Street Stalls/Kiosks

Street stalls/kiosks demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability navigating the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite facing temporary closures and restrictions during the height of the pandemic, many vendors quickly pivoted…

Street stalls/kiosks have benefitted from the increasing demand for convenience food options in Switzerland. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are not only being eaten more irregularly, but also less and less at home. Instead, snacks in the form of…

In a bid to increase brand awareness, several chained players in other categories with consumer foodservice in Spain, including Papa John’s Pizzerias in limited service restaurants and Foster’s Hollywood in full-service restaurants, have begun…

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…

The popularity of street stalls/kiosks has emerged from a shift in consumer preferences towards variety, innovation, authenticity, and casual dining. Overall, 2023 was a positive year for street stalls/kiosks with double- digit current value growth.…

The tough economic situation in Turkey continued to impact consumer foodservice at the end of the review period. This had some benefits for street stalls/kiosks as consumers looked for the best value for money from their consumer foodservice choices.…

Street stalls/kiosks in the Netherlands was hit hard by the pandemic as footfall in high-traffic areas dried up almost entirely since consumers could not go to school, the office or shops on the high street. The result was a dramatic decline in…

Street stalls/kiosks continued to see positive value growth in 2023, largely due to Sweden’s continued high inflation rate, which led to price increases. As a result of the economic downturn and high costs of living many locals chose not to eat out…

Positioned in high consumer traffic locations, street stalls/ kiosks performed the worst during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a highly fragmented channel, mainly represented by individual entrepreneurs, adaptation to COVID-19 restrictions was difficult,…

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…

2023 was another good year for street stalls/kiosks with the category seeing an increase in value and volume terms but also in terms of the number of outlets. Chained street stalls/kiosks saw more dynamic growth than independent street stalls/kiosks…

A large proportion of revenue in street stalls/kiosks in Greece is dependent on events such as festivals and football matches, deriving from operators selling food and drinks just outside of the action. With sales surpassing pre-pandemic levels by…

Street stalls/kiosks experienced a strong recovery in 2022, which continued into 2023. The category benefited from the end of the pandemic and the return to relative normalcy in terms of socialising and out-of-home activities. Sales also benefited…

Street stalls/kiosks both benefited and suffered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They benefited as they are typically used for takeaways; therefore, they were deemed less of a risk than indoor premises in terms of catching or spreading the…

Street stalls/kiosks saw a partial recovery in 2022 with demand driven by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Aside from locals spending more time outside the home sales also benefited from a recovery in inbound tourism, with street stalls/kiosks…

Street stalls/kiosks is traditionally a popular channel in Belgium for offering quick, convenient, and affordable snacks and meal options. However, with a high proportion of independent players, this category has proven to be very fragile since the…

Austria experienced exceptionally high inflation once again in 2023, reducing consumer incomes and dampening spending in almost all areas of consumer foodservice. Foodservice operators faced increased costs in energy, materials and labour, which were…