Industry Insights A roundup of noteworthy Canadian foodservice findings for the week of April 5, 2021
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Industry Insights A roundup of noteworthy Canadian foodservice findings for the week of April 5, 2021
I G N I TE C O M PAN Y
Chipotle Accelerates CHIPOTLE CANADA
YEAR-END LOCATION COUNT
Canadian Expansion
31
Chipotle announced plans to open its efforts in the wake of COVID-19-related
first new stores in Canada since 2018, restaurant restrictions. In addition to
adding eight new locations this year. adding drive-thru capabilities to its 23 23 23
The first of these new locations debuted United States stores, the chain also
March 30 in Surrey, British Columbia. introduced its first fully customizable
digital entree, the Hand-Crafted
Chipotle currently has 23 locations
Quesadilla, to the Chipotle app in
across Canada, with the last opening in
Canada. The first Chipotlane in Canada
October 2018 in Ontario. All eight of the
will open this summer in Port
new restaurants will open in either
Coquitlam, British Columbia.
Ontario and British Columbia.
Among the upcoming locations is the
first Canadian Chipotlane, a drive-thru
digital order pickup lane. Though the
concept was first introduced in 2019,
the Mexican fast-casual chain has
recently ramped up its digital innovation 2018 2019 2020 Projected 2021
Sources: Technomic Ignite Company
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Operators Multiply
the Meat
A consistent trend throughout the brought back the limited-time Big Mac
COVID-19 pandemic has been the Bacon, which comes with two beef
demand for indulgent comfort foods. patties and is topped with bacon. The
Within the competitive sandwich and Double Big Mac Bacon features four
burger categories, operators are beef patties and bacon.
standing out by offering double or even
Turning to the sandwich category,
triple and quadruple meat (including
Quiznos Canada’s new Carne Suprema
beef, pork and chicken) on burgers and
sandwich comes stacked with sliced
sandwiches, upping the indulgence
capicola, ham, salami, pepperoni and
factor even more for these items.
marinara meatballs. Chicken
For example, Dairy Queen Canada sandwiches have also gotten the
recently brought back its limited-time double-meat treatment, with KFC
Loaded Steakhouse Burger, which Canada adding in Q3 2020 the Big
features two beef patties and Crunch Stacker, featuring two
applewood-smoked bacon. A triple beef seasoned chicken breasts.
patty option is also available.
McDonald’s Canada also recently
Dairy Queen Canada’s Triple Loaded
Steakhouse Burger-Triple
Source: Technomic Ignite Menu Image Source: Dairy Queen Canada website
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PATRONAGE BY DAYPART (ONCE A MONTH+)
Snacks Prevail 42%
Down from 47%
in 2018
at Retail
Breakfast 55%
36%
60%
Snack occasions are on the rise wrapped grab-and-go items that can Lunch 71%
currently, while breakfast occasions are function as convenient snacks. Offering
taking a hit. The breakfast daypart filling or high-quality snacks like potato 54%
already had the lowest patronage wedges or hummus can also help
because many consumers wait until the improve perceptions around value.
afternoon or evening to shop at retail 70%
stores. The pandemic has further
decreased breakfast purchases Dinner 75%
because more consumers are at home
and no longer commuting to work in the 68%
morning.
Snacking, conversely, has grown in 60%
Up from 58%
popularity during the pandemic, in 2018
indicating that consumers could be Snacks 72%
increasingly replacing meals with
snacks. Retailers should consider 54%
offering a variety of individually
Overall 18-34 35+
Base: 1,019 consumers who eat retail prepared foods at least once a month
Source: Technomic Ignite consumer data featuring the Technomic Canadian 2021 Retail Foodservice Consumer Trend
Report
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The World’s
Favourite Pizza
Proteins
Meat, poultry and seafood are widely Pepperoni is still quite popular, with
popular pizza toppings the world over, 43% of consumers saying they would
and often serve as the centerpiece for top a pie with it, making it No. 3 on the
both chef-created and design-your-own list.
pizzas.
Rounding out the top five proteins are
We asked consumers across 25 bacon at 41% and salami at 34%.
countries which proteins they would
Among seafood options, shrimp and
order from a list of about 30 options,
tuna tie for favourite at 29%.
ranging from pepperoni and duck to
tuna and pulled pork. Other notable toppings include ground
beef at 32%, chorizo at 23% and duck
Here are some consumer favourites:
at 11%.
While many might guess the world’s top
Members of Technomic’s Global
protein on pizzas is pepperoni, it’s
Navigator Program will soon be able to
actually a tie between chicken and ham,
access the full 2021 global pizza report,
both drawing 53% of consumers
including country-specific protein data
globally.
along with other consumer preferences,
trends and chain rankings.
Base: 4,266 global consumers who would order pizza
Q: Which meat or protein toppings would you consider ordering for pizza at a restaurant or other dining establishment? Select all
that apply.
Source: Technomic Global Foodservice Navigator Program Image Source: Shutterstock
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