Market Watch -- Though the economy took a downturn in 2008, the Top 200 Canadian restaurant chains managed to grow sales by 3% while decreasing their number of stores by -0.7% to 22,530 units. With total sales of $22.8 billion, the Top 200 Canadian chains accounted for over 50% of the Canadian restaurant industry, reports foodservice consultants Technomic in the new 2009 Technomic Top 200 Canadian Chains Restaurant Report.
