{"id":7162,"date":"2026-01-30T14:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/?post_type=research&#038;p=7162"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:54:16","slug":"november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/research\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\/","title":{"rendered":"November sales moderate to weakest growth since February"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A sharp slowdown in spending at full-service restaurants held total commercial foodservice sales to 4.0% growth in November.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adjusted for menu inflation, real sales slowed to 0.6% in November.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foodservice spending in Manitoba rebounded in November following weak spending at the start of 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restaurant sales cooled sharply in November, in line with recent Angus Reid data showing that a growing share of Canadians are pulling back on discretionary spending in the latter part of 2025. Overall, nominal commercial foodservice sales rose by 4.0% in November, following a 6.0% increase in October. As a result, November represents the smallest monthly increase since February.<\/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\/2026\/01\/Chart-1-2-1024x791.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7163\" style=\"width:750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chart-1-2-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chart-1-2-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chart-1-2-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chart-1-2-1536x1186.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chart-1-2-2048x1582.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Chart-1-2-600x463.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weaker performance in November was driven by a sharp slowdown in spending at full-service restaurants. Nationally, full-service restaurant sales decelerated to 3.9% growth in November, following a robust 8.4% increase in October. The slowdown was felt across most provinces, with the weakest gains recorded in Ontario (+3.1%), New Brunswick (+2.5%), and Quebec (+0.2%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, growth in quick-service restaurant sales was relatively unchanged, rising 4.2% in November compared to 4.1% growth in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provincial results varied widely across the country. After a weak start to the year, Manitoba saw the strongest growth (+9.3%), while softer consumer spending restrained foodservice sales in Quebec (+1.6%). These differences highlight how local economic conditions and consumer demand continue to shape restaurant performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When inflation is taken into account, real restaurant sales increased by a tepid 0.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the November data suggests the industry is entering a more cautious phase. While sales remain higher than last year, real growth is limited as affordability concerns continue to weigh on consumer spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore Restaurants Canada\u2019s <em>Restaurant Industry at a Glance<\/em> dashboard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fast-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the latest foodservice data, also check out the new <em>Bite-Sized Weekly Restaurant Trends<\/em> for updates on same-store sales growth, number of transactions, and average transaction size. Explore the dashboard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/weekly-restaurant-trends\/\" 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:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sara-hamdy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6574 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sara-hamdy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sara-hamdy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sara-hamdy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sara-hamdy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sara-hamdy-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sara-hamdy-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sara-hamdy-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">As a <strong>Research Analyst with Restaurants Canada, Sara Hamdy <\/strong>contributes to a research program that helps make Restaurants Canada a trusted source of insight for and about Canada\u2019s $124-billion foodservice industry. Sara develops and maintains analytical reports and interactive dashboards that present key economic and market trends in a clear and engaging way for members and the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Her work supports Restaurants Canada\u2019s advocacy and industry initiatives by transforming complex data into accessible information that guides operators, policymakers, and media.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restaurant sales cooled sharply in November, in line with recent Angus Reid data showing that a growing share&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7165,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"research-type":[177],"advocacy-issue":[],"class_list":["post-7162","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 v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>November sales moderate to weakest growth since February - 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\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"November sales moderate to weakest growth since February - Restaurants Canada\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Restaurant sales cooled sharply in November, in line with recent Angus Reid data showing that a growing share...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/research\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\/\" \/>\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=\"2026-01-30T19:54:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-2171065035.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=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/research\\\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/research\\\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\\\/\",\"name\":\"November sales moderate to weakest growth since February - Restaurants Canada\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/research\\\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/research\\\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/iStock-2171065035.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-30T19:54:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-30T19:54:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/research\\\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/research\\\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/research\\\/november-sales-moderate-to-weakest-growth-since-february\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/iStock-2171065035.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.restaurantscanada.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/iStock-2171065035.jpg\",\"width\":2121,\"height\":1414,\"caption\":\"Young adult barista is sitting at a table in a cafe, waiting for customers. 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