Consumer Foodservice

Following the dramatic declines witnessed in 2020 due to outlet closures in the midst of the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of transactions in consumer foodservice recorded a modest recovery in 2021. Consumer foodservice outlets…

After the steep decline recorded by consumer foodservice in 2020, with bars/pubs, full-service restaurants and some self-service cafeterias that focus on lunches being particularly impacted, 2021 showed some signs of improvement towards the end of…

The lockdown and social distancing measures introduced by the government to control the spread of COVID-19 had a strong negative impact on Mexican consumer foodservice. The most impacted channels are bars/pubs (which rely on eat-in customers) and…

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…

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…

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…

The consumer foodservice market in Morocco returned to growth in 2021, as COVID-19 related restrictions were eased. However, sales remained well below pre-pandemic levels, as a result of ongoing restrictions, consumer concerns about exposure to the…

Consumer foodservice will see an increase in sales in 2021. However, the growth was lower than expected due to continuing COVID-19 measures. With outlets being closed at the start of the year, sales were buoyed only by home delivery and takeaway…

With the number of COVID-19 cases rising rapidly in many parts of the country, the government introduced a raft of new restrictions in November 2020 which lasted into early 2021, with all residents encouraged to remain at home as much as possible,…

The pandemic continued to impact consumer foodservice in Spain in 2021, particularly in the first half of the year, which featured further regional lockdowns, whereby consumer foodservice establishments were either forced to completely close or…

In 2021, consumer foodservice portrayed strong growth in foodservice value sales. This came after a year of steep declines as most foodservice outlets were mandated to close during the lockdown other than for takeaway and home delivery. As COVID-19…

Greece was in lockdown up until May 2021, with consumer foodservice subject to closures and only delivery and takeaway available. These services witnessed a strong increase in many channels, especially full-service restaurants, and this prevented a…

After the explosive growth seen in 2020, home delivery apps continue to have a very relevant position within consumer foodservice in Argentina. Brands from across the consumer foodservice spectrum are continuing to work with these apps and, in…

The consumer foodservice industry saw the beginnings of recovery in Colombia in 2021, though sales continued to be dampened by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The first half of the year saw sales negatively impacted by continued lockdown measures, as…

After a massive drop in 2020, consumer foodservice experienced another significant drop in value sales in 2021, the second year of the pandemic in Austria. It suffered under COVID-19-related measures (eat-in was prohibited for five months and one…

Consumer foodservice’s performance suffered in 2021 after being on the road to recovery in the first half of the year. The Delta outbreak sent the nation into lockdown starting from June 2021, and caused the shift of consumer spend towards retail and…

Taiwan managed to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic well in 2020, seeing only a slight current value decline thanks to a strong response to the epidemiological situation. However, a COVID-19 outbreak in the country in May 2021 hit consumer foodservice…