Fast Food

In 2019, limited-service restaurants continued to record higher value sales than full-service restaurants, as well as self-service cafeterias in Austria. Limited-service restaurants recorded positive value sales growth, thanks to its competitive ...

Limited-service restaurants as a channel is expected to further grow its share of sales in consumer foodservice in Italy over the forecast period. This is because many consumers are increasingly favouring casual dining and food delivery, as well as ...

Limited-service restaurants saw continued, albeit slightly slower, growth in 2019 due to rising disposable incomes and changing consumer lifestyles. Ongoing urbanisation is leading to a reduction in average household size, hectic lifestyles and the ...

While away-from-home food consumption keeps increasing, the main chained limited-service restaurant players are struggling to retain loyal customers as consumers now easily switch preferences depending on their mood and taste. Delivery apps’ vast ...

The price war between the big players which dominates fast food continued throughout 2019, particularly due to the harsh economic landscape. The large chains continued to offer very cheap menus on different days of the week, to minimise the loss of ...

Limited-service restaurants strengthens its leadership, generating half of foodservice value sales in Russia. Affordable prices together with active promotional campaigns through TV, radio, street advertising, Instagram and other social media ...

With the rising concern over growing non-communicable diseases and obesity levels, the government is pushing initiatives to encourage healthier eating habits through the various grants launched to support companies to produce healthier food products ...

Environmental concerns, as well as transparency and ethical conduct, continue to be an area of focus for limited-service restaurants in Hong Kong. Fairwood has, for example, been distributing its “Care for Seniors” cards, which are discount coupons ...

The two leading plant-based meat companies, Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, both staked a claim in limited-service restaurants in 2019, with plans to expand offerings and explore different cuisines in 2020. Burger King had perhaps the most ...

With the Japanese population continuing to decline as a result of falling birth rates, limited-service restaurant operators are seeking to drive growth by increasing the amount consumers spend per transaction. Some restaurant chains are meeting with ...

The global consumer foodservice industry stands at a tipping point. Surging investment in delivery and online ordering has placed the industry in a similar position to retail 3-5 years ago, with online commerce growing rapidly, but with live ...

After bakery products, burger is the biggest food type in limited-service restaurants, with burgers continuing to be a favourite food type and a strong seller in Saudi Arabia, with meat generally eaten by most consumers and burgers served to meet ...

Economic recovery over the forecast period is expected to boost value growth following on from a weak economy since 2016 as consumers become better able to afford eating out. Key to growth is also continued urbanisation as urban consumers are more ...

With growing appetite in the Egyptian market for new concepts, there has been continuous growth of new players, which are offering creativity along the existing food trends. These players are harnessing the power of social media to launch new brand ...

As the economy continues to grow, albeit slowly, and the number of single-person households in South Korea increases rapidly, limited-service restaurants continued to see positive value growth in 2018. As consumer demand for simple meals offering ...

As online delivery platforms continue to offer efficient third-party delivery services, new market entrants are finding opportunity by establishing delivery kitchens, where operators only prepare meals for delivery to the orders placed through ...

Healthy food is becoming a big trend among Thai consumers. Many locals are more aware of what they eat now. Clean-food menus as well as balanced diets with less fat and less sodium are becoming more popular for people who want to lose weight or have ...

Limited-service restaurants looks set to perform well over the forecast period. While growth in outlet numbers will be tempered by increasing saturation, overall current value sales and transactions are projected to grow at faster rates than during ...

Limited-service restaurants saw the most dynamic current value growth within consumer foodservice in the Czech Republic in 2018. Growth was mainly attributable to rising purchasing power, meal price inflation, changing consumer lifestyles and ...

2018 was another solid year for limited-service restaurants, as transaction volume continued to grow and higher spend per transaction led to further value growth. In 2018, many of the leading chained limited-service players embraced digital ...