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PUBLISHER: Euromonitor International | PRODUCT CODE: 2000364
PUBLISHER: Euromonitor International | PRODUCT CODE: 2000364
Consumer Foodservice in the United Kingdom
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In 2025, consumer foodservice in the UK delivered continued value growth despite persistent cost pressures, underpinned by price-led expansion, the normalisation of everyday out-of-home occasions and the structural strengthening of chained operators. Inflation remained a key driver of value performance, lifting average transaction values even as visit frequency stayed under pressure in discretionary channels. Limited-service restaurants and specialist coffee shops continued to anchor demand thro...
Euromonitor International's Consumer Foodservice in United Kingdom report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides foodservice sales, the number of outlets and the number of transactions by sector, allowing you to identify the foodservice sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they eating habits, lifestyle changes, tourism spending or legislative issues. Forecasts to 2030 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Consumer Foodservice by Fulfillment, Consumer Foodservice by Location, Consumer Foodservice by Ordering Platform, Consumer Foodservice by Type.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
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- Understand the competitive environment, the market's major players and leading brands;
- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List Of Contents And Tables
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Chains lead value growth through price rises and convenience offer
KEY DATA FINDINGS
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Price-led growth underpins value expansion amid subdued volumes
- Convenience-led occasions sustain everyday demand
- Experiences and loyalty strengthen engagement in a pressured environment
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Growth to remain resilient but increasingly selective
- Innovation shifts towards formats, menus and operating models
- Sustainability will become pragmatic and cost-driven
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Market leadership reflects scale, throughput and efficiency
- Challenger brands deliver momentum through focused formats and cuisine-led appeal
- Portfolio rationalisation and format repositioning reshape competition
CHANNELS
- Chains consolidate value leadership as independents face pressure
- Fulfilment strategies balance convenience and cost sensitivity
MARKET DATA
- Table 1 Units, Transactions and Value Sales in Consumer Foodservice 2020-2025
- Table 2 Units, Transactions and Value Sales in Consumer Foodservice: % Growth 2020-2025
- Table 3 Consumer Foodservice by Independent vs Chained by Type: Units/Outlets 2025
- Table 4 Consumer Foodservice by Independent vs Chained: % Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 5 Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Food vs Drink Split: % Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 6 Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Food vs Drink Split by Type: % Foodservice Value 2025
- Table 7 Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: % Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 8 Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Fulfillment: % Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 9 GBO Company Shares in Chained Consumer Foodservice: % Foodservice Value 2021-2025
- Table 10 GBN Brand Shares in Chained Consumer Foodservice: % Foodservice Value 2022-2025
- Table 11 GBN Brand Shares in Chained Consumer Foodservice: Units/Outlets 2025
- Table 12 Forecast Units, Transactions and Value Sales in Consumer Foodservice 2025-2030
- Table 13 Forecast Units, Transactions and Value Sales in Consumer Foodservice: % Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
- Summary 1 Research Sources
LIMITED-SERVICE RESTAURANTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Chain scale widens the performance gap in UK limited-service restaurants
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Scale and strategic investment drive chains ahead of independents
- Latin American and Asian cuisines emerge as cuisine-led growth engines
- Consumers balance convenience and cost through fulfilment choices
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Chained operators and both emerging and established formats set to sustain growth
- Operators will increasingly rebalance fulfilment channels to match distinct consumption occasions
- Expansion through sustainability and tech innovation
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Competitive leadership reflected throughput and format efficiency, not footprint alone
- Challenger brands outpace incumbents, while some established players retrench
- Chained operators lead value sales despite independents dominating outlet numbers
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 14 Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 15 Sales in Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 16 Sales in Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 17 Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 18 Sales in Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 19 Sales in Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 20 GBO Company Shares in Chained Limited-Service Restaurants: % Foodservice Value 2021-2025
- Table 21 GBN Brand Shares in Chained Limited-Service Restaurants: % Foodservice Value 2022-2025
- Table 22 Forecast Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 23 Forecast Sales in Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 24 Forecast Sales in Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 25 Forecast Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 26 Forecast Sales in Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 27 Forecast Sales in Limited-Service Restaurants by Category: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
CAFES/BARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Chains extend lead as coffee-led routines offset pub weakness
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Value growth in cafes/bars driven by chains despite ongoing outlet rationalisation
- Specialist coffee and tea shops records strongest momentum
- Cafes/bars adapt fulfilment to balance routine consumption with value
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Cafes/bars set to deliver modest, chain-led growth amid continued outlet contraction
- Fulfilment evolves towards faster, lower-cost and more flexible formats
- Sustainability shifts from brand positioning to operational innovation
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Scale and estate breadth remain central to competitive leadership in UK cafes/bars
- Specialist coffee and tea shops drive strongest company-level momentum in 2025
- Chained operators dominate value sales, while independents remain concentrated in cafes
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 28 Cafes/Bars by Category: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 29 Sales in Cafes/Bars by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 30 Sales in Cafes/Bars by Category: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 31 Cafes/Bars by Category: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 32 Sales in Cafes/Bars by Category: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 33 Sales in Cafes/Bars by Category: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 34 GBO Company Shares in Chained Cafes/Bars: % Foodservice Value 2021-2025
- Table 35 GBN Brand Shares in Chained Cafes/Bars: % Foodservice Value 2022-2025
- Table 36 Forecast Cafes/Bars by Category: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 37 Forecast Sales in Cafes/Bars by Category: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 38 Forecast Sales in Cafes/Bars by Category: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 39 Forecast Cafes/Bars by Category: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 40 Forecast Sales in Cafes/Bars by Category: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 41 Forecast Sales in Cafes/Bars by Category: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Chain-backed resilience keeps growth intact
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Fullservice restaurants maintain growth amid cost pressures
- Dynamic growth led by experiential Middle Eastern and indulgent North American formats
- Leading chains elevate consumer experiences through innovation
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Higher spend per visit will drive future value growth
- The evolution of fulfilment
- Sustainability, technology and loyalty shape the future of fullservice dining
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Restaurant Group Plc holds highest value share in full-service restaurants in 2025
- Tinseltown rises through experiential dining and scalable expansion
- Independents lead full-service restaurants through scale and local relevance
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 42 Full-Service Restaurants by Category: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 43 Sales in Full-Service Restaurants by Category: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 44 Sales in Full-Service Restaurants by Category: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 45 Full-Service Restaurants by Category: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 46 Sales in Full-Service Restaurants by Category: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 47 Sales in Full-Service Restaurants by Category: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 48 GBO Company Shares in Chained Full-Service Restaurants: % Foodservice Value 2021-2025
- Table 49 GBN Brand Shares in Chained Full-Service Restaurants: % Foodservice Value 2022-2025
- Table 50 Forecast Full-Service Restaurants by Category: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 51 Forecast Sales in Full-Service Restaurants by Category: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 52 Forecast Sales in Full-Service Restaurants by Category: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 53 Forecast Full-Service Restaurants by Category: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 54 Forecast Sales in Full-Service Restaurants by Category: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 55 Forecast Sales in Full-Service Restaurants by Category: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SELF-SERVICE CAFETERIAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Price-led gains mask structural contraction
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Revenue growth persists despite fewer outlets and transactions
- Chained selfservice cafeterias lead growth through efficiency and innovation
- Health, personalisation and value sustain relevance in selfservice cafeterias
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Priceled growth sustains selfservice cafeterias as independents decline
- Evolution of fulfilment and value
- Sustainability becomes core operational driver in selfservice cafeterias
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Tesco leads landscape in 2025
- John Lewis expands through concept diversification
- Chained operators hold highest share in value terms
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 56 Self-Service Cafeterias: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 57 Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 58 Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 59 Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 60 Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 61 Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 62 GBO Company Shares in Chained Self-Service Cafeterias: % Foodservice Value 2021-2025
- Table 63 GBN Brand Shares in Chained Self-Service Cafeterias: % Foodservice Value 2022-2025
- Table 64 Forecast Self-Service Cafeterias: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 65 Forecast Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 66 Forecast Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 67 Forecast Self-Service Cafeterias: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 68 Forecast Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 69 Forecast Sales in Self-Service Cafeterias: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
STREET STALLS/KIOSKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- Value-led convenience keeps street stalls and kiosks resilient
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Further value growth for street stalls/kiosks in 2025
- Independent street stalls and kiosks see fastest rises
- Sustainability initiatives gain momentum
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Price-driven value growth anticipated for forecast period
- Puccino expands through alignment with current coffee trends
- Sustainability commitments will remain key for street stalls and kiosks
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Colicci's prime locations and premium-on-the-go proposition support player's leadership
- AMT benefits from grab-and-go and convenience
- Independents lead in 2025
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 70 Street Stalls/Kiosks: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 71 Sales in Street Stalls/Kiosks: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 72 Sales in Street Stalls/Kiosks: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 73 Street Stalls/Kiosks: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 74 Sales in Street Stalls/Kiosks: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 75 Sales in Street Stalls/Kiosks: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 76 GBO Company Shares in Chained Street Stalls/Kiosks: % Foodservice Value 2021-2025
- Table 77 GBN Brand Shares in Chained Street Stalls/Kiosks: % Foodservice Value 2022-2025
- Table 78 Forecast Street Stalls/Kiosks: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 79 Forecast Sales in Street Stalls/Kiosks: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 80 Forecast Sales in Street Stalls/Kiosks: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 81 Forecast Street Stalls/Kiosks: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 82 Forecast Sales in Street Stalls/Kiosks: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 83 Forecast Sales in Street Stalls/Kiosks: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
CONSUMER FOODSERVICE BY LOCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
- High-footfall sites concentrate growth across travel, retail and high street locations
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE
- Travel and retail locations benefit from high-throughput foodservice formats
- Standalone outlets see further growth in 2025
- Fulfilment and value considerations shape performance across locations
WHAT'S NEXT?
- Travel to remain most dynamic non-standalone location over forecast period
- Standalone locations to remain resilient drivers of foodservice value growth
- Structural pressures reshape opportunities across consumer foodservice locations
- Demographic shifts to increasingly shape consumer foodservice performance by location
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
- Travel locations remain dominated by high-footfall, brand-led operators
- Retail locations prioritise convenience, mixed-use formats and experiential offerings
CATEGORY DATA
- Table 84 Consumer Foodservice by Location: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 85 Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 86 Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 87 Consumer Foodservice by Location: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 88 Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 89 Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 90 Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 91 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 92 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 93 Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 94 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 95 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 96 Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 97 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 98 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 99 Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 100 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 101 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 102 Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 103 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 104 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 105 Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 106 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 107 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 108 Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 109 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 110 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 111 Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 112 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 113 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 114 Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: Units/Outlets 2020-2025
- Table 115 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: Number of Transactions 2020-2025
- Table 116 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: Foodservice Value 2020-2025
- Table 117 Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: % Units/Outlets Growth 2020-2025
- Table 118 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: % Transaction Growth 2020-2025
- Table 119 Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: % Foodservice Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 120 Forecast Consumer Foodservice by Location: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 121 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 122 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 123 Forecast Consumer Foodservice by Location: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 124 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 125 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice by Location: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
- Table 126 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 127 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 128 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 129 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 130 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 131 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Standalone: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
- Table 132 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 133 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 134 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 135 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 136 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 137 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Leisure: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
- Table 138 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 139 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 140 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 141 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 142 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 143 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Retail: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
- Table 144 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 145 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 146 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 147 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 148 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 149 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Lodging: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
- Table 150 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: Units/Outlets 2025-2030
- Table 151 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: Number of Transactions 2025-2030
- Table 152 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: Foodservice Value 2025-2030
- Table 153 Forecast Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: % Units/Outlets Growth 2025-2030
- Table 154 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: % Transaction Growth 2025-2030
- Table 155 Forecast Sales in Consumer Foodservice Through Travel: % Foodservice Value Growth 2025-2030
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