Consumer Foodservice

Consumer foodservice through retail was by far the most dynamic performer in terms of growth in outlet numbers in Poland in 2023. This was mainly due to the rapid development of counters offering hot and cold food and beverages in grocery stores…

Consumer foodservice through standalone is driving growth of consumer foodservice in Nigeria. Standalone eateries are popular amongst local consumers as they are larger and more spacious than other foodservice locations. To meet demand, foodservice…

In 2023, the consumer foodservice sector experienced a notable shift as travel-related establishments emerged as significant drivers of growth. With the resumption of international travel, airports, train stations, and other travel hubs saw a…

Stand-alone remained the most popular consumer foodservice location in the Malaysian market in 2023. Most consumer foodservice operators opt for stand-alone locations for their outlets. There has been an increase in the number of consumer foodservice…

Consumer foodservice in Brazil is mostly dominated by independent operators, with independent players holding 98% share of foodservice outlets in 2023 overall. This demonstrates opportunities for expansion to national and foreign chains. Small…

Cafés/bars continued to enjoy healthy growth in current value terms in 2023. This was attributable to a rebound in international and domestic tourism, following the revival of the travel industry in the aftermath of the pandemic., Such establishments…

Within cafés/bars, bars/pubs experienced a rebound in activity levels in 2023 due in part to the shortening of curfews in most of Ukraine’s regions. Curfews were enforced all around Ukraine in response to Russia’s invasion, but their duration was…

Coffee is a daily ritual for most people in Taiwan, but especially office workers, with this benefiting cafés/bars. Convenience store cafés/bars play an important role in due to the wide coverage of these stores, which gives consumers easy access to…

Spain, traditionally a country of bars and pubs, was challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent high inflation. Despite this, and a significant shift in consumer preferences towards delivery services – which are still dominated by…

Specialist coffee and tea shops and cafés were the strongest performers within cafés/bars in Poland in current value growth terms in 2023. While both saw trade slow sharply as the cost-of-living crisis made consumers inclined to rein in discretionary…

The bars/pubs category, which is the major driver of cafés/bars, suffered strong decline in real value terms as consumers’ purchasing power was impacted by the harsh economic conditions resulting from the removal of the fuel subsidy. Consumers…

As the rising cost of living has squeezed consumer budgets and capacity for discretionary spending, downtrading has become quite common. For coffee, this means consumers spending more money at chained cafés like McCafé from McDonalds or convenience…

There has been a significant rise in the number of Malaysians taking up coffee drinking culture, with the country ranked third highest in terms of coffee consumption in Asia Pacific. With Malaysians becoming more coffee-savvy, there are notable…

Having recovered to pre-pandemic value sales levels in 2022, cafés/bars in Brazil continued to record a positive performance in 2023. An easing of pandemic-related restrictions in Brazil in 2022 fuelled the desire for out-of-home experiences that…

Street stalls/kiosks in the United Arab Emirates, severely impacted by the pandemic and related restrictions in 2020, continued to recover across all indicators in 2023. As the United Arab Emirates eased all COVID-19 restrictions in September 2022,…

The COVID-19 crisis had a very strong negative impact on the performance of street stalls/kiosks in Saudi Arabia. Both chained and independent street stalls/kiosks recorded big declines in foodservice value sales and the number of transactions as…

In 2023, street stalls/kiosks in Ireland was the best performing consumer foodservice channel in terms of value sales growth. This was mainly due to it being one of the most negatively impacted during the pandemic. Therefore, sales and transactions…

Self-service cafeterias in the United Arab Emirates witnessed growth across value sales, transactions and outlet numbers in 2023. The population of the United Arab Emirates increased over the review period supported by a significant rate of natural…

The self-service cafeterias category is expected to achieve a full recovery to a pre-pandemic level of value sales in 2023 and is expected to maintain healthy growth over the forecast period due to the growing number of expats entering the kingdom,…

Self-service cafeterias in Ireland experienced 11% current value growth in 2023, although sales, transactions and outlet numbers remained below pre-pandemic levels. Several factors drove the channel’s growth. First of all, the business sector…