Food Shopping Behavior in Canada - Statistics & Facts
Interesting statistics
In the following 5 chapters, you will quickly find the 25 most important statistics relating to "Food Shopping Behavior in Canada".
Statistics on the topic
Despite many struggling families reducing their meat or fruit and vegetable consumption in response to the rising cost of food, numerous consumers were willing to pay more for locally grown food, naming farmers markets as the best place to buy local products. In contrast, mass merchants and up-market supermarkets were among the store types consumers shop at regularly, price named the leading reason for consumers when choosing a grocery store to shop at. Consumers however, were not always willing to compromise their favorite brand for price, with only 18 percent buying the product offering the best price, regardless of the brand.
For most consumers, grocery shopping planning is essential. A survey finding 63 of respondents make a shopping list in advance, while 48 percent used flyers before grocery shopping. It was also found that women were typically the primary household shopper, though on average, men made more shopping trips.
Store selection
Shopping trips
Food expenditure and price
Organic food
Consumer behavior
Important key figures
The most important key figures provide you with a compact summary of the topic of "Food Shopping Behavior in Canada" and take you straight to the corresponding statistics.
Shopping trips
- Share of Canadian consumers who purchased unplanned items while grocery shopping40%
- Share of Canadian consumers who collected loyalty points while grocery shopping32%
- Share of Canadian consumers who recently shopped for fresh fruits and vegetables79%
- Share of Canadian consumers who recently shopped for ready-to-eat meals14%
Food expenditure
- Average annual household expenditure on food in Canada8,530 CAD
- Average annual household expenditure on food from stores in Canada5,930 CAD
- Average annual household expenditure on food from restaurants in Canada2,590 CAD
- Share of Canadian consumers who found it somewhat difficult to feed their household on a food budget28%
- Share of Canadian consumers who switched to cheap brands in response to food prices in Canada69%
