Away-from-Home Market Facts & Figures – Snapshot February 2009

Feb. 12, 2009 - PRLog -- The volume of business catering in Germany, France and UK is still increasing. In Germany has been meals served worth of 4.47 bn Euro in the last year (compound annual growth rate/CAGR: +0.71%). In France the volume of business catering was 3.31 bn Euro (+1.89%) and in the United Kingdom it has been 3.72 bn Euro (+3.24%). For this year a stagnation or light decrease of business catering is to be expected in Western Europe.

(Source: FACET – Foodservice Annual Count on Expenditures and Trends)

More facts about the Away-from-Home markets:
·   January 2009: 1,588 bn Euro Away-from-home turnover worldwide
·   December 2008 – Over 994 million meals served in canteens in Germany
·   November 2008 – More than 220,000 commercial foodservice companies in Germany
·   October 2008 – The Top 3 Away-from-Home markets in Europe
·   September 2008 – Coffee Cup Price Index Worldwide: From EUR1.30 to EUR6.92
·   August 2008 – Lunch breaks in France: Only 33% of the French join a restaurant

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