Foodservice sales grow by 2.1%
Data just released by Horizons shows only marginal growth in the number of meals served out of home in 2006 compared to 2005. From a figure of 8,620 million meals in 2005, there was just a 0.2% rise in 2006 to 8,641 million.
Slightly more encouraging is the revenue growth between 2005 and 2006. Revenue from food and drink sales rose by 2.1% year on year to show £12,417 million in 2006.
The research, part of the Horizons UK Foodservice Industry in 2006 Report, also shows that after some years of marked growth in the number of places to eat out of home, growth flattened in 2006 showing just 0.3% growth at 263,657 outlets.
Copies of the full report are available from Horizons.
