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Restaurant Outlook Survey
1.
What factors, if any, are currently having a negative impact on your foodservice business? (please select all that apply)
Food costs
Labour costs
Weak economy
Credit card merchant fees
Competition from new restaurants
Labour shortages
Liquor costs
Decline in tourists
Bad weather
Utility costs (water, electricity, gas and heating)
Carbon tax
Red tape (unnecessary government policies and regulations)
None of the above
Other (please specify)
2.
In the third quarter of 2018, was your total sales volume (on a same-store basis) higher, lower, or about the same as it was in the third quarter of 2017?
Higher
Lower
About the same
3.
How optimistic are you about your foodservice operation over the next 12 months compared to the previous 12 months?
Very optimistic
Somewhat optimistic
Neither optimistic nor pessimistic
Somewhat pessimistic
Very pessimistic
What made you choose that response?