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.
A large proportion of revenue in street stalls/kiosks in Greece is dependent on events such as festivals and football matches, deriving from operators selling food and drinks just outside of the action. With sales surpassing pre-pandemic levels by…
2023 was another good year for street stalls/kiosks with the category seeing an increase in value and volume terms but also in terms of the number of outlets. Chained street stalls/kiosks saw more dynamic growth than independent street stalls/kiosks…
Street stalls/kiosks remains the smallest category in consumer foodservice, in both outlet numbers and current value terms, while in transactions it is expected to close the year narrowly ahead of self-service cafeterias. The category is struggling…
Positioned in high consumer traffic locations, street stalls/ kiosks performed the worst during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a highly fragmented channel, mainly represented by individual entrepreneurs, adaptation to COVID-19 restrictions was difficult,…
Street stalls/kiosks continued to see positive value growth in 2023, largely due to Sweden’s continued high inflation rate, which led to price increases. As a result of the economic downturn and high costs of living many locals chose not to eat out…
Street stalls/kiosks in the Netherlands was hit hard by the pandemic as footfall in high-traffic areas dried up almost entirely since consumers could not go to school, the office or shops on the high street. The result was a dramatic decline in…
The tough economic situation in Turkey continued to impact consumer foodservice at the end of the review period. This had some benefits for street stalls/kiosks as consumers looked for the best value for money from their consumer foodservice choices.…
2023 proved to be another challenging year for cafés/bars in the UK. While overall value growth was evident, this was predominantly due to consumers paying higher prices rather than due to a sizeable number of outlets opening or a significant…
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…
In 2023, full-service restaurants were able to open without any related pandemic restrictions, with COVID-19 no longer a major concern for local consumers. However, extremely high operating costs amid the cost-of-living crisis meant that any ongoing…
Limited-service restaurants continued to record substantial current value growth in 2023, although the number of transactions and outlets remained stagnant. This was due to multiple factors as the economic environment in the UK continued to struggle,…
Self-service cafeterias continued to record a positive performance in terms of value sales and transactions in 2023, despite the closure of some chained outlets, such as House of Fraser and Asda. Self-service cafeterias continued to experience a…
The popularity of street stalls/kiosks has emerged from a shift in consumer preferences towards variety, innovation, authenticity, and casual dining. Overall, 2023 was a positive year for street stalls/kiosks with double- digit current value growth.…
In 2023, cafés/bars in Ireland accounted for a 37% value share of total foodservice sales. Despite a positive performance during the year, the channel did not fully recover to pre-pandemic sales levels, mainly due to the slower rebound by bars/pubs,…
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…
In 2023, full-service restaurants in Ireland played a pivotal role within the broader foodservice market, contributing 30% share to total value sales. Full-service restaurants rebounded to 2019 levels in terms of value in 2023, achieving a recovery…
In 2023, limited-service restaurants in Ireland played a significant role in overall foodservice, contributing 32% share to total value sales. Limited-service restaurants not only recovered to 2019 sales levels in 2022, reaching a recovery index of…
Self-service cafeterias in Ireland experienced 11% current value growth in 2023, although sales, transactions and outlet numbers remained below pre-pandemic levels. Several factors drove the channel’s growth. First of all, the business sector…