COVID-19 hit Finland together with the rest of Europe in mid-March. The first two months of the year were positive for consumer foodservice, with strong expectations for growth before the pandemic struck. From mid-March, consumers began to avoid consumer foodservice, whilst from 6 April to the end of May consumer foodservice was closed except...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a very negative impact on the Turkish consumer foodservice industry during 2020, with strong sales declines and plummeting transactions volume registered across all channels and widespread outlet closures seen throughout the industry. The most important direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry was the...
The consumer foodservice market in Spain was hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis in the country. Indeed, consumer foodservice was amongst the sectors of the Spanish economy to see the most pronounced negative effects of COVID-19 and measures introduced to limit the spread of the disease, witnessing marked declines in value sales and outlet numbers...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the government put a lockdown period in place during March, which required the closure of schools, offices, public places of interest, and limited foodservice players to takeaway and delivery options only. The closure of dine-in foodservice experiences meant that all types of outlets and players recorded...
COVID-19 had a direct and severe impact on consumer foodservice sales in Germany in 2020. To limit the spread of the virus, the German government imposed varying levels of restrictions on dining in restaurants starting as early as March 2020. Restrictions ran in some form throughout the rest of the year, and are widely expected to continue...
Taiwan managed to withstand the harsh economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 thanks to a strong response to the epidemiological situation and a swift removal of the threat of COVID-19. As such, Taiwan has reported one of the least severe economic impacts around the world, and a relatively mild epidemiological impact, with only 948...
COVID-19 had a devastating impact on consumer foodservice in Hungary in 2020, with overall current value sales and transactions plummeting and total outlet numbers also declining sharply. From mid-March to mid-May, operators in all categories saw demand fall dramatically as public health measures adopted to curb the spread of the virus restricted...
Consumer foodservice in Romania has been strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The impacts started with the total lockdown for two months, starting from 15 March, with the closures of foodservice outlets until 1 June. Consumer Foodservice in Romania report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market...
Consumer foodservice was one of the most severely damaged areas of the economy in Slovakia in 2020. The government-mandated closure of foodservice outlets, except for takeaway and home delivery services, in March and April and then in October to December, had a severe impact on foodservice businesses. Not all operators were able to switch...
COVID-19 had a strong negative impact on consumer foodservice in Poland in 2020. In the spring of 2020, consumer foodservice was limited to home delivery and takeaway services only as eat-in consumption was prohibited to curb the spread of COVID-19. Subsequently, although players were able to reopen, additional restrictions such as new health...