Consumer Foodservice

In 2019, consumer foodservice saw another challenging year, with players struggling to maintain their revenue targets and profit margins. The current value growth rate was a long way from the strong performances seen early in the review period, and ...

Foodservice sales grew to their highest level in Germany in 2019. The industry was boosted by a growing population, low unemployment and a gradual shift in consumer lifestyles that continues to make foodservice more attractive as a service. Even as ...

Consumer foodservice saw growth over the review period despite the impact of economic challenges. Increasingly on-the-go consumers are proving keen to eat out and consumer foodservice is becoming more affordable via modern outlets. Young consumers ...

Whilst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to impact nearly every industry, the damage wrought to the global consumer foodservice industry is projected to be especially severe, with social distancing regulations closing millions of ...

In 2019, the consumer foodservice industry maintained stability but was unable to achieve the level of positive growth seen in the previous year when it benefited more from heated macroeconomic activity generally in Ireland. Consumer foodservice ...

In 2019, consumer foodservice in Denmark registered steady results, with improved growth compared to 2018. Growth was particularly strong from chained ice cream limited-service restaurants, chained bar/pubs, chained pizza full-service restaurants and...

Consumer foodservice in South Africa continued to be affected by economic constraints in 2019. Although there were signs of a slight improvement in the economy, unemployment remained high and disposable incomes remained constrained. As a result, some...

Consumer foodservice in Taiwan continued to record healthy growth in 2019, due to an increase in dining out. As the number of double-income families is on the rise, consumers have less time to prepare meals at home. In addition, the increasing single...

In spite of ongoing instability in the country stemming from a political crisis, consumption levels of consumer foodservice continued to achieve growth in 2019. Much of this growth stems from expansion of the middle class thanks to recent ...

In 2019, consumer foodservice in Romania saw steady growth in value sales, outlets and transactions at rates similar to the previous year. The dynamics of consumer foodservice in 2019 was a result of increased disposable incomes which benefited ...

Saudi Arabia has been facing difficult times in recent years due to the drop in oil prices, which meant the Saudi Arabian government needed to develop solutions to help the economy recover. In 2018, the government took a number of measures, including...

The consumer foodservice market maintained healthy growth in Thailand in 2019, supported by an increase in the frequency of eating out amongst busy urban consumers and the ongoing expansion of outlet networks across categories. Indeed, these trends ...

Consumer foodservice in Sweden witnessed continued current value growth in 2019, although transaction volumes remained static and the number of outlets saw only a marginal increase. Growth was lower than in previous years of the review period, as the...

The positive economic environment – with growth in GDP levels and declines in unemployment rates – continued to boost consumers’ expenditure levels in 2019. After years of economic constraints, leading to sharp declines in consumer foodservice sales,...

Consumer foodservice posted strong current value growth in 2019, albeit slower than in 2018 as the inflation rate dropped. Political and economic stability saw improvements in real GDP and consumer disposable incomes, which encouraged more consumers ...

Consumer foodservice in the Netherlands continued to record a positive performance in 2019, driven by a booming local economy and rising disposable incomes. Therefore, an increasing number of consumers, particularly in urban areas, are able to eat ...

Consumer foodservice continued to see strong double-digit current value growth in Turkey in 2019, although this was mostly due to price increases as a result of the high inflation rate in the country. However, growth was also boosted by the ...

In 2019, the Philippine consumer food market showed signs of recovery from the impact of the more challenging economic conditions experienced in the previous year. Full-service restaurants, which primarily targets relatively affluent consumers with ...

In 2019, consumer foodservice in Norway posted another year of current value growth. The main factors driving sales were the health trend and consumers’ concerns about their environmental footprint. Health concerns are leading to a reconsideration of...

Consumer foodservice in the Czech Republic recorded another year of current value growth in 2019, albeit lower than in 2018 as spend per transaction stabilised. The industry witnessed an increasing blend of retailing and consumer foodservice, the ...