Research Areas

The objective of this proposed report is to provide an analysis of the catering sector in Spain, quantifying its contribution to gross value added (GVA) and employment in the total economy. The analysis of the food service sector offers estimates at both national and regional level. However, the contribution of the food service sector will be delimited only at the national level. The sector’s productivity and competitiveness will be assessed by measuring both its GVA and employment.

In addition to economically quantifying the restaurant and food service sector, the report will analyze other characteristics such as business demographics (number of companies and distribution by size in Spain and its regions), employment characteristics (for the variables that the statistics allow, such as the weight of affiliates, the type of contract (permanent vs. temporary or part-time vs. full-time) and level of studies.

Also, using company-level data (from the SABI database), the economic-financial characteristics of the restaurant sector will be analyzed: profitability, liquidity, solvency, indebtedness, etc. In this area, results will be provided by autonomous communities.