to food costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Chris has worked with Restaurants Canada for&nbsp;over 20 years, has a Bachelor of Arts and Master Degree in Economics and specializes in economic modelling and forecasting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We asked Canadians how they are making dining out at full-service restaurants (FSRs) and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) more&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4620,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"research-type":[177],"advocacy-issue":[],"class_list":["post-4615","research","type-research","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","research-type-economists-notebook"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Canadians are making dining out more affordable and Key Issues in Q4 - Restaurants Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Canadians are making dining out more affordable and Key Issues in Q4 - Restaurants Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We asked Canadians how they are making dining out at full-service restaurants (FSRs) and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) more...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Restaurants Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RestaurantsCanada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-05T16:43:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iStock-1797025267.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2121\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1414\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@RestaurantsCA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/\",\"name\":\"How Canadians are making dining out more affordable and Key Issues in Q4 - Restaurants Canada\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iStock-1797025267.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-05T15:28:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-05T16:43:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/how-canadians-are-making-dining-out-more-affordable-and-key-issues-in-q4\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iStock-1797025267.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/iStock-1797025267.jpg\",\"width\":2121,\"height\":1414,\"caption\":\"Beautiful Asian Woman Enjoying with Friend in Bar. 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