Consumer Foodservice

In 2021, most players in consumer foodservice saw a recovery in their transactions and value sales, even if this recovery was not enough to compensate for the loss in sales in 2020. In 2021, foodservice establishments were mandated to close for…

Consumer foodservice saw a difficult 2020, marked by the limitations of movement brought about by the onset of COVID-19 and the government establishing the Paso a Paso (Step by Step) plan, which enforced long and strict quarantines for most of the…

COVID-19 emerged as a major disruptor to consumer foodservice in India, changing the industry as it was known. After seeing a steep decline in 2020, 2021 showed healthy signs of growth. Private consumption and discretionary spending are the key…

Full-service restaurants and cafés/bars have been badly hit by the prolonged COVID-19 crisis due to ongoing restrictions on movement, a ban on dining in and a variety of restrictions on standard operating procedures. Along with concerns about…

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 resulted in dramatic declines in value sales across all channels in consumer foodservice in Indonesia, with most channels also witnessing declines in the numbers of outlets in operation as numerous…

In 2021, with a high vaccination rate in Singapore of 96% of the eligible population, dining out in foodservice was permitted in maximum group sizes of five. However, with further uncertainty linked to the highly infectious Delta variant, for a…

Consumer foodservice in Brazil was marked by the beginning of consistent recovery in 2021, as the pandemic looked as if it was approaching an end. Although the Delta variant was dominant in the first half of the year, contributing to the severe…

Consumer foodservice recorded a much improved performance in 2021 compared to the notable declines of the previous year resulting from pandemic-induced restrictions and home seclusion, although there was some variation in terms of value creation…

The road to recovery started for consumer foodservice in Canada in 2021 but sales across all segments had a mixed performance. From the standpoint of its performance in 2021, full-service restaurants is expected to rebound slower than the other types…

In summer 2021, Vietnam was hit by a fourth wave of COVID-19, which was much larger in scale and impact compared with all previous waves. In this wave, more than a million people were infected, and there were over 20,000 deaths by the time of report…

The recovery of consumer foodservice in Slovakia was slower than expected in 2021, with transaction value and volume still well down on pre-pandemic levels. Consumer foodservice continued to suffer from periodical lockdown restrictions which was a…

The optimistic scenario offered by the rollout of the country’s vaccination programme in 2021, leading to hopes that the pandemic would ease its grip on consumer foodservice and tourism (as a key sales driver) quickly disappeared with the emergence…

The COVID-19 lockdown introduced in autumn 2020 extended into 2021, closing foodservice establishments from 24 October 2020 to 15 May 2021. However, in the first half of 2021, some foodservice businesses reopened despite the government restrictions.…

The COVID-19 pandemic was a major challenge for consumer foodservice in Bulgaria during 2020, as sales plummeted due to temporary closures, movement restrictions, lower incomes and the closure of borders, and numerous outlets closed over the course…

Consumer foodservice saw a massive decline in value sales in 2020. COVID-19 led to a lockdown and social distancing measures, forcing consumers to remain at home and limiting the activity of consumer foodservice establishments. Meanwhile, tourism…

The consumer foodservice industry in Nigeria continued to face challenging operating conditions in 2021 due to high levels of inflation, the depreciation of the naira, and consumers’ falling disposable incomes. However, during the year, all channels,…

The COVID-19 pandemic was largely under control in China in 2021, with social distancing restrictions having been greatly eased. After seeing a severe negative impact from the pandemic in 2020, China’s consumer foodservice industry witnessed strong…

2020 was a poor and dramatic year for consumer foodservice in Italy. While most categories struggled to generate foodservice value growth or saw declines during the review period, the slump in annual revenues in 2020 was due to the outbreak of…

Consumer foodservice in Japan showed mixed results in 2021, as formats such as bars/pubs struggled due to the continuing impact of COVID-19, whereas limited-service restaurants, and especially burger and chicken limited-service restaurants, thrived…

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the everyday lives of Romanians in 2021, with third and fourth waves of the virus leading to further restrictions, and players and consumers therefore turning to takeaway and home delivery. However, the…