Portugal

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…

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…

Strongly affected by the pandemic, cafés/bars recorded double-digit growth in 2023, surpassing pre-pandemic values. Inflation and the rising costs of coffee among producers, led to an increase in sales, not reflected in profitability. In fact, the…