Industry data: Contract catering trends 1998-2003
The number of contract catering outlets and number of meals served has remained fairly stable between 1998 and 2003. Food sales, though, have increased.
Number of outlets:
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
Staff catering Healthcare Education Services | 21,041 29,858 34,472 3,024 | 20,952 30,443 34,536 3,055 | 20,868 30,373 34,443 3,058 | 20,872 30,517 34,543 3,063 | 20,869 30,670 34,592 3,068 | 20,875 30,926 34,663 3,078 |
Millions of meals:
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
Staff catering Healthcare Education Services | 1,039 1,073 1,218 225 | 1,032 1,070 1,204 225 | 1,042 1,046 1,255 227 | 1,070 1,042 1,256 228 | 1,062 1,020 1,272 228 | 1,064 1,021 1,275 234 |
Food sales (£m):
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
Staff catering Healthcare Education Services | 934 653 666 161 | 941 644 654 159 | 963 643 686 161 | 1,873 715 868 160 | 1,839 696 833 161 | 1,832 698 837 165 |
Source: Horizons for Success