Street Stalls/Kiosks

A significant portion of street stalls/kiosks consists of food trucks and street vendors that primarily operate in urban environments with ample foot traffic. In light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, nationwide lockdowns, expanded…

The adoption of less restrictive COVID-19 measures in 2021 allowed street stalls and hawkers to resume their activities. While the economic shock of lockdown measures led many consumers to be more conservative in their discretionary spending, demand…

In 2021, street stalls/kiosks benefited from the fact that consumers were less fearful of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus while eating outside - especially at street stalls and/or foodservice kiosks – than in the previous year. Households were…

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…

Street stalls/kiosks was among the hardest hit foodservice channels by pandemic-related lockdowns, due to prolonged home seclusion and social distancing measures. 2022 witnessed a marginal improvement but this not sufficient, with operators in the…

Street stalls/kiosks continued to see an increase in current value sales in 2023, thanks to the rising popularity of food trucks. Even during the pandemic, food trucks were less negatively impacted thanks to their mobility, which allowed them to…

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…

Whilst street stalls/kiosks has long been dominated by independent players in South Africa, the changing trading environment has seen a growing interest by chained operators that are traditionally present in limited-service and full-service…

In 2023, tanghulu (sugar-coated fruits on a bamboo skewer) emerged as the most prominent snacking mega-trend in the entire food industry in South Korea. The popularity of tanghulu began with mukbang YouTubers who focused on ASMR content, creating…

Street stalls/kiosks benefited from the normalisation of consumers’ daily routine outside of the home in 2023, with chained tea street stalls leading the surge. While other formats of street stalls/kiosks, such as those offering braised snacks, fried…

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…

Austria experienced exceptionally high inflation once again in 2023, reducing consumer incomes and dampening spending in almost all areas of consumer foodservice. Foodservice operators faced increased costs in energy, materials and labour, which were…

Street stalls/kiosks is traditionally a popular channel in Belgium for offering quick, convenient, and affordable snacks and meal options. However, with a high proportion of independent players, this category has proven to be very fragile since the…

In 2023, street stalls/kiosks continue to rebound from the steep sales declines seen at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strong double-digit value growth is further supported by rising unit prices and the impact of inflation. The market has already…

With Canadian consumers increasingly interested in different food options, healthier choices, and more adventurous recipes, the image of trucks and stalls only offering fast food is disappearing. Stalls have innovated and introduced new items to…

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…

Street stalls/kiosks saw a partial recovery in 2022 with demand driven by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Aside from locals spending more time outside the home sales also benefited from a recovery in inbound tourism, with street stalls/kiosks…

Street stalls/kiosks both benefited and suffered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. They benefited as they are typically used for takeaways; therefore, they were deemed less of a risk than indoor premises in terms of catching or spreading the…

Street stalls/kiosks experienced a strong recovery in 2022, which continued into 2023. The category benefited from the end of the pandemic and the return to relative normalcy in terms of socialising and out-of-home activities. Sales also benefited…

A large proportion of revenue in street stalls/kiosks in Greece is dependent on events such as festivals and football matches, deriving from operators selling food and drinks just outside of the action. With sales surpassing pre-pandemic levels by…

Street stalls/kiosks run by entrepreneurs and small businesses were among the most vulnerable players within consumer foodservice in 2023. The sales performance of street stalls/kiosks is highly dependent on changing traffic patterns, the weather and…

Street stalls/kiosks saw a second year of double-digit growth in current value terms in 2023. These small booths typically targeted low- to middle-income consumers, who remained highly price sensitive. With the return of on-site working and…

2023 was another good year for street stalls/kiosks with the category seeing an increase in value and volume terms but also in terms of the number of outlets. Chained street stalls/kiosks saw more dynamic growth than independent street stalls/kiosks…

Street stalls/kiosks remains the smallest category in consumer foodservice, in both outlet numbers and current value terms, while in transactions it is expected to close the year narrowly ahead of self-service cafeterias. The category is struggling…

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…

Positioned in high consumer traffic locations, street stalls/ kiosks performed the worst during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a highly fragmented channel, mainly represented by individual entrepreneurs, adaptation to COVID-19 restrictions was difficult,…

The value sales increase for street stalls/kiosks was the consequence of increased mobility, following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in 2022. Players benefited from high footfall, with street stalls/kiosks being a popular option for purchasing…

With inflation continuing to be high in 2023, street foods/kiosks were a popular choice, as such offerings tends to be more economical than other foodservice options. Street stall operators do not have the same expenses in terms of rent etc and…

Street stalls/kiosks continued to see positive value growth in 2023, largely due to Sweden’s continued high inflation rate, which led to price increases. As a result of the economic downturn and high costs of living many locals chose not to eat out…

Though not immune from the cost-of-living crisis, street stalls/kiosks was among the categories that profited most in 2023 as rising prices and falling disposable incomes made Czech consumers more inclined to favour cheaper foodservice options. It…

Street stalls/kiosks in the Netherlands was hit hard by the pandemic as footfall in high-traffic areas dried up almost entirely since consumers could not go to school, the office or shops on the high street. The result was a dramatic decline in…

Street stalls/kiosks continued to experience buoyant growth in current value terms in 2023. Sales were boosted by an increase in foot traffic in shopping malls, where a high number of chained outlets are located. Standalone stalls also benefited from…

The tough economic situation in Turkey continued to impact consumer foodservice at the end of the review period. This had some benefits for street stalls/kiosks as consumers looked for the best value for money from their consumer foodservice choices.…

The number of street stalls/kiosks outlets in Israel has significantly increased since 2021. , re:bar and B Fresh have enjoyed significant growth in recent years, due to the health and wellness trend, which received a notable boost from the…

The popularity of street stalls/kiosks has emerged from a shift in consumer preferences towards variety, innovation, authenticity, and casual dining. Overall, 2023 was a positive year for street stalls/kiosks with double- digit current value growth.…

In 2023, street stalls/kiosks in Ireland was the best performing consumer foodservice channel in terms of value sales growth. This was mainly due to it being one of the most negatively impacted during the pandemic. Therefore, sales and transactions…

The COVID-19 crisis had a very strong negative impact on the performance of street stalls/kiosks in Saudi Arabia. Both chained and independent street stalls/kiosks recorded big declines in foodservice value sales and the number of transactions as…

Street stalls/kiosks in the United Arab Emirates, severely impacted by the pandemic and related restrictions in 2020, continued to recover across all indicators in 2023. As the United Arab Emirates eased all COVID-19 restrictions in September 2022,…

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…

Jom Cha by Farm Fresh is one of the latest street stalls/kiosks serving varieties of drinks such as bubble tea. One of the marketing tactics employed is the use of renowned fresh milk, Farm Fresh, which is produced locally and enables the player to…

Most types of consumer foodservice saw sales decline in 2023 and this is also apparent in the street stalls/kiosks channel. The majority of this category is made up with mobile café trucks and the various hybrid work arrangements has meant consumers…

Street stalls/kiosks was among the better performing areas of Poland’s foodservice market in 2023, in part because comparatively low prices ensured it was somewhat less exposed to the cost-of-living crisis. Given the importance of on-the-go…

In a bid to increase brand awareness, several chained players in other categories with consumer foodservice in Spain, including Papa John’s Pizzerias in limited service restaurants and Foster’s Hollywood in full-service restaurants, have begun…

There was a major shift in street-stalls/kiosks in Taiwan at the end of the review period. After a three-year pandemic, the re-opening of the Taiwanese border in October 2022 led to a surge in tourism, which resulted in crowding at tourist spots,…

Street stalls/kiosks has historically been a particularly strong consumer foodservice channel in Ukraine, with it being the largest channel in terms of number of transactions prior to the pandemic. Since 2020 the channel has been under significant…

Street-stalls/kiosks registered a marked slowdown in growth in terms of both current value and number of transactions in 2023. Such outlets are especially popular with lower-income segments, which were particularly impacted by the elevated rate of…

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 in Thailand witnessed healthy growth in current value terms in 2023, with sales approaching pre-pandemic levels. This was driven to a large extent by the recovery of both domestic and inbound tourism, as both locals and…

Street stalls/kiosks returned to growth in current value terms in Hong Kong in 2023, with transaction volumes and outlet numbers also rising. Street stalls/kiosks in Hong Kong have become synonymous with local delicacies, offering a wide range of…

Street stalls/kiosks in Singapore are expected to be affected by the local government’s increasing focus on health and wellness. Singapore has been exploring potential regulatory measures aimed at lowering the sodium content in food since September…