Egypt

Street stalls/kiosks registered the highest growth in value sales and also in terms of new locations in 2022. Difficult economic fundamentals benefitted street stalls/kiosks. High inflation caused by in particular increased energy prices due to the…

Homegrown brands providing speciality coffee have taken the market by storm. One example is Seven Fortunes which was created through an interesting story in which the founders were inspired by a man named Sufi Baba Budan who journeyed the world in…

Consumer foodservice through lodging registered among the highest growth rates in current value terms in consumer foodservice by location, as tourism recovered in the wake of the pandemic and the full reopening of society. The industry is betting on…

The consumer foodservice industry has had a strong year overall. Delivery services have grown and expanded into new regions while new infrastructure developments have opened space for more outlets. Most importantly independent restaurants have grown…

Full-service restaurants registered healthy growth in value sales and also in terms of the opening of new establishments in 2023. Despite an inflationary context, demand for eating out was high. Moreover, a new trend emerged in full-service…

Limited-service restaurants registered healthy growth in value sales and also in terms of the opening of new establishments in 2023. It also remained the largest category within consumer foodservice. This was in spite of difficult economic…

Self-service cafeterias remained the smallest channel within consumer foodservice in Egypt in 2023 in terms of foodservice value sales and number of outlets. The “do it yourself” trend has yet to penetrate Egyptian culture, with consumers still…