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The Directory of Restaurant & Fast Food Chains in Canada provides you with information on foodservice chains with 3 or more locations in Canada. Our focus has always been on Canadian chains.
Data Compilation
- Our editors and researchers compile ALL data directly from the source. We connect with representatives of these companies by mail, phone, fax and email.
Frequency
- annual Directory published in February
- ONLINE service data uploaded every November (Retail Chains) and every February (Restaurant & Fast Food Chains)
Statistics
- Breakdown of number of chains in each category
- Breakdown of number chains with locations in each province
Each listing includes:
- corporate name and head office address
- phone, fax, e-mail and web address
- ownership: private, public, co-op
- stock symbol and trading
- sales (categories: LT $1 million, $1-5 million, $5-10 million, $10-50 million, $50-100 million, GT $100 million)
- number of employees
- total locations in Canada
- total locations in USA
- parent company name and address
- contacts names, titles and email including president, leasing, marketing, information systems, operations and merchandising
- chain name
- total locations in Canada
- year first location opened in Canada
- ownership (example: corporate - 1, franchised - 10)
- average sales per sq.ft. per year (categories: LT $100, $100-250, $250-500, $500-1,000, GT $1,000)
- menu types/specialty (Chinese, pub fare, Italian, family-style, etc.)
- service types (buffet, cafeteria, catering, delivery, drive-thru, sit-down, table service, take-out)
- average seats per location
- average prices for breakfst, lunch and dinner
- liquor license type (beer, wine, liquor)
- expansion plans for next 12 months
- location types and average sizes (eg. shopping centres - 2,000 sq.ft., power centres 6,000 sq.ft.)
- provincial locations and projected openings
- location addresses (exclusive to Online subscribers)
The ONLINE service provides you with a combined database of retail and foodservice chains in Canada. You can search, sort, print and download contacts. The contact list can then be imported into your own contact management system. You can easily filter and query the online database. (Note: non-contact information is not included in downloaded file).
Click here to view search page which shows different criteria available to filter the database.
