Read our latest reports on Latin America here, with analyses and ...
Read our latest reports on Latin America here, with analyses and market statistics that explore the evolving consumer preferences, market environment and inherent growth potential in individual countries, or briefings that assess key strategic themes...
Although the street stalls/kiosks saw healthy growth across all metrics in 2023, it is yet to reach pre-pandemic sales levels. This partly reflects lower levels of dynamism compared with other categories and consumer foodservice. Chained street…
Street stalls/kiosks in Mexico is an extremely fragmented consumer foodservice channel, due to the country’s abundance of outlets run by families, self-employed individuals, or small-scale traders. They often operate unofficially due to the high…
Street stalls/kiosks continued to be popular in 2023. While hot dogs, hamburgers and empanadas are the most ubiquitous street food offerings, they only scratch the surface of the diversity available. Along the Caribbean coast, stands specialise in…
In recent years, Chile has experienced a significant upswing in informal street food vending, particularly since the pandemic emerged. This trend directly responds to escalating unemployment rates, meagre wages in formal employment, inflationary…
Street stalls/kiosks in Brazil remained highly fragmented in 2023, marked by the diversification of offers in terms of products, and by the strong presence of small and independent players. In relation to menus, the channel includes players that…
Argentina is seeing a rising number of street stalls and kiosks offering consumer foodservice products, with hot dogs, sandwiches and pre-prepared salads being particularly prevalent. Some of these operators have incorporated seating areas for at…
Although self-service cafeterias saw very strong growth in terms of transactions and current value sales in 2023, nevertheless this remains the smallest category within consumer foodservice in Peru. It was also greatly affected by the pandemic, not…
In October 2023, the first IKEA store in Colombia was opened, in Bogotá. There are also plans for additional stores in Medellín and Cali by 2024. Along with furniture and home goods, the outlet also has the IKEA distinctive self-service cafeteria.…
In 2023, self-service cafeterias in Chile maintained a niche presence within consumer foodservice, holding marginal share overall. The channel’s main attraction is allowing patrons to choose from diverse options and customise portion sizes. Unlike…
Self-service cafeterias in Brazil is a particularly important foodservice channel for local consumers during the lunch hour, since this meal is considered the most important of the day for much of the population. Brazilians generally prioritise a…