Western Europe

As with consumer foodservice in general, limited-service restaurants continued to see strong current value growth in 2023, albeit spiked more by the high rate of inflation in the country than by bigger volume sales. Current value sales grew at a…

Limited-service restaurants performed better than many other foodservice channels following the outbreak of COVID-19. The category benefited from players adapting to COVID-19 restrictions by offering takeaway and delivery services to help keep…

Limited-service restaurants continued to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023, although value growth was much slower than recent years. This is mainly due to the twin issues of higher food prices and more conservative spending patterns, as…

As a result of the energy crisis triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Austria saw exceptionally high inflation for the second year in a row in 2023. For local consumers, this meant less disposable income and a concomitant reluctance to spend…

Whether coffee, tea or other hot drinks, the industry remains very popular with consumers in Switzerland. Overall, due to coffee and tea, hot drinks recorded moderate retail volume growth in 2023. While signalling a rebound from a decline in 2022,…