German catering market leading in Europe with 14.67 bn Euro annual turnover

July 16, 2009 - PRLog -- Germany’s catering companies stand for 3.12 bn served meals with a market volume of 14.67 Euro annual turnover. With about 80,270 caterers, Germany is leading among the West European countries. In France the catering market has a volume of 13.09 bn Euro, in Great Britain 11.49 bn Euro. In Germany, 23% of all catering firms are business caterer (business & industry), 26% serve patients in hospitals and homes for the elderly and 11% stand for f&n supply of students and schoolchildren. The number of catering firms decreased by 1%.
(Data from 2007 / Source: FACET – Foodservice Annual Count and Expenditures Tracking Country Profile Germany)

More facts about the Away-from-Home markets:
June 2009: Europe Hospitality Ranking – Germany ranked first with 44,812 lodging companies
May 2009: 35 new leading hotel projects in Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey
April 2009: Italian Hotels leading in Europe with 8.0 bn Euro turnover of food & beverages
March 2009: 26 bn Euro turnover of restaurants in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
February 2009: 11.5 bn Euro volume of business catering in Germany, France and UK
January 2009: 1,588 bn Euro Away-from-home turnover worldwide

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