“As a takeout-only restaurant we’ve been getting great traffic thanks to all the warm weather. Flame & Smoke loves #TakeoutDay” (Toronto, ON).
“We’re all in this together :)” (Mississauga, ON)
“Thanks for all your support, we really appreciate what you are doing to help the community!” (Toronto, ON)
“We are incredibly grateful that there is an account out there to support food establishments, truly a blessing!” (Burnaby, BC)
“All the Symposium franchisees appreciate the constant support of #TakeoutDay and are gratified to know that our diners truly do understand what their orders mean: not only the obvious financial importance of their actions but just as importantly, letting our Symposium teams know that they are part of the community, appreciated and supported. Thanks again.” (Thornhill, ON)
“#TakeoutDay, with each week that passes, gets more traction! Let’s keep this going! It helps drive traffic to our delivery offerings, definitely! Thank you. :)” (Winnipeg, MB)
“#TakeoutDay has been a true blessing! We are a fairly new establishment, and this has helped us reach a wider audience who have started loving our food and keep coming back for more!” (Brampton, ON)
“The community has been incredibly supportive and we are extremely grateful.” (Victoria, BC)
“We have seen a bump on Wednesdays!!! At first we didn’t think it was working but now, we believe!” (Toronto, ON)
“It’s getting better than before. :)” (Beaumont, AB)
“Thank you for #TakeoutDay. It has increased our overall sales on a usually slow day, provided advertising, and exposure we wouldn’t normally have been able to afford! It has been a blessing. Thank you!!” (Whitby, ON)
Wednesdays have been pretty exciting since the initiative was started and it’s something we look forward to as a team. Overall this experience has brought us closer together. (Brandon, MB)
“Our restaurant is doing fabulous with all the support from different services like this #TakeoutDay. We now have a patio open (social distancing, of course) and plenty of shade.” (Cambridge, ON)
“The tag #TakeoutDay has helped a lot. Things were still a bit slow considering we are younger than a year in business. But come this Wednesday, we hope to have better foot traffic as we are able to open our patio – still offering takeout regardless!” (Toronto, ON)
“With your support, we are seeing an increase in traffic. Thank you.” (Toronto, ON)
“Doing well with takeout orders. Awesome support from our small community!” (Preeceville, SK)
“Just re-opened from 4 days per week to 7 days per week. Had shortened the hours but were too busy so we have stretched them back out. We have added a new takeout window so feeling a little less “contact.” We just started #TakeoutDay but hope to continue when it hits our menu items – like today and next Wednesday!” (Bayfield, ON)
“[#TakeoutDay] has helped us a lot. Thank you for the support.” (Montreal, QC)
“We appreciate all the support from our community, regular & new customers. We extend our gratitude to our customers coming all the way from Calgary, Aldersyde, High River and Black Diamond. We are happy that we’ve been part of the #TakeoutDay experience.” (Okotoks, AB)
“We are busier than ever. Can’t wait to see what the future holds!” (Port Colborne, ON)
“We are currently only open for pick-up and delivery as we continue to support #TakeoutDay and we want everyone to be safe! We have been keeping busy and appreciate the support our community is giving to the local businesses!” (Vancouver, BC)
“The restaurant is slowly coming back and we’re seeing new local customers probably because of your program. Thank you for the initiative.” (Pickering, ON)
“#TakeoutDay has been a help. We have seen a surge in Wednesday orders compared to the first few weeks of the shutdown. We have also seen an increase in customers stepping away from the delivery apps and ordering for pickup.” (Toronto, ON)
“We fully support #TakeoutDay and are proud to be able to service the communities we’re so fortunate to be associated with!” (Toronto, ON)
“We really appreciate all of your hard work, THANK YOU!!” (Collingwood, ON)
“#TakeoutDay has been a great promotion and we have definitely seen an uptake in sales on Wednesdays since it began – thank you!” (Toronto, ON)
“Our community has really rallied behind us. Our takeout business is doing really well and with the addition of now providing our own delivery service and not relying on the delivery apps, we have seen our profits definitely increase. Thank you for all you’re doing to support us.” (Etobicoke, ON)
“I started a curbside collective with two other small, women-owned businesses from my production kitchen in a high traffic area of Toronto. I shifted my usual farmers market, popup and festival circuit and am so lucky to be super busy every day!! Every Wednesday, we offer takeout and it’s continuing to grow!” (Toronto, ON)
“Our restaurant has had an amazing amount of support to keep the doors open and bring back staff on a weekly basis.” (Edmonton, AB)
“Compared to the beginning of all this, we have made giant leaps. We had to take our business as we know it and adapt to the demands of our guests. We are starting to see an increase in sales over the last 4 weeks. #TakeoutDay has provided a great platform for marketing & spreading the word on our offers.” (Mississauga, ON)
“#TakeoutDay has become one of our best days of the week! It is great to see people coming together and supporting our little restaurant through this!” (Port Hope, ON)
“We have seen success in re-launching as a takeout-based business, and the general brand awareness of Canada Takeout Day seems to be growing every week, which is definitely reflected in our sales!” (Edmonton, AB)
“#TakeoutDay has given my business another strong day in the week for sales. The local community has embraced the idea and made an effort to support the movement. Thank you, Canada Takeout.” (Port Perry, ON)
“We have become 100 % takeout which was an easy switch. Our dining area was quite small. #TakeoutDay has been awesome. Really enjoying the challenge of it and bringing something different to the table.” (Chipman, NB)
“Our restaurant is only alive because we were able to pivot to a takeout/delivery model. People are being so supportive by coming in and grabbing their food/beverages to go via takeout.
Our community really is coming together for local, and Canada Takeout Day has really helped encourage that. The very first Canada Takeout Day saw an uptick of around 75% in sales over the previous Wednesday! The only explanation was the advertising and promotion around #TakeoutDay.” (Calgary, AB)
“Wednesdays and weekends seem to be the busiest, we do believe #TakeoutDay is helping promote our business and sales! Thank you!” (Brighton, ON)
“#TakeoutDay has been a great way to engage our patrons and boost sales during a time of limited operations. We’ve been offering Wing Night specials each Wednesday. The first week, we ended up with what we called the “Wing-pocalypse” because orders came in so fast that we completely sold out of wings in under 90 minutes!” (Woodstock, NB)
“The #TakeoutDay initiative certainly saw an increase in our Wednesday sales and that has helped us get our weeks off to a running start. Thank you to all for the support!” (Toronto, ON)
“We have had a definite impact on our Wednesday sales, breaking 3 single day (Wednesday) sales records over the past couple months. We have increases across the board but the greatest is on Wednesdays. With none of my marketing making Wednesday a target, I will gladly point in your direction for the reason.” (Winnipeg, MB)
“The #TakeoutDay movement has really helped us get our message out there and share our business with more people. Thank you for the support!” (Vancouver, BC)
“We’ve seen Wednesdays really turn in to another Friday. More orders, bigger tips and a lot of positive feedback. We do weekly ‘TAKEOUTDAY’ promo codes, and also had a free drive-in concert in front of our pizzeria, encouraging people to order takeout and enjoy the free show while waiting.” (Slave Lake, AB)
“Thank you for helping us spread the word. We have been able to bring back additional staff a little at a time.” (London, ON)
“Takeout is essential to all food and beverage establishments at all times, and never moreso than now. Having #TakeoutDay gives us and all restaurants the ability to band together under one umbrella to get the support message out to the masses.” (Winnipeg, MB)
“We are so thankful for the support of the #TakeoutDay community. The movement has really helped us get our message out there and share our business with more people. Thank you!”(Vancouver, BC)
“Thank you for your support. #TakeoutDay allows us to connect with our audiences and engage takeout or delivery services.”(Vancouver, BC)
“Thank you to everyone for your incredible support yesterday for Canada #TakeoutDay. Every order, comment and message lifted out spirits and showed us how incredible our community is.”(Toronto, ON)
“WOW!!! What a night in Waupoos!! Countless phone calls and messages (sorry if we missed you) for takeout last night! We sold out!!!! It’s a reminder of how a small community like ours can come together, support one another and social distance respectfully.”(Prince Edward County, ON)
“Thank you so much for this movement – we are working so hard to stay open and every bit helps!”(Toronto, ON)
“Sales were double from the previous Wednesday. Some customers did say #TakeoutDay influenced them to order.”(Leduc, AB)
“We had a great day. Thank you so much for starting this national initiative. The increased business from this initiative helped us make rent this month.” (Vancouver, BC)
“Turnout was really great on Wednesday at our location! Looking forward to next week. Great initiative!”(Belleville, ON)
“It was much more than anticipated. We were astonished at the media pick up and response to it.”(Multiple Locations, ON)
“Business is up! Thank you.”(Milton, ON)
“Wednesdays have always been fairly busy for us, but this past Wednesday was crazy busy. it was amazing and many people spoke of the fact it was #TakeoutDay.” (Peace River, AB)
“Great response and support from the community. Wonderful that so many people were aware of the initiative.” (Vancouver, BC)
“(#TakeoutDay is) helping us sustain and keep our presence in the community.”(Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)
“Seeing a lift in sales mid-week. Great momentum that continues until the end of the week.”(Mississauga, ON)
“Appreciate the initiative – turnout was amazing! Our customers are always good to us, this is just a great way of still being there for them.” (Edson, AB)
“#TakeoutDay is helping raise awareness to local businesses, restaurant owners, franchisees, and small business owners who need our help and support during these times. On behalf of our local franchisees and small business owners, thank you!”(Multiple Locations, CAN)
“Wednesday has now become one of our busiest days of the week!”(Oakville, ON)
“#TakeoutDay has not only helped our business on Wednesdays, as our takeout sales have increased, but it has brought awareness to the community that restaurants are open and ready for your orders. It has been a great initiative, with great community support!”(Langley, BC)