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2017 HOTREC ANNUAL REPORT
2016 KEY FIGURES FOR RESTAURANTS AND
BARS IN SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
In 2016, restaurants experienced a strong raise in turnover in several European countries.
Austria: contrasted performances
As in the previous years, the sector experienced contrasted trends, with a decline in the number of inns (-6%),
cafés (-2.34), café-restaurants (-1.73%) and bars/discotheques (-0.29%). However, the number of classical
restaurants grew sharply by 5.85%.
Finland: mixed performances for the restaurant sector
The forecasts show contrasting trends for 2016, with a number of restaurants growing by around 1.4%, while
employment in the sector decreased by 1.09%.
France: a sector hit hardly
2016 was a very negative year for the restaurant and bar sector in France, as restaurants turnover decreased
by 4% overall (with a collapse of -7% in the 1st quarter 2016 alone) and cafés/bars’ yearly turnover fell by 3.5%.
Germany: restaurants’ turnover keeps rising
As in 2015, the German restaurant sector kept delivering a solid economic performance, with a growth of its
annual turnover of 2.5%, while employment in the sector remained stable (+0.1%). The bar/café sector registered
amoremoderate increase of activity (+0.8% in turnover) while the number of employee decreased slightly (-0.2%).
Italy: restaurants on the rise
2016 was a positive year for the creation of restaurants, as their number grew by 2.6%. The number of cafés/bars
remained however stable (+0.05%)
Spain: robust growth and record number of employees
The positive development experienced in the last few years continued in 2016, as the annual turnover rose for
restaurants and bars by 6.2%. Moreover, the number of employees has reached new records in figures with a
growth of 4.1%, reaching a total of more than 1.2 million workers.
The Netherlands: strong growth in annual turnover
Forecasts for 2016 show a strong growth in turnover in all segments of the sector: +4.2% in the annual turnover
of restaurants, +6% for fast service restaurants and +4.3% for cafés. This matches a similar growth in volume
(+3% for restaurants, +5% for fast service restaurants, +2% for cafés) which should be accompanied by a similar
growth in employment in the sector.
Sweden: +4.4% growth in the sector
The sector performed well with an overall growth in turnover of 4.4% which mirrors a growth in all segments of
the market: +0.8% for hotel restaurants, +4.1% for cafés, +4.5% for fast-foods, +5.9% for lunch/dinner restaurants,
+9.6% for Airports, train stations, highway restaurants and +4% for bars and pubs.
The United Kingdom: solid growth in the sector
Despite a decrease in the number of restaurants, bars/pubs (-2,5%), the restaurant sector grew 8.2% in 2016 and
the pubs and bars sector by 4.9%. Employment in the sector now reached 1.6 million, representing 9% of the UK
employment in 2016.
* Figures for Spain and Sweden aggregated data for both restaurants and cafés
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