European Catering Trends in 2024
Catering is part of Food Services and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Contract Catering and Event Catering. You may also be interested in Restaurant, Food Delivery and Takeaway Food.
European catering revenue is projected to climb to €22.9 billion by 2028 from approximately €21.9 billion in 2023, marking an average annual growth of 1.7%. Since 2019, the European market has surged by 20.7% year-on-year. In 2023, Germany led the event catering revenue charts, amassing €4.8 billion. The United Kingdom, France, and Belgium followed, securing the second, third, and fourth spots, respectively. Spain demonstrated a significant leap, with a 21.5% year-on-year increase. In contrast, the United Kingdom experienced a 3.8% decline annually since 2019. European catering expenditure is forecasted to reach €616.4 billion by 2028, up from €614.6 billion in 2023, reflecting an average annual growth rate of 0.6%. Since 2019, European demand has shown a minimal growth of 0.1% year-on-year.
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In 2024 major markets in the Catering Industry were:
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Global Catering Statistics
- Number Of Enterprises 66 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Event Catering Revenue 49 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Event Catering Employment 50 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Employment Income 87 countries (Europe, Southern Europe, Northern Europe...)
- Number Of Employees 207 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)
- Number Of High Growth Enterprises 48 countries (Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe...)
- Employment Rate 233 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
- Road Freight Volume 68 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Eastern Europe...)
- Catering Revenue 3 countries (China, East Asia, Asia...)
- Hotel Revenue 48 countries (Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe...)