Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demo...
Market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in Norway. Includes comprehensive data and analysis, tables and charts, with five-year forecasts.
Street stalls/kiosks remains the smallest category in consumer foodservice, in both outlet numbers and current value terms, while in transactions it is expected to close the year narrowly ahead of self-service cafeterias. The category is struggling…
Self-service cafeterias have already seen value sales recover to pre-pandemic levels in Norway, aided by the growth of new developments. After the initial shock in 2020, sales recovered well in 2021 followed by s strong rebound in 2022. Self-service…
Although outlets numbers continued to decline in 2023, limited-service restaurants witnessed another solid year in Norway and registered one of the best performances in consumer foodservice. On balance, limited-service restaurants have proved…
By some distance, full-service restaurants remain the biggest category in consumer foodservice, which benefits from the high spend per transaction. Norway is notorious for its high consumer food service prices, which are up to three times that seen…
Overall, 2023 has been a positive year for consumer foodservice in Norway. After two strong years of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has seen volume and value growth begin to normalise in 2023. Rising unit prices has been a key…
As of 2023, standalone locations accounted for roughly two-thirds of all outlets and transactions in Norway.
Cafés/bars recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, in current value terms, although growth was muted compared to the sharp rise seen in 2022, as consumers flocked back to visiting cafés/bars. The number of outlets has remained stable in the last…
The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…