81% Micro
17% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
UK Food and Drink Industry Information
The food and drink service industry includes serving or event catering activities to provide meals or drinks in restaurants, fast-food takeaways, pubs, bars, nightclubs, social clubs, cafeterias, ice cream vans, mobile food vans and market stalls.
Active Businesses
131,040
Annual Sales
£90bn +
Employees
1,748,222
Economic Contribution
£32bn
Tags
81% Micro
17% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
38% Startup
38% Young
17% Established
6% Mature
0% New
38% Declining
19% Healthy
19% Rapid
15% High
10% Low
Food and Drink Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Food and Drink Industry Valuation
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There are 131,040 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £90 billion .
The Industry employs around 1,748,222 people and contributes £32 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Food and Drink companies is London with 31,921 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 2,449.
The largest Food and Drink company is Whitbread Group Plc with a turnover of £2.6bn. 81% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.
6% of the Food and Drink Industry is made up of 6% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (38%) the oldest company is The Festiniog Railway Company founded in 1832.
Food and Drink industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Oval Events Holdings Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 212%. Other fast growing companies include Nightcap Plc (107%), Th Uk & Ireland Limited (82%) and Premium Foods Limited (80%).
The UK Food and Drink Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.50x, Turnover multiple of 1.48x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.12x.