There were 6,205 new restaurant openings in 2023 (+5.5% on 2022);
bars also performed well (+4 thousand units) +3,730 pizzerias.
The data was communicated and relaunched, based on Fipe Confcommercio- Fiepet- Confesercenti processing, by Beer&Food Attraction, the Italian Exhibition Group exhibition now in its 9th edition, which is held at the Rimini fair at the same time as BbTech Expo (professional trade fair for technologies and materials prime time for beers and drinks) from 18 to 20 February.
The report shows that in 2023 meals away from home had a value of 89.6 billion euros compared to 83.5 in the previous year.
The world of quick service restaurants: in 2023 it recorded a +6.9% in terms of attendance.
The beer sector has a value of 10.2 billion euros, generating 124 thousand jobs and a growth in microbreweries (there are currently more than 1,300 in Italy).
Direct employees in the sector are close to 10 thousand units.
The increase, compared to 2015, was 104% in terms of breweries and 22% in terms of employees
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