Consumer Foodservice

The Coronavirus pandemic has devastated the global foodservice industry in the short term, while radically accelerating existing trends. Surging investment in delivery and online ordering has combined with massive new demand for prepared meals ...

COVID-19 had a direct and severe impact on consumer foodservice sales in Germany in 2020. To limit the spread of the virus, the German government imposed varying levels of restrictions on dining in restaurants starting as early as March 2020. ...

It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the consumer foodservice industry in Switzerland, with influence of the pandemic largely negative. Following the imposition of several weeks of strict lockdown measures during ...

McDonald’s is the leading global foodservice player, with a notable presence across regions, thanks to its world-renowned affordable burgers and its ability to cater to on-the-go consumers. McDonald’s continues to innovate with refreshed outlet ...

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the government put a lockdown period in place during March, which required the closure of schools, offices, public places of interest, and limited foodservice players to takeaway and delivery options only. The...

2020 was a challenging year for the Israeli consumer foodservice industry as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hit sales hard across all channels, categories and locations. The channels that experienced the worst impact were full-service ...

Taiwan managed to withstand the harsh economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 thanks to a strong response to the epidemiological situation and a swift removal of the threat of COVID-19. As such, Taiwan has reported one of the least severe ...

Consumer foodservice in Peru was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 due to the enforced closure of all non-essential businesses for two months from mid-March to mid-May 2020. This prevented consumer foodservice companies from ...

COVID-19 had a significant negative effect on the retail current value sales of consumer foodservice during 2020. Lockdown measures halted eat-in foodservice for a period, and even after these were eased, many consumers significantly reduced their ...

Consumer foodservice in Romania has been strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The impacts started with the total lockdown for two months, starting from 15 March, with the closures of foodservice outlets until 1 June. Within that ...

The COVID-19 crisis had a dramatic impact on the consumer foodservice market in Thailand in 2020, with the suspension of dine-in services across categories and locations during lockdown driving down sales. Consumers’ reluctance to visit outlets ...

COVID-19 had a devastating impact on consumer foodservice in Hungary in 2020, with overall current value sales and transactions plummeting and total outlet numbers also declining sharply. From mid-March to mid-May, operators in all categories saw ...

Consumer foodservice was one of the most severely damaged areas of the economy in Slovakia in 2020. The government-mandated closure of foodservice outlets, except for takeaway and home delivery services, in March and April and then in October to ...

Morocco’s consumer foodservice was recording moderate positive growth during the months preceding the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The situation began to change during the first quarter of 2020; however, it was the imposition of ...

Consumer foodservice in Ukraine suffered from a dramatic drop in foodservice value sales across all categories in 2020 due to the strict measures imposed in the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Consumer foodservice outlets in Ukraine were ...

COVID-19 had a strong negative impact on consumer foodservice in Poland in 2020. In the spring of 2020, consumer foodservice was limited to home delivery and takeaway services only as eat-in consumption was prohibited to curb the spread of COVID-19. ...

Egypt’s economy continued to witness solid growth in 2019 supported by increased government spending, improved ease of doing business and low interest rates. Furthermore, the country’s tourism industry continued on its path to recovery thanks to the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic presented major challenges to the entire Bulgarian consumer foodservice industry during 2020 as sales plummeted and numerous outlets closed down over the course of the year. The initial quarantine lockdown that was announced ...

Despite Sweden not implementing strict lockdown periods, the outbreak of COVID-19 reduced tourism, both domestically and internationally, leading to a decline in sales for consumer foodservice. In addition, activity suffered as dine-in experiences ...

Consumer foodservice in the Czech Republic was heavily impacted by the COVID-19-induced restrictive measures during the first and second waves of the virus in 2020. Only takeaway and home-delivery services were allowed during the periods of lockdown,...