Britain’s leading contract caterers achieved sales growth of 10% in the second quarter of 2024, according to the latest Contract Catering Tracker from CGA by NIQ and Bidfood.
It is the 13th quarter of growth in a row and an improvement on the rate of 7% recorded in the first quarter of this year. Growth in MAT sales – for the last 12 months compared to the previous 12 months – has reached 13%.
The Contract Catering Tracker from CGA and Bidfood, supported by UKHospitality, is exclusively available to members.
The strong performance comes despite another fall in the outlets served by contract caterers. The tracker shows they occupied 3% fewer units in the second quarter of 2024 than 12 months earlier, continuing a steady decline since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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