How many restaurants and grocery stores are there and where does foodpages get this information?
A. At this time Thursday October 29, 2009 : 7:16:5 EST there are 20634 food stores and 88077 restaurants listed as either verified or unverified on foodpages.ca (these numbers change continuously as we remove those establishments that close down and add new ones that open). This data comes from several sources: Restaurant or Food Store representatives add their establishments to the foodpages network by following the link at the top left corner of our main site. Patrons recommend the addition of a restaurant or food store. We also spider the web to confirm the existence of these new additions and to add/remove new/old establishments. If more than 3 sources confirm the existence of a given establishment at a given location, we will add it to our database in unverified status. We are very strict when it comes to what restaurants or food stores we elevate to ‘verified’ status. Only those that are actively maintained by the management of the establishment in question are considered ‘Verifi
