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.”

New research from Mintel reveals that not all Canadians agree on the best breakfast location.

Here, senior foodservice analyst Julia Gallo Torres and food analyst Amanda Topper from Mintel explore how breakfast trends are influencing U.S. consumer foodservice and retail purchases.

Consumers' increasingly fast-paced lifestyles, growing interest in morning fare at non-traditional times and extended all-day breakfast programs are fueling the trend to expand breakfast foods into new dayparts and mealparts, according to Chicago-based Technomic.