Africa

Self-service cafeterias remained the smallest channel within consumer foodservice in Egypt in 2023 in terms of foodservice value sales and number of outlets. The “do it yourself” trend has yet to penetrate Egyptian culture, with consumers still…

Limited-service restaurants registered healthy growth in value sales and also in terms of the opening of new establishments in 2023. It also remained the largest category within consumer foodservice. This was in spite of difficult economic…

Full-service restaurants registered healthy growth in value sales and also in terms of the opening of new establishments in 2023. Despite an inflationary context, demand for eating out was high. Moreover, a new trend emerged in full-service…

The consumer foodservice industry has had a strong year overall. Delivery services have grown and expanded into new regions while new infrastructure developments have opened space for more outlets. Most importantly independent restaurants have grown…

Consumer foodservice through lodging registered among the highest growth rates in current value terms in consumer foodservice by location, as tourism recovered in the wake of the pandemic and the full reopening of society. The industry is betting on…

Homegrown brands providing speciality coffee have taken the market by storm. One example is Seven Fortunes which was created through an interesting story in which the founders were inspired by a man named Sufi Baba Budan who journeyed the world in…

Whilst street stalls/kiosks has long been dominated by independent players in South Africa, the changing trading environment has seen a growing interest by chained operators that are traditionally present in limited-service and full-service…

South Africa is struggling with the impact of high inflation and decreased disposable incomes, resulting in brands needing to be competitive to obtain their share of financially-restricted consumers’ budgets. Post-pandemic, eating out is considered a…

Rising interest rates and high inflation have impacted the development of larger format consumer foodservice establishments due to the greater costs involved. Thus, there is a focus on smaller format outlets. Market saturation in urban areas has…

The trading environment in South Africa paints a bleak picture; post-pandemic recovery hindered by deteriorating local economic conditions, including erratic electricity supply, weak growth and high levels of inflation. South Africa’s food price…