Restaurants activity increased 4.48% in November of 2024

During November of 2024, the restaurants activity (service of foods and beverages) increased by 4.48%, based in the favorable evolution of the group of restaurants, beverage service and catering foodservice. Nevertheless, other activities of food service registered a decrease.

According to the results obtained of the Monthly Survey of Services executed by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), from January-November of 2024, this sector of the economy added a growth of 3.37%, compared to the same period of the year 2023.

The restaurants group increased by 6.53% due to the good performance of the following business: fast foods, pollerías (grilled chicken restaurants), restaurants, cevicherías (seafood restaurants), touristic restaurants, meat and grills, coffee restaurants and sandwicheries. In this result influenced by the promotions in the mobile applications, opening of branches, improve infrastructure, presentation of new á la carte dishes and marketing strategies.

In addition, it grew the sectors of international food, Chifas (Chinese food restaurants), food from Arequipa, ice-cream shops, and pizza restaurants, by strategic alliances with banks and mass media and greater touristic activity by long holydays within the framework of the celebration of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) 2024. Likewise, it contributed to this result the celebration of “The Day of the Salchipapa” (French fries with fried hot dogs) and the events “Black Friday” and “Cyber Days”; as well as the development of different gastronomic fairs such as “Parriland 2024” (grill festival) in Lima and “Trujillo es lindo Di” in the city of Trujillo.

During the month under, the beverage service grew by 4.76% explained by the greater activity of coffee shops, bar restaurants, bars and juice shops, based in the offer of appetizers, variety of beverages, sandwiches, deserts and breakfasts, supported by the extension of schedules, WIFI free services and amplification of spaces. In addition, the flow of foreign tourists due to 2024 APEC, positively influenced to this activity.

Catering foodservice registered an increase of 0.97%, due to contracts of service of coffee break, buffets and cheese tables and desserts for conferences, board meetings, corporate events, marriages, birthdays and graduations.

The INEI informed that the sector of other activities of food service decreased by 3.45%, due to the lower activity of food concessionaries, as a result of the reduction of contracts with mining companies, cement plants, hospitals, clinics, universities, schools and ministries.

On the other hand, the supplying of foods for contractors (food services to air and inland transportation companies) was favored by the increase of travels and performance of domestic and international tourism, promoted by the long holyday established during the month under analysis.