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AN IMPORTANT LINK IN QUEBEC\u2019S BIO-FOOD CHAIN<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Commercial foodservice accounts for nearly one third of the province\u2019s food demand, with $18.6 billion in gross sales in 2024 alone. It reinvested $6.8 billion of these revenues in purchases of agricultural, fishery, and processed products, more than half of which were Quebec-produced. In total, 75 cents of every dollar spent in commercial food service establishments in Quebec is directly reinvested in the province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n 18.6<\/span>\n billion <\/p>\n

Gross sales in 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 18.520<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

Etablishments 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 253.000<\/span>\n <\/p>\n

Jobs in 2024<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The approximately 18,500 commercial food service establishments in Quebec employed more than 253,000 people in 2024, including 109,400 aged 25 and under.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-service establishments\u2014that is, those where the bill is paid at the end of the meal\u2014accounted for 58.7% of active establishments and 45.7% of industry sales. Meanwhile, limited-service establishments accounted for 30.8% of establishments and 42.2% of annual sales. The commercial restaurant industry in Quebec is distinguished by the fact that 58.2% of its establishments are independent, the highest proportion in the country, tied with British Columbia and 17.2 percentage points ahead of Alberta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, 423 restaurants filed for bankruptcy, representing a marginal increase of 4.2% compared to the 406 bankruptcies recorded in 2023. It is worth noting that Quebec bankruptcies accounted for 63.3% of all restaurant sector bankruptcies in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, the cost of goods sold by food service establishments accounted for 36.5% of operating expenses, while wages, salaries, and benefits accounted for 34.2%. The profit margin stood at 3.5% in Quebec and 3.6% across Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commercial foodservice remains a fiercely competitive industry, as evidenced by survival rates that are approximately 6% below the averages of other industries after their fourth year of operation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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SALES (2024)<\/td>18,6 billion $<\/td><\/tr>
NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS (2024)<\/td>18,520<\/td><\/tr>
JOBS \u2013 ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES (2024)<\/td>253,100<\/td><\/tr>
JOBS \u2013 ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES (under age of 25) (2024)<\/td>109,400<\/td><\/tr>
CHAINS vs. INDEPENDENTS (2018)<\/td>41,8 % vs 58,2 %<\/td><\/tr>
NUMBER OF BANKRUPTCIES IN QUEBEC (2024)<\/td>423<\/td><\/tr>
RATIO OF BANKRUPTCIES IN QUEBEC TO CANADA (2024)<\/td>63,2 %<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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More statistics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to request the latest edition of the document titled Profile and Performance of Quebec’s restaurant industry, published exclusively by the ARQ, by writing to the following address: mapoirier@restauration.org.<\/a> A fee of $50 is required for non-members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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