Self-Service Cafeterias

Self-service cafeterias remains a niche within Japan’s foodservice industry, accounting for only a small proportion of overall sales. Many consumers continue to associate such outlets with school, college, or work canteens. As such, self-service…

The strong sales declines recorded across self-service cafeterias during 2020 were mainly the result of the official response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Players in the channel struggled to cope with the impact of the regulations that were introduced…

Given the unique aspects of the self-service format and the types of places they tend to be found, including in corporate work environments and in retail locations, self-service cafeterias was particularly negatively affected by the…

The onset of COVID-19 in Chile led the government to install restrictions and a full lockdown period quickly. This included the closing of offices, schools, retail, and restaurants, causing significant disruptions within all these areas. While…

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Ikea Restaurant introduced new regulations to prevent customers and staff from the COVID-19 virus in its outlets. According to the new regulations, following health and hygiene advice from authorities, customers…

Self-service cafeterias have been one of the categories worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This is due to the fact that outlets in this category were not permitted to reopen following the initial implementation of the COVID-19 lockdown in…

Self-service cafeterias are not present in Nigeria and there are no signs that the category will emerge over the forecast period.

There were no self-service cafeterias operating in Israel at the end of the review period

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Ikea Restaurant encouraged customers to order their food online by scanning the QR code on the website, with the order automatically linked to IKEA LINE. Ikea Restaurant only started to partner with LINE MAN for food…

Self-service cafeterias were increasingly looking into untapped opportunities in 2019, including serving meals at various times of day, with lunchtime traditionally being the busiest time for most outlets. Therefore, chained self-service cafeterias,…

Self-service cafeterias showed one of the steepest declines in value sales due to COVID-19 in 2020. The first impact came during the state of emergency and closures of outlets in the country, as the format of self-service cafeterias means the…

Self-service cafeterias is a niche channel in Morocco and the COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on already low sales during 2020. One major factor that created issues for operators in the channel is that many consumers became concerned over the…

Many standalone self-service cafeterias in Hungary were harder hit by the fallout of COVID-19 than those in shopping mall food courts, large retail stores and travel locations in 2020. Standalone outlets are generally found in high-traffic locations…

In 2020, self-service cafeterias was one of the worst-hit categories during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reliance on workers for business in this category. Self-service cafeterias are generally a popular lunch choice by working Ukrainians as it…

In 2020, self-service cafeterias recorded a heavy decline in current value sales as a result of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Outlets in this category suffered from the dramatic decline in footfall as many outlets are located in…

Self-service cafeterias saw the worst impact from COVID-19 in 2020, with the steepest decline in value sales across consumer foodservice. Self-service cafeterias are heavily focused on dining-in services, with very little takeaway and home-delivery…

Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, traditional self-service cafeterias were struggling. They did not perform as well as modern formats, largely a result of general price increases relating to raw materials and staff costs, rather than the…

The business models of self-service cafeterias is almost entirely dependent on eat-in sales in Egypt. This was a massive challenge for these outlets during the pandemic as it is extremely difficult to operate safely and implement consistent social…

The second IKEA store in Bulgaria opened in the coastal city of Varna in September 2020. Operated by Greek company Fourlis, the local of franchisee for the IKEA retail and consumer foodservice brand, it joins the retailer’s Sofia store and two…

Demand for self-service cafeterias in Hong Kong, China was already low prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a limited number of players providing this format as a dining option. Consumers are not well educated about these types of outlets and tend to…