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Café Fresh Start your own Fresh and Healthy Restaurant with Café Fresh's mouth watering franchise opportunities! Minimum Investment: $130,000. Café Fresh Franchise.

Juice Zone Juice Zone is expanding throughout the US and around the world. Find out more about this international... Minimum Investment: $60,000. Juice Zone Franchise.

Little Caesars Pizza Partner with Little Caesars, a globally recognized pizza franchise brand and the #1 pizza chain in the U.S. Minimum Investment: $75,000. Little Caesars Pizza Franchise.


Woody's Bar-B-Q For a sizzling business opportunity, join this unique, successful and profitable Bar-B-Q experience. Come on in! Minimum Investment: $50,000. Woody's Bar-B-Q Franchise.

Swensen's Join this fast food and ice-cream business emphasizing quality, quantity and value for money. A recipe for success! Minimum Investment: $208,000. Swensen's Franchise.

THE original basket boutique Is your job doing everything it can for you? If not, try our unique gift franchise! Proven brand, work from home... Minimum Investment: $35,000. THE original basket boutique Franchise.


Revive Energy Mints Revive Energy Vending is the hottest new vending business around! Get in on the most explosive vending... Minimum Investment: $14,400. Revive Energy Mints Business Opportunity.

Candy Bouquet Combines fun and profit with a minimum investment and no royalty fees! Start from home with this fabulous candy... Minimum Investment: $7,500. Candy Bouquet Franchise.

Yogen Fruz Yogen Fruz is the largest frozen yogurt franchise, voted #1 Franchise in the World by Entrepreneur Magazine, with... Minimum Investment: $125,000. Yogen Fruz Franchise.



Trends and Facts About Food Franchises

The Canadian food industry is thriving on the basis that eating out is a popular past time. Despite the economic downturn, the restaurant industry continues to grow, According to a household survey from CREST/NPD Group, consumer spending in restaurants rose 4% between September and November 2008 when compared with the same period in 2007.


The average check in a Canadian restaurant is €6.73 including taxes but excluding tips.  The most popular orders in Canadian restaurants include French fries and regular coffee.


“Unlike U.S. consumers, Canadians continue to include eating at restaurants as part of their lifestyle,” says Robert Carter, Senior Manager, NPD.  "It would appear the convenience of restaurant meals is not a cut back consumers are willing to make."


The growth consists of 1.8% increase in numbers of diners and a 2.1% increase in the average check per diner. In addition, brands are leading the growth with a reported 6.2% growth from September to November 2008. Spending at chains accounted for 61.5 % of total spending in restaurants.


Quick-service restaurants are the fastest growing food industry in Canada. In 2008, the industry reported a 5.3 % year on year increase. Even though diner numbers increased just 1.5%, the average check total increased by 3.7% per diner.


In Canada, there are 86,915 commercial food service units which is 26.4 units per 10,000 Canadians. This is broken down to:



  • 38,797 full-service restaurants

  • 34,629 limited-service restaurants

  • 6,741 contract and social caterers

  • 6,749 drinking places