Australia

Street stalls/kiosks was among the hardest hit foodservice channels by pandemic-related lockdowns, due to prolonged home seclusion and social distancing measures. 2022 witnessed a marginal improvement but this not sufficient, with operators in the…

Ikea Restaurant remained the only chained self-service cafeteria operating in Australia in 2023, with 10 outlets throughout the country. With only 13 independent self-service cafeterias in operation in Australia, it is unsurprising to see Ikea…

The growing cost of living has been a major discussion point across all industries in Australia, as consumer spending has been significantly impacted due to constraints on discretionary income. As a result, limited-service restaurants struggled to…

The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns resulted in many changes in consumer habits, the impacts of which are still being felt throughout the consumer foodservice industry. One of these changes has been the increase in the number of consumers dining…

Technological advances are creating unprecedented change across consumer-facing industries. The Digital Consumer Survey, fielded in March and April, offers insight into the pace and depth of this evolution, tracking consumer behaviour, attitudes,…