Market research on the consumer foodservice industry. Standardise...
Market research on the consumer foodservice industry. Standardised and cross-comparable total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends and category level information.
Despite facing considerable challenges since the pandemic, consumer foodservice in Ireland has demonstrated remarkable resilience. After experiencing a drastic decline of nearly half its value in 2020, the industry commenced its recovery at a gradual…
The consumer foodservice market in Israel was very uncertain in terms of security, economic conditions and political unrest in 2023. At the end of 2022, there was considerable hope for the restaurant market, after the significant declines seen during…
The market witnessed significant damage and losses due to a massive and destructive earthquake that occurred on 6 February 2023, affecting 11 provinces in east and southeast Turkey. The major earthquake impacted provinces with a special role in…
Consumer foodservice in Sweden continues to see positive current value growth in 2023, although there has been a marked slowdown compared to recent years when the pandemic recovery was taking effect. The value growth in 2023 was partly driven by the…
Consumer foodservice sales continued to grow significantly in 2023, but at a slower rate than seen in 2022. One of the key reasons for this growth was increased consumer appetites for dining out thanks to the elimination of pandemic-related…
Consumer foodservice in Denmark saw a strong recovery in 2022 with sales successfully recovering to pre-pandemic levels both in terms of the volume and value of transactions. While sales continued to grow in current value terms in 2023 it was at a…
Consumer foodservice in Poland saw growth in total transactions and current value sales slow dramatically in 2023. This was partly due to the normalisation of consumption habits following the market’s rapid rebound from the negative impact of the…
Weakened economic fundamentals have negatively impacted Nigerian consumers’ purchasing power in 2023, resulting in slow growth of consumer foodservice. The cash crunch in the first quarter of the year as a result of the central bank changing the…
While inflation remained high in 2023, government measures aimed at protecting the hospitality sector benefitted consumer foodservice. In particular, the reduced 10% VAT rate (from a previous 20%), which was introduced during the pandemic, was made…
The foodservice industry in Portugal underwent a year of recovery in 2023, despite the challenges brought by high levels of inflation and the consequent loss of consumer purchasing power. In terms of supply, increases in raw material prices and…
Consumer foodservice in Italy continued on the path to recovery in 2023 with transaction value exceeding pre-pandemic levels (in current value terms) while the volume of transactions also continued to grow. Nonetheless, with Italy’s economy…
The high rate of inflation remained a topic of great concern to consumers and business owners in 2023, with Hungary recording one of the highest rates seen in the EU. Consumer foodservice outlets have been challenged with managing higher expenses for…
Most consumer foodservice categories in Bulgaria have either recovered or are nearing full recovery in 2023. With no movement or travel restrictions, despite new COVID-19 variants, the market could continue to develop uninterrupted in the year. The…
In 2023, consumer foodservice in China saw a robust recovery in terms of value sales and transaction volumes, benefiting from the relatively low base of 2022, when consumer foodservice outlets were severely negatively impacted by prolonged periods of…
Consumer foodservice continued to see strong recovery in Japan in 2023, posting double-digit growth in current value sales in line with the recovery of flows of consumers after the downgrading of the status of COVID-19. On 8 May 2023, the Japanese…
Consumer foodservice in 2023 was unable to keep up with the strong recovery of 2022. The previous year had strong growth on the back of consumers increasing their spend after two years of various lockdowns and service restrictions. However, inflation…
As the pandemic continues to challenge some markets, new obstacles are emerging in the form of labour shortages, rising costs and inflationary pressures. To remain competitive, players must focus on delivering value for money while adapting to…
After a strong recovery in 2021 and 2022 from the pandemic-induced steep decline seen in 2020, growth in the Western European consumer foodservice industry slowed in 2023, with both businesses and consumers being impacted by the persistently high…
The foodservice industry has navigated substantial challenges recently, encompassing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, and disruptions in the supply chain. Driven by global inflation, the industry aims to restore value…
Despite optimistic expectations of rapid recovery in consumer consumption following the COVID-19 pandemic, transaction growth in overall consumer foodservice in South Korea experienced a slowdown in 2023, exacerbated by prolonged inflation. The…