More than 220,000 commercial foodservice companies in Germany

Hamburg/Germany - Nov 17, 2008
In Germany there are 221,132 operating companies in the section of commercial foodservice - 82% in gastronomy, 18% in hospitality. The strongest segments in gastronomy are: full-service restaurants (approx. 61,000), bars and pubs (approx. 34,200), taverns (approx. 31,200), snack stands (approx. 21,100) and cafes (approx. 18,500). The main segments of hospitality are full service hotels (tourist/standard/comfort/first class/luxury, approx. 13,400), inns (approx. 8,400) and bed-and-breakfast hotels (approx. 7,600).

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Commercial Foodservice, Away from home market, Out of home market, Germany, Restaurant, Bar, Pub, Tavern, Snack stand, Hotel, Inn, Bed-and-breakfast hotel