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Industry Insights A roundup of noteworthy Canadian foodservice findings for the week of Aug. 24, 2020
I G N I TE C O M PAN Y
CANADIAN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI)
Playing Chicken With
JULY 2020, YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE
+0.1% +2.2% +4.8%
Meat Pricing OVERALL FOOD MEAT
CANADIAN CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) FOR MEAT PRODUCTS
According to Statistics Canada’s rose 6.6% after a 4.4% decline in June.
MONTH-OVER-MONTH CHANGE
Consumer Price Index (CPI) for July, Chicken prices have benefitted from
meat prices increased at a slower pace strong demand and lower production,
year over year in July (+4.8%) than in on top of seasonal demand for chicken
June (+8.1%). during the summer months.
As production gradually returns to pre- At a regional level, monthly pricing
COVID-19 levels, prices for beef changes for both beef and chicken were
continue to decrease. Month-over- most notable in the western Canadian
month prices for fresh or frozen beef provinces.
decreased in July (-6.7%), after a
notable increase in June (+8.3%),
which was the largest monthly decline
since August 2003.
The index for pork fell 2.7% month over
month in July, while chicken prices
Sources: Technomic Ignite company and Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index, July 2020
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I G N I TE M E N U
The New “It” Drink:
Oat Mylk
Soy, almond and coconut mylks have Oat mylk’s popularity has boomed over
been on menus for a while, but the past year. In fact, menu mentions of
operators are now spotlighting oat mylk oat mylk has increased by 300%. And
as a dairy alternative in recent months. consumer demand is growing for plant-
based mylks, with almost half (45%)
In May, Second Cup Coffee Co. rolled
somewhat or completely agreeing that
out oat mylk as a dairy substitute, along
they would like more restaurants to
with a lineup of oat mylk-based
offer dairy alternatives.
beverages that includes the Toasted
Nut Frappe with Oatmilk and Oatmilk
Mocca Flash Cold Brew. And,
Starbucks recently announced that it
will launch oat mylk at all company-
owned locations starting in fall 2020.
Second Cup Coffee Co.’s new lineup
Sources: Technomic Ignite menu data, Q2 2019-Q2 2020 and Technomic 2018 Canadian Healthy Eating Consumer of oat mylk-based beverages
Trend Report, 890 consumers Image Source: Second Cup Coffee Co. website
© 2020 Technomic, Inc. 3I G N I TE C O N S U M E R
WHO IS TYPICALLY IN YOUR DINING PARTY WHEN YOU ORDER
FOOD FOR CARRYOUT/DRIVE-THRU OR DELIVERY?
Family Dining is the Spouse or significant other 37%
46%
New Norm Only myself
28%
30%
50%
Down from 33%
in 2018
27%
As consumers continue to work and/or With the holidays approaching in the 28%
Other family (e.g., adult children, Up from 19%
study from home and abide by physical coming months, including Halloween parents, etc.) 30% in 2018
distancing guidelines, they have shifted and Thanksgiving, operators should 27%
from dining with co-workers and friends continue to launch contactless family 13%
to having more meals with family bundles, such as heat-and-serve Down from 20%
Friends 25% in 2018
members. While this trend may revert options, as they did for summer picnics
9%
as the pandemic resolves, family- and events.
centred dining will be prominent for the 10%
Down from 13%
foreseeable future. Children under 13 10% in 2018
As a result, we’re seeing operators roll 10%
out and highlight value-driven family
8%
bundle meals and deals that offer Children aged 13–17 4%
consumers a convenient, affordable
10%
way to feed multiple family members.
4%
Down from 7%
Co-workers 8% in 2018
2%
Q: Who is typically in your dining party when you order food for carryout/drive-thru or delivery? Select all that apply Overall 18-34 35 +
Base: 1,282 consumers who ever order for off-premise
Source: Technomic Ignite consumer data from the 2020 Canadian Delivery and Takeout Consumer Trend Report
© 2020 Technomic, Inc. 4G L O B AL F O O D S E RV I C E N AV I G ATO R
Plant-Based Options
Now Mainstream
No longer just a trend, plant-based goes up in some surprising markets,
proteins are a mature menu category including in China (46%), Brazil (50%),
with long-term potential on chain menus Indonesia (52%) and the UAE (70%).
across the globe.
Chains are responding with a variety of
Originally buoyed by beef alternatives plant-based product introductions, with
and now driven by a diversifying no apparent decline coming out of the
collection of meat, poultry and seafood COVID-19 crisis.
substitutes, the maturation of plant- Burger King rolled out a variation of its plant-based Rebel
Sizzler now offers plant-based steaks Whopper in several markets across the globe
based options was fueled by consumer
and burgers in Thailand. Papa John’s Image Source: Burger King Chile Instagram
demand, operators’ willingness to bet
added a pizza with plant-based beef in
on meat-free menu items and
Spain. Spur Steak Ranches rolled out
manufactures’ ability to develop sought-
plant-based chicken schnitzel in South
after products.
Africa. CoCo Ichibanya now menus a
Over four in 10 (41%) consumers soy-based cutlet alternative to its
across the globe say that are now signature meat and seafood curries in
eating more plant-based foods than Japan. And Starbucks introduced a plant-
they did a year ago. That percentage based yogurt parfait in China.
Sources: Technomic Global Foodservice Navigator Program
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