Special Food Services - 2024 U.S. Market Research Report with Updated Recession Risk Forecasts
The 78-page 2024 Caterers Market Research Report is one of the most comprehensive and in-depth assessments of the industry in the United States with over 100+ data sets covering 2015-2028.
This Kentley Insights report is full of industry insights including historical and forecasted market size, revenue and industry breakdowns by product lines, size of company, concentration segmentation, business structure, customer type, state and
MSA, profitability, financial ratios, balance sheet benchmarks, BCG matrix, extensive statistics by state and MSA, operating expense details, workforce composition, industry consolidation analysis, sector benchmarks, employee productivity, price inflation, pay bands for the top 20 industry jobs, trend analysis and forecasts on numerous industry statistics including companies, locations, employees, pay, and much more.
The Caterers industry includes companies primarily engaged in providing food services for events, such as graduation parties, wedding receptions and trade shows. These companies generally have equipment and vehicles to transport meals and snacks to events and to prepare food at the event site. Caterers who own or manage permanent facilities in which they provide event based food services are also included.
This report was developed utilizing the results from extensive business surveys and econometrics. Professionals utilize this report for market sizing, industry analysis, benchmarking, forecasting, strategic planning, market analysis, due diligence, valuation, sales & marketing strategy, operational streamlining, organizational strategy, evaluating opportunities, and many other analyses.
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Below are a few of the hundreds of stats from the report:
INDUSTRY SIZE
In 2023, industry sales were $12.9 billion
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INDUSTRY GROWTH
Over the past 5 years, the industry has grown at an annual rate of 1.4%
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COMPANY GROWTH
There are 11,823 companies in the industry
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SALES PER COMPANY
In 2023, the average sales per company was $1.1 million
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INFLATION & PRICING
Inflation has averaged 3.6% over the past 5 years
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PROFITABILITY
For unprofitable companies, the average net loss is -7.4%
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RIGHTSIZING ANALYSIS
Employee productivity is $77,973
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EXPENSE BENCHMARKING
1.5% of expenses is spent on health insurance
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OPERATING EXPENSES
In 2023, industry operating expenses grew 10.3%
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OPEX
PAYROLL BY STATE
California averages $25,050 in payroll per employee
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JOB CATEGORIZATION BENCHMARKS
3.4% of employees in the industry are in management positions
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JOB CATEGORIZATION PAY RANGES
The average industry hourly pay for office and administrative jobs is $19.73
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- Overview
- Industry Snapshot - Revenue & Growth
- Industry Snapshot - Costs & Financial Metrics
- SECTION ONE
- REVENUE & GROWTH ANALYSIS
- Industry Growth Details
- Industry Revenue, Companies, Locations
- 201523 historicals, 2024 & 5-yr forecasts
- Growth Benchmarks
- Revenue per Company & Location
- 201523 historicals, 2024 & 5-yr forecasts
- Revenue by Product Lines
- % of Revenue from Product Lines
- BCG Income vs Revenue Growth Matrix
- Service Subsectors vs. Industry
- Total Revenue by Industry Segments
- Concentration, Size, Structure & Franchise
- Total Revenue per State
- Revenue per State and State Rankings
- Revenue per Capita by State
- Revenue per Capita and State Rankings
- Revenue per Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Revenue per Capita per Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Revenue per Company by Industry Segment
- Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
- Revenue per Location by Industry Segment
- Concentration, Size, Structure, & Franchise
- Revenue per Location by State
- Revenue per Location and State Rankings
- Revenue per Location per MSA
- Industry Segmentation by Business Size
- Revenue, Companies, Locations, Employees & Payroll
- Absolute Figures & % of Industry
- Industry Consolidation Analysis
- Revenue, Companies, Locations & Employees
- 2018 vs. 2023 by Business Size
- Industry Consolidation Benchmarks
- Revenue per Company, Location & Employee
- 2018 vs. 2023 by Business Size
- Industry Segmentation by Top 50 Companies
- Revenue, Locations, Employees & Payroll
- Absolute Figures & % of Industry
- Sector Concentration Benchmarks
- % of Sector Revenue from the Top 50 Companies
- 12 Sectors
- Industry Segmentation by Business Structure
- Revenue, Companies, Locations, Employees & Payroll
- Absolute Figures & % of Industry
- Pricing & Inflation
- Annual Inflation - Indexed to 2006
- 201523 historicals, 2024 & 5-yr forecasts
- Monthly Inflation Figures for the Past 4 Years
- Service Subsector Growth
- Revenue and 5-Year CAGR
- 12 Subsectors
- Service Subsector Analysis
- Revenue per Company
- Revenue per Location
- 12 Subsectors
- Service Subsector Analysis
- Revenue per Employee
- Payroll per Employee
- SECTION TWO
- COST & FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
- Profitability & Financial Ratio Analysis
- Percent of Companies that are Profitable
- Average Net Income as a Percent of Revenue
- 10 Financial Ratios
- Balance Sheet Benchmarks
- 17 Asset & 14 Liabilities Categories
- Indexed at 100 to Total Revenue
- Operating Expenses
- Industry Operating Expenses
- Industry Revenue vs. Operating Expense Growth
- Operating Expense as a Percent of Revenue
- 201523 historicals, 2024 & 5-yr forecasts
- Operating Expenses by Company & Location
- Operating Expenses per Company
- Operating Expenses per Location
- Revenue vs. Expenses Growth per Location
- 201523 historicals, 2024 & 5-yr forecasts
- Operating Expense Detail
- 32 Categories covering Employee, Property, Equipment, IT, Inventory, & Miscellaneous Costs
- % of Cost Structure
- Productivity & Industry Employment
- Revenue per Employee
- Total Industry Employees
- Employees per Company
- 201523 historicals, 2024 & 5-yr forecasts
- Employee Productivity by Segments
- Revenue per Employee
- Concentration, Business Size, Structure & Franchise
- Employee Productivity by State
- Revenue per Employee and State Rankings
- Employee Productivity per MSA
- Revenue per Employee
- Industry Payroll
- Payroll per Employee
- Payroll per Company
- Payroll per Location
- 201523 historicals, 2024 & 5-yr forecasts
- Workforce Composition Benchmarks
- 17 Job Categories across Management & Finance, Sales, Services, Marketing, Ops, IT, & Others
- Percent of Industry's Employees
- Job Categorization Pay Ranges
- 17 Job Categories across Management & Finance, Sales, Services, Marketing, Ops, IT, & Others
- Pay Bands (10%, 25%, Mean, 75%, 90%)
- Top 20 Jobs Breakdown
- Percent of Total Employees by Job
- Rank Ordered by Top 20 Job Categories
- Pay Ranges of Top 20 Jobs
- Pay Bands (10%, 25%, Mean, 75%, 90%)
- Payroll per Company by Segments
- Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
- Payroll per Location by Segments
- Concentration, Business Size, Structure, & Franchise
- Payroll per Employee by Segments
- Concentration, Business Size, Structure, & Franchise
- Payroll per Employee by State
- Payroll per Employee
- State Rankings
- Payroll per Employee per MSA
- Employees per Company by Segments
- Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
- Employees per Company by Segments
- Concentration, Business Size, Structure, & Franchise
- Total Employment by State
- Number of Employees and State Rankings
- Population to Every Employee by State
- Number of Residents to Industry Employee
- State Rankings
- Total Employment per MSA
- Locations per Company by Segments
- Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
- Locations per MSA
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