An increasingly competitive landscape and weakening consumer spending will limit revenue growth to 3.9% for Canadian restaurants this year, according to The Conference Board of Canada's latest “Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada's Food Services Industry.”

Sandwiches, burgers and other handheld items account for nearly one out of every four dollars spent in the foodservice channel in 2016, totaling just over $205 billion in sales, according to "Foodservice Prepared Sandwich Category," a study produced by Technomic Inc., Chicago.

QSRs, which represent 80% of total commercial foodservice visits, realized no traffic growth in 2016 and total foodservice traffic dipped slightly, according to a report published by The NPD Group, Chicago.

Here are the Top 5 trends that Millennial consumers will continue and expand in today's marketplace.

Chicago-based Technomic identified five themes that will define consumer foodservice behavior this year.

The global foodservice market is projected to expand at a steady pace in the coming years, according to a study conducted by Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y.

The NPD Group, Chicago, outlines five overarching trends to watch in 2017.

Mintel, Chicago, announced the four key trends set to transform the U.S. foodservice industry in 2017.

The National Restaurant Association (NRA), Washington, D.C., and members of the American Culinary Federation (ACF), St. Augustine, Fla., surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs to explore food and beverage trends at restaurants in the coming year.

As consumer traffic declines, it appears that both 2016 and 2017 will not be as positive as first anticipated.