Sber analyzed the situation of small businesses in the catering sector, based on data from the press service of the bank. At the same time, food distribution has become the fastest growing industry nationwide.
“During the year, the number of outlets offering this service doubled, revenue increased by 60% to exceed 1.4 billion rubles, and the average check increased by 2% to 875 rubles. Rapid growth – more than 100% – was shown in most regions of the Russian Federation (53 people). The most important regions in terms of the number of food distribution enterprises are: Moscow Region, Krasnodar Territory, Moscow, Yakutia, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug,” the report says.
The study also notes that the average revenue per organization in Russia is growing in all niches. At the same time, fast food was the fastest growing sector, with an increase of 285,000 compared to the first quarter of last year.
“It’s pretty much the same picture as the average check: it grew 13% across all niches, especially fast food. In Moscow, the average check increased to 15% for all business types, reaching 1,251 rubles for restaurants and 1,289 rubles for clubs and bars. and for fast food – 387 rubles. The largest check since the beginning of the year was recorded in Moscow: customers spent 2 million 25 thousand rubles on a restaurant at once. Krasnoyarsk Territory ranks second and third with checks of 1 million 840 thousand rubles. and 1 million 780 thousand rubles,” he says.
In turn, Alexey Shashkin, head of Sberbank’s Small and Micro Business division, said that the bank’s task is to support small businesses and help them thrive.
“This is why we study and research different markets to develop new services and offers. For example, in Moscow, Russians visit fast food 4 times more often than cafes and restaurants: 32 million customers against 8 million. One out of every 5 customers in the capital returns to the bar where he was during the year. And in the Omsk and Novosibirsk regions – once every 2. “This and other data confirms that catering remains one of the most popular types of small businesses among customers.”