INEI: restaurants activity grew 5.08% in May 2025

In May of 2025, the restaurants activity (services of foods and beverages) registered an increase of 5,08% compared to the same month of the last year. Likewise, in the first five months of the year accumulated an increase of 2.98% compared to the same period of 2024, according to the informed by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).

This positive behavior was based in the dynamism of the group of restaurants, other activities of food services and beverage service, driven by the Schedule of activities commemorating the International Labor’s Day and the Mother’s Day.

In May of 2025, the group of restaurants registered an increase of 5.17% compared to the same month of the last year. Contributed to this result the greater sales in pollerías (chicken grill restaurants), fast food facilities, restaurants, meats and grills, touristic restaurants, driven by the offers with debit and credit cards, offers targeted to subscriber’s clubs and the modality of unlimited buffet.

In addition, it contributed to the growth, the long holiday at the beginning of the month of May, the better campaign for Mother’s Day and the celebration of the National Day of the Pope.

Likewise, there were registered greater sales in pizza restaurants, creole food restaurants, international food restaurants, Chifas and ice-cream shops, as a result of strategic agreements to retain customers, offers in mobile applications and preparation of special menus. To this were added gastronomic events such as “Expo Argentina 2025”, the “European Gastronomic Fair”, the “III Salon of the Peruvian Cheese”, the “Fair of Embassies 2025”, carried out in Lima and the “National Festival of Bread 2025” in the city of Trujillo.

During May of 2025, other activities of foods increased 5.55% compared to the same month of the last year. This result was explained by the expansion of concessionaires of foods at national level, that offer services to cement, electric companies and telecommunication companies, as well as universities, schools, hospitals and clinics.

In addition, it influenced the growth of the supply of foods for contractors (services of food for transportation companies), driven by the increase in the frequency of travels of air and inland companies, in a context of greater dynamic of the national and international tourism.

In the month of May of 2025, the beverage service increased by 4.15% compared with May of 2024. This result was associated to the greater attendance to bar restaurants, discos, juice shops and bars during the festive days of the month under analysis. Likewise, it outstood the promotions of free bar, snacks, breakfasts, birthday packs.

On the other hand, the INEI informed that the supply of foods on request (catering) contracted 5.45% in May of 2025 compared to the same month of the last year, due to a lower requirement of preparations and distribution of foods for events, as well as lower purchase orders.