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.
Self-service cafeterias in Germany witnessed robust growth in current value terms and transaction volumes in 2023, and low growth in outlet numbers. The German consumer landscape favours quick and convenient eating out options that align with busy…
Self-service cafeterias in Switzerland are making a strong recovery in 2023, as the category rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic. There is growing demand from locals and tourists travelling on highways as travel and tourism flows steadily move back…
The self-service cafeterias model in Spain is closely linked to high transit locations, such as airports, railway stations and bus stations. In this regard, both inbound and domestic tourism play an important role in the growth of the category, and…
Self-service cafeterias in Ireland experienced 11% current value growth in 2023, although sales, transactions and outlet numbers remained below pre-pandemic levels. Several factors drove the channel’s growth. First of all, the business sector…
Self-service cafeterias continued to record a positive performance in terms of value sales and transactions in 2023, despite the closure of some chained outlets, such as House of Fraser and Asda. Self-service cafeterias continued to experience a…
Independents continued to dominate self-service cafeterias in Turkey in 2023. Independent concepts like esnaf lokantasi are popular with local consumers. Esnaf lokantasi supply fixed price three course menus at affordable prices, typically for…
In 2023 overall self-service cafeterias recorded substantially slowed growth in terms of current value sales and total number of transactions. Compared to other foodservice categories, self-service cafeterias has only few outlets in the Netherlands.…
The weaker economy in 2023 has led many consumers to restrict spending on eating out and self-service cafeterias are equally feeling the impact. Inflation has remained high in 2023, leading to higher prices in self-service cafeterias, which is…
Self-services cafeterias is growing, pushed by high inflation rates, increasing highway traffic, and positive growth of tourism. The category continues to be characterised by a dichotomy. For instance, on one hand, it features brands such as Ikea…
Self-service cafeterias have already seen value sales recover to pre-pandemic levels in Norway, aided by the growth of new developments. After the initial shock in 2020, sales recovered well in 2021 followed by s strong rebound in 2022. Self-service…
After a strong recovery in demand in 2022 as COVID-19 measures were relaxed the number of transactions through self-service cafeterias started to decline again in 2023. This decline was in part due to the fact that more consumers are now spending at…
Most independent self-service cafeterias in Greece are located in travel and lodging locations such as ferries, highway service stations, and campsites, for example. Within this context, following the strong growth recorded in 2022 in response to…
Hypermarkets and commercial centres were back in the game in 2022 and 2023 thanks to the comeback to store-based retailing as COVID-19 fears subsided. This provided an excellent opportunity for the recovery of self-service cafeterias as the wide…
In 2023, self-service cafeterias continued to recover from the COVID-19 slump in transaction and current value terms, although the number of outlets saw another slight drop. While adversely affected by the closure of outlets based at petrol/gas…
Following the relaxation of COVID-19-related restrictions that directly impacted self-service cafeterias in early 2022, Denmark experienced a return to a semblance of normalcy reminiscent of the pre-pandemic era. There was a surge in demand for…
Following the sharp decline in self-service cafeterias during 2022, the number of outlets increased in 2023. Current value growth also remained strong due to higher prices charged by self-service cafeterias. Nevertheless, this category is facing…
Austria experienced exceptionally high inflation once again in 2023, reducing household incomes and dampening spending in almost all areas of consumer foodservice. Foodservice operators faced increased energy, materials and labour costs, which were…