In Mexico, food and beverage services contributed approximately 944 billion Mexican pesos to the country’s gross domestic product in 2021. Considering exchange rates of December 31 of that year, this figure represents around 46 billion U.S. dollars, which is a recovery from the strong setback registered in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Food service in Mexico - statistics & facts
In Mexico, food and beverage services contributed approximately 944 billion Mexican pesos to the country’s gross domestic product in 2021. Considering exchange rates of December 31 of that year, this figure represents around 46 billion U.S. dollars, which is a recovery from the strong setback registered in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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- Revenue of food service businesses
- 480bn MXN
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Mexico: foodservice industry's revenue 2003-2018
- Food service industry as share of GDP
- 1%
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Share of food service in Mexican GDP 2010-2021
- Number of tourism jobs in food and beverage services
- 612k
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Tourism jobs in Mexico 2021, by activity
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Food service GDP in Mexico 2010-2021
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Share of food service in Mexican GDP 2010-2021
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Food and beverage servicing industry as percentage of gross domestic product in Mexico from 2010 to 2021
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Quarterly out-of-home food and drink spending in Mexico 2016-2020
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Quarterly expenditure on out-of-home food and beverages in Mexico between 2016 and 2020 (in billion Mexican pesos)
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Tourism jobs in Mexico 2021, by activity
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Number of paid-jobs in the tourism sector in Mexico in 2021, by economic activity (in 1,000s)
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Production value of food and beverage services in Mexico 2019-2020, by business type
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Production of food and beverage servicing establishments in Mexico in 2019 and 2020, by type (in billion Mexican pesos)
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Revenue & volume share of on-trade hot drink sales 2019-2023
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Share of out-of-home sales of hot beverages in Mexico from 2019 to 2023, by revenue and volume
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Number of food and beverage serving establishments in Mexico in 2021, by type
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Market share of main coffee shop chains in Mexico 2020
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Companies
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Leading companies in the restaurant industry in Mexico in 2021, by net revenue (in billion Mexican pesos)
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Alsea: net sales 2015-2022
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Net sales of Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V. from 2015 to 2022 (in billion Mexican pesos)
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Alsea: restaurants in Mexico 2022, by brand
Alsea: restaurants in Mexico 2022, by brand
Number of units operated by Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V. in Mexico as of 4th quarter 2022, by brand
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Grupo Gigante: food service outlets in Mexico 2021, by brand
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- Premium Statistic Online food delivery revenue in Mexico 2017-2026, by segment
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Online food delivery users in Mexico 2017-2027, by segment
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Average food delivery ticket for app orders in Mexico 2020-2021
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Best delivery apps to work for in Mexico City 2021
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