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Number of food and beverage retailers in Canada by region 2024
As of December 2024, Ontario had the most food and beverage retailers among all provinces in Canada - there were * food and beverage stores located in Canada’s most populous province. Quebec and British Columbia ranked in second and third places, with a total of and stores respectively. Yukon had just ** stores at that time.
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