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.
The number of enterprises in the food and beverage service industry in the United Kingdom saw an overall increase from 2008 to 2021. In 2021, there were approximately 153.9 thousand food service businesses operating in the UK. The food and beverage service industry in the UK includes all Number of enterprises in the food and beverage serving industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Enterprises in The Food and Beverage Serving Industry in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/558058/food-and-beverage-services-number-of-enteprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of enterprises in the food and beverage serving industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/558058/food-and-beverage-services-number-of-enteprises-uk/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of enterprises in the food and beverage serving industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/558058/food-and-beverage-services-number-of-enteprises-uk/