Market research on the consumer foodservice industry. Standardise...
Market research on the consumer foodservice industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends and category level information.
As the COVID-19 pandemic drives seismic shifts across consumer markets, the key question facing business strategists is which of these changes are more reactionary in nature versus signalling the start of a long-term behavioural shift. This briefing…
Consumer foodservice recorded a collapse in sales in 2020 as Coronavirus (COVID-19) hit the region, with outlet closures, lockdowns and travel restrictions among the measures taken to try and control the pandemic. However, limited-service restaurants…
Consumer foodservice recorded a collapse in sales in 2020 as Coronavirus (COVID-19) hit the region, with outlet closures, lockdowns and travel restrictions among the measures taken to try and control the pandemic. While positive growth was then seen…
Austria experienced exceptionally high inflation once again in 2023, reducing consumer incomes and dampening spending in almost all areas of consumer foodservice. Foodservice operators faced increased costs in energy, materials and labour, which were…
While chained consumer foodservice outlets have been able to expand outlets in travel and retail locations, independents that operate through stand-alone sites are far less flexible. As such, independents have proved to be more vulnerable than…
The consumer foodservice landscape in Denmark is undergoing a shift, marked by the ongoing recovery of the tourism sector after the pandemic. This resurgence was particularly evident in the increasing share of foodservice sales through travel and…
Standalone continued to dominate the number of consumer foodservice outlets, transactions and value sales in Finland in 2023. Standalone’s shares of these metrics have not seen significant change during the review period. At the same time, standalone…
Retail locations continued on the path to recovery in 2023 as the pandemic was declared over and consumers felt more confidence shopping in person again. Chained limited-service restaurants near shopping centres, such as McDonald's or Burger King,…
2022 saw strong growth in inbound tourist flows for Greece, driven by lifted pandemic-related restrictions and the recovery of recreational travel. However, in 2023 there was a decline in inbound tourism, thanks partly to cost hikes in flights and…
Consumer foodservice saw healthy growth in 2023 in terms of value sales and number of transactions, and the performance was much better than expectations. High inflation and a sharp rise in the cost of living had been expected to limit demand, but…
As of 2023, standalone locations accounted for roughly two-thirds of all outlets and transactions in Norway.
After experiencing high increases due to the pandemic, standalone lost share in 2023, although it accounted for almost three quarters of total consumer foodservice sales in the country. Highly impacted by confinement measures at the height of the…
As retailing has witnessed the return of normal shopping patterns in Sweden, consumers have reduced online shopping from home and there has been a return to consumer foodservice in retail locations. However, value growth in 2023 was partly driven by…
Consumer foodservice by location witnessed a lot of turmoil while the COVID-19 pandemic was in full swing. During 2020, standalone foodservice outlets fared better than retail, travel, leisure, and lodging segments. This was mainly because all…
In 2023, consumer foodservice through lodging continued its recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was due largely to the upturn in inbound tourism flows towards the end of the review period. The increase in the numbers of foreign…
2023 was the first year since the pandemic when consumer foodservice in Austria did not face any access or opening restrictions, which naturally led to an increase in footfall and transactions. However, inflation remained unusually high for the…
Inflationary pressures have had a major impact on consumer foodservice in Belgium, with the spike in retail prices translating into more expensive dishes and menus, whilst lower consumer purchasing power has stifled demand. Out of home expenditure…
Consumer foodservice in Denmark saw a strong recovery in 2022 with sales successfully recovering to pre-pandemic levels both in terms of the volume and value of transactions. While sales continued to grow in current value terms in 2023 it was at a…
Consumer foodservice in Finland experienced a contradictory year in 2023. On the surface, looking only at the figures, consumer foodservice in Finland performed strongly. By 2022, foodservice value sales had exceeded the 2019 pre-Coronavirus…
Consumer foodservice in France once again witnessed dynamic value growth in 2023 building on the recovery seen in 2021-2022. The absence of COVID-19-related restrictions, the return of tourists, and favourable weather conditions all contributed to…
Inflation continued to negatively impact consumer foodservice in Greece in 2023, yet to reach its peak in terms of effect. Lingering post-pandemic effects helped to curb drops in footfall despite huge declines in disposable incomes amid steep price…
Consumer foodservice in Italy continued on the path to recovery in 2023 with transaction value exceeding pre-pandemic levels (in current value terms) while the volume of transactions also continued to grow. Nonetheless, with Italy’s economy…
Overall, 2023 has been a positive year for consumer foodservice in Norway. After two strong years of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has seen volume and value growth begin to normalise in 2023. Rising unit prices has been a key…
The foodservice industry in Portugal underwent a year of recovery in 2023, despite the challenges brought by high levels of inflation and the consequent loss of consumer purchasing power. In terms of supply, increases in raw material prices and…
Consumer foodservice in Sweden continues to see positive current value growth in 2023, although there has been a marked slowdown compared to recent years when the pandemic recovery was taking effect. The value growth in 2023 was partly driven by the…
Consumer foodservice operators faced further cost hikes in terms of ingredients in 2023 as a result of soaring inflation. Price rises were also seen in energy, driven in part by the war in Ukraine. The Netherlands’ extreme weather during the year…
The market witnessed significant damage and losses due to a massive and destructive earthquake that occurred on 6 February 2023, affecting 11 provinces in east and southeast Turkey. The major earthquake impacted provinces with a special role in…
The waning impact of the pandemic and greater mobility outside of the home have positively impacted consumer spending in travel and leisure locations. According to Euromonitor International, inbound arrivals in the UK rose by 20% in 2023 to 37…
With the impact of the pandemic waning in the UK, it was hoped that 2023 would be a year where the consumer foodservice industry made significant steps to recover to pre-pandemic levels. However, in terms of transactions and outlet numbers, this did…
Leisure and travel, increasing in value sales terms by 14% and 12% respectively, were the most impressive performers in terms of consumer foodservice locations in 2023, as consumer spending rose and travel patterns returned to greater levels of…
Despite facing considerable challenges since the pandemic, consumer foodservice in Ireland has demonstrated remarkable resilience. After experiencing a drastic decline of nearly half its value in 2020, the industry commenced its recovery at a gradual…
The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in May 2022 and the consequent surge in consumption had a positive effect on consumer foodservice sales across all locations in 2023. Consumer foodservice outlets in standalone locations were amongst the least…
In 2023, consumer foodservice in Spain saw growth across all metrics, albeit at lower rates than that seen in the previous year of the review period. However, persistently high inflation rates drove up average prices, limiting growth in…
Consumer foodservice in Switzerland has experienced a remarkable rebound from the pandemic, with all types of locations showing signs of growth. Standalone foodservice locations continue to dominate the Swiss market with an overwhelming majority of…
Consumer foodservice in Switzerland witnessed solid current value and transaction growth in 2023. In the aftermath of the pandemic, there was increasing demand for convenience foods as busy lifestyles resumed and consumers sought out quick and easy…
Showing overwhelming dominance when the effects of the pandemic and inflation significantly impacted the consumer foodservice industry, standalone continued to be the leading location when the scenario showed almost complete recovery in 2023, despite…
The consumer foodservice industry was without doubt challenged in recent years. This started in the first quarter of 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic, which had a direct effect in this and following years, with outlet closures and sales at historic…
After a strong recovery in 2021 and 2022 from the pandemic-induced steep decline seen in 2020, growth in the Western European consumer foodservice industry slowed in 2023, with both businesses and consumers being impacted by the persistently high…