COVID-19 restrictions and health concerns severely impacted the whole consumer foodservice sector in Ireland. Besides national or regional restrictions and social distancing measures, the Irish hospitality and foodservice sector is closely tied to international tourism, which was heavily restricted in 2020. Furthermore, due to home seclusion,...
2020 was an unprecedented year in many ways for consumer foodservice in Singapore. With the spread of COVID-19, a one-month “Circuit Breaker” (CB) was introduced to curb the rising trend of unlinked community cases. Between April and June, foodservice outlets could not open for dine-in and were restricted to only providing takeaway or food...
The first notable negative impact on consumer foodservice in Austria was noted in February mainly due to a decline in tourists from Asia, while the emergence of an official pandemic saw the first lockdown measures imposed in Austria mid-March. This placed strong limitations on public life resulting in largely empty streets, with only essential...
The pandemic had a devastating impact on consumer foodservice in South Africa, moving from 5% value growth in 2019 to a value decline of 32% in 2020. Due to the spread of the virus, the government implemented a national lockdown period from 27 March 2020, when all movements were restricted, and restaurants were prohibited from trading for...
2020 was a bleak year for Indonesia’s consumer foodservice industry as the negative impact of the COVID-19 resulted in dramatic declines in revenues and transactions volume across all channels, with most channels also witnessing declines in the numbers of outlets in operation as numerous independent establishments went out of business and...
The GCC disposables (single-use) packaging market (henceforth, referred to as the market studied) was valued at USD 1,879.89 million in 2019, and it is expected to reach USD 2,328.50 million by 2025, registering a CAGR of 4.11% during the period of 2020-2025. Growth in the urban population and the consequent increase in demand for food service...
Foodservice Global Industry Guide 2016-2025 Summary Global Foodservice industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: industry size (value and volume 2016-20, and forecast to 2025). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including...
COVID-19 restrictions on travel severely impacted both international and domestic travel in Ireland. Dublin airport reported a fall of three quarters in the number of passengers during the first nine months in 2020 compared to 2020. Street/stalls kiosks in Ireland are highly dependent on tourism, both local and foreign, therefore they were...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in South Africa, consumer foodservice operators across the country were impacted, starting with closures in March 2020 in line with the nationwide lockdown. After this period, extended restrictions continued to impact performance, with players having to reduce capacity and install COVID-19 restrictions, such...
Singapore’s Changi Airport is a key transit hub in the region for travellers abroad as well as locals with a wide range of amenities, excellent connectivity and dining options. However, COVID-19 has resulted in a standstill in international travel with Changi Airport’s passenger movements down 83% in 2020, based on statistics from Changi Airport...