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    Top 20 Restaurant Chains in Canada

    Feb 26, 2026 12:02:01 PM | Jeff Doucette Mobile Research, Grocery, Insights Report
    Here at Field Agent Canada we do a TON of work in the foodservice industry including mystery shops, product testing and evaluations, competitive pricing audits, promotional compliance and more!

    We work with most of the Top 20 chains in Canada (as shown in the graphic below) plus lots of smaller foodservice businesses that want actionable insights to help them grow their business.

    What stands out to us on this chart?

    1) How many restaurants that Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has in Canada. They are a big growth driver of the restaurant count for Restaurant Brands International and it looks like Firehouse Subs will be that next big driver for them (125 locations and expanding rapidly).

    2) While Thaï Express is the only chain from MTY Food Group that makes the list; in aggregate MTY operates over 2500 restaurants in Canada (and 7100 globally) which would make them the third largest aggregated operator in Canada behind RBI (Tim's, BK, Popeyes, Firehouse) and Subway.

    3) That there are over 700 Dairy Queen locations in Canada!
     
     

    Top 20 Restaurants

     

    Get closer to Canadian shoppers - If you're in the food service business and need visibility on what is happening at your restaurant, you need Field Agent!

     

    Mobile Research, Grocery, Insights Report