Industry report
Restaurants Industry Report
Track how households eat out, order delivery, and choose food-service brands. ERS longitudinal panel data covers spend, occasion types, and channel preferences for restaurants and QSR operators.
Categories:
This report includes household-level insights such as:
- Frequency of dining out and ordering food delivery.
- Restaurant types and cuisines visited most often.
- Delivery app and aggregator usage by household.
- Average monthly spend on food away from home.
Report details
- Dataset
- Restaurants & food service sector benchmark
- Age groups
- General population, 18–34, 35–54, 55+
- Time period
- July 2023 – October 2024
- Format
- .xlsx
Regional coverage
Regional datasets are available for the following ERS operating zones (Top 10 markets per zone):
East Africa
Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala, Kigali, Addis Ababa, Mombasa, Arusha, Entebbe, Bujumbura, Juba
West Africa
Lagos, Accra, Abidjan, Dakar, Kumasi, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Lomé, Cotonou, Abuja
Southern Africa
Johannesburg, Cape Town, Harare, Lusaka, Gaborone, Durban, Pretoria, Maputo, Windhoek, Bulawayo
Central Africa
Kinshasa, Douala, Yaoundé, Brazzaville, Libreville, Bafoussam, Lubumbashi, Bangui, Pointe-Noire, Malabo
North Africa
Cairo, Casablanca, Tunis, Algiers, Alexandria, Rabat, Marrakech, Tripoli, Khartoum, Luxor
Major metro markets
Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Cairo, Accra, Dar es Salaam, Cape Town, Kinshasa, Abidjan, Casablanca
Why trust ERS industry reports?
ERS food-service benchmarks reflect real household recall and behaviour collected through ethical fieldwork—helping operators and brands size opportunity and tailor offers by market.
How can you use this information?
Plan new store openings, optimise delivery partnerships, benchmark category spend, and align promotions with verified dining occasions.
