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Specialty Food Stores in Ontario

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: March 2025 NAICS ON44529CA

Specialty Food Stores in Ontario industry analysis

Revenue for the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario is expected to grow an annualized x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x% to $x.x billion, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to x,xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Specialty Food Stores in Ontario Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Specialty Food Stores in Ontario Market Research Report

Definition of the Specialty Food Stores in Ontario?

Operators in the Specialty Food Stores industry in Canada retail specialized food products, including baked goods, confectionery, nuts, dairy products, coffee, tea and soft drinks. This industry only retails packaged products.

What’s included in the Specialty Food Stores in Ontario?

The Specialty Food Stores in Ontario includes retailing baked goods (not baked on premises), retailing candy and snacks, retailing confectionery products, retailing dairy, meat, seafood and egg products, retailing gourmet foods, retailing organic and health foods, retailing packaged coffee and tea, retailing packaged nuts, retailing soft drinks and retailing spices. Related terms covered in the Specialty Food Stores in Ontario industry report includes a technology that tracks products from the time they leave the assembly line, to the time they leave the store, by releasing continuous signals from a chip, a store that has a physical presence and location, as opposed to an online retailer and foods produced without using synthetic pesticides and fertilizers.

Industry Performance of the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario

Benchmark the Specialty Food Stores in Ontario industry performance with all ON Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Specialty Food Stores in Ontario

#1 in Highest Revenue 39.8% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Specialty Food Stores in Canada


Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)

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Key Drivers of the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario

See how key industry drivers, such as gross domestic product, private investment in non-residential construction, bachelorsed, demand from supermarkets and grocery stores, per capita disposable income and adult obesity rate are impacting Specialty Food Stores in Ontario

Ontario Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
BachelorsEd

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Canada Key External Drivers

Demand from supermarkets and grocery stores
Per capita disposable income
Adult obesity rate

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario

Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Specialty Food Stores in Ontario, such as Toronto, Ottawa - Gatineau and Hamilton. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.

Key Statistics of the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario

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What is the market size of the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario in 2025?

The market size of the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario is $2.1bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario in 2025?

There are 3,874 businesses in the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 4.4% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario has been growing at an average annual rate of 4.0% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario in 2025?

There are 10,769 employees in the Specialty Food Stores industry in Ontario, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 2.9% from 2020 to 2025.