The Danish foodservice profit sector generated revenue of DKK85.1 billion ($12.3 billion) in 2023, recording a CAGR of 2.3% during 2018-23. The number of transactions and outlets posted a CAGR of 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively, during the period. FSR was the largest channel in Denmark in 2023, accounting for a 36% share of total sales, followed by QSR with 20.6% and pub, club & bar with 17.8%. All channels except travel, leisure, and accommodation recorded value growth during 2018-23. During 2023-28, the Danish profit sector will register a value CAGR of 4.4%.
Scope
Macro context:
- Understanding the wider economic and social trends within a country; key to providing background when looking into a specific industry.
Profit sector channels:
- A number of foodservice channels have been grouped together to form the “profit sector”; these include accommodation, leisure, restaurants, retail, travel, workplace, and pub, club & bar. This section will first go through overall trends in the sector, then present a section on each of the three key profit sector channels. These key “deep-dive” channels are quick-service restaurant (QSR), full-service restaurant (FSR), and pub, club & bar. The report structure for each of these channels is explained on the next page page.
Cost sector channels:
- A number of foodservice channels have been grouped together to form the “cost sector”; these include education, healthcare, military & civil defense, and welfare & services. This sector typically represents the state’s foodservice operators. This section of the report will go through overall trends in the sector.
Reasons to Buy
- Specific forecasts of the foodservice market over the next five years (2023-28) will give readers the ability to make informed business decisions through identifying emerging/declining markets.
- Consumer segmentation detailing the desires of known consumers among all major foodservice channels (QSR, FSR, and pub, club & bar) will allow readers understand the wants and needs of their target demographics.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Report Guide
- Executive Summary
- Macroeconomic Context
- Macroeconomic Overview
- Trends Landscape
- Profit Sector - Consumer Behavior
- Profit Sector Metrics
- Key Metric Highlights
- Value Share and Growth by Channel
- Outlets and Transactions Growth by Channel
- Operator Buying Volumes and Growth by Channel
- Channel Historic and Future Growth Dynamics
- Outlet-Type and Owner-Type Growth Dynamics
- Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR)
- Summary & Key Points
- Metrics
- Key Players
- Who?
- Why?
- What?
- Where?
- What Next?
- Full-Service Restaurant (FSR)
- Summary & Key Points
- Metrics
- Key Players
- Who?
- Why?
- What?
- Where?
- What Next?
- Pub, club & bar
- Summary & Key Points
- Metrics
- Key Players
- Who?
- Why?
- What?
- Where?
- What Next?
- Cost Sector Metrics
- Cost Operator Trends - Historic and Future Growth
- Data and Channel Share Breakdown
- Appendix
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- McDonald's
- Burger King
- Sunset Boulevard
- Joe & The Juice
- Steff’s Place
- Bone's Restauranter
- Jensen's Bøfhus
- Letz Sushi
- The Old Irish Pub
- Zwei Grosse Bier Bar and Fox and Hounds

