Canadian consumers continued their return to restaurants in
August, increasing visits by 5% compared to a year ago, reports The
NPD Group.
TORONTO, Oct. 7, 2022
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Consumers continued their return to
restaurants in August, increasing visits by 5% compared to a year
ago, reports The NPD Group. Restaurant dollars were up 9% in the
month versus a year ago. Dine-in visits slowed in August to a 28%
increase from the triple-digit growth realized in the first months
after the pandemic lockdowns. On the other hand, carry-out orders,
which have been down since March, picked up some of the dine-in
visits lost and were up 4% in August compared to a year
ago.
Breakfast visits grew by 9% in August versus a year ago,
evidence that consumers have resumed their out-of-the-home morning
routines. Visits at supper increased by 3%. Lunch traffic was down
-3% in the month compared to a year ago. Customer visits during the
morning and evening snack periods grew by 11%, and afternoon snack
traffic grew by 9% in August, reports NPD, which recently merged
with Information Resources, Inc. (IRI®) to create a leading global
technology, analytics and data provider.
Traffic to quick service restaurants (QSR), which represented
74% of restaurant visits, increased by 4% in August compared to a
year ago. QSR breakfast traffic was up 13% in the month while the
other main meal dayparts were down. Full service restaurant (FSR)
visits, representing 26% of industry traffic, were up by 6% in the
month versus a year ago. FSR supper was the segment's bright spot,
with visits up 7% in August versus a year ago, according to NPD's
continual tracking of the Canadian foodservice industry.
"In August, we saw a mix of pre-pandemic and COVID-era
restaurant behaviours with the slowdown in dine-in visits and the
uptick of carry-out orders, says Vince
Sgabellone, NPD foodservice industry analyst."It's too soon
to say if the August results are a trend or a blip. Since September
is traditionally one of the busiest on the foodservice calendar,
the next data release will be a very telling indication of a
cooling recovery or just cooling weather."
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SOURCE The NPD Group