Number of food and beverage service enterprises in the UK 2008-2022
The number of enterprises in the food and beverage service industry in the United Kingdom saw an overall increase from 2008 to 2022. In 2022, there were approximately 154.42 thousand food service businesses operating in the UK. The food and beverage service industry in the UK includes all restaurants and mobile food service activities including (take away food shops and mobile food stands), pubs, bars and clubs, event catering and other food service activities.
