{"id":5199,"date":"2025-05-14T10:15:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/?post_type=research&#038;p=5199"},"modified":"2025-05-14T10:15:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T14:15:32","slug":"restaurants-canadas-consumer-dining-index-tumbles-in-april","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/research\/restaurants-canadas-consumer-dining-index-tumbles-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants Canada\u2019s Consumer Dining Index tumbles in April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Canadian dining habits continued to fluctuate in April, reflecting ongoing economic uncertainty. In April 2025, Restaurants Canada\u2019s Consumer Dining Index (CDI) fell to 87.0, down from 92.2 in April 2024\u2014a six-point year-over-year decline. This decline was the result of a pullback in the share of Canadians who purchased dinner at least once in the past month, which dropped to 83%, the lowest level since May 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) led all major census metropolitan areas (CMAs) in declines, with a 14-percentage point drop in the share of Canadians purchasing dinner from a restaurant. Coffee and snack purchases also fell across nearly all CMAs, with the GTA seeing a six-point decrease compared to April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much of April\u2019s weakness can be attributed to Gen X consumers. Only 43% dined out once a week or more in April 2025, compared to 50% the year prior. While Gen Z continued to represent the largest share of weekly diners at 57%, this still marked a slight decline from 60% in April 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dashboard-4-1024x733.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5658\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dashboard-4-1024x733.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dashboard-4-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dashboard-4-768x550.png 768w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dashboard-4-600x430.png 600w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Dashboard-4.png 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-red-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-86157ac35af2ed31a09d7e645cb1edea\">For more details, check out the latest REACT report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/react-survey-april-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/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 nearly $120-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&rsquo;s Degree in Economics and specializes in economic modelling and forecasting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian dining habits continued to fluctuate in April, reflecting ongoing economic uncertainty. 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