Trends in the Global Restaurant Industry

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Trends in the Global Restaurant Industry

• Presentation by Mr. Mats Östblom,
• Independent Operator Representative
• IHRA Board of Directors
• to the
• Chinese Food Festival
• Qingdao, China

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International Hotel Restaurant Association
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The Foodservice Industry Worldwide

• Presentation outline
• I. IHRA Who are we?
• 2. Global Foodservice Industry Big Picture
• 3. IHRA Work on Foodservice Issues

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Who We Are

• The only international trade association
  exclusively devoted to promoting and defending
  the interests of the hotel and restaurant
  industry worldwide
• A non-profit membership organization dedicated to
  helping members achieve business objectives and
  prepare for the future

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Our Vision
The voice of the global hotel and restaurant
industry
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Our Mission
Provide a platform for

• Formation of Industry Positions
• International Representation
• Information Dissemination
• International Connections

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What We Do

• Protect Industry Interests
• Act as Industry Watchdog
• Keep Members Informed
• Build a Business Network

GLOBALLY
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Who We Represent

• Through its membership network, IHRA represents
  an estimated 300,000 hotels and 8 million
  restaurants

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Hotels Restaurants such as
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National Associations
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Food Service Industry WorldwideBig Picture

• In 2006 it is estimated that restaurants across
  the globe
• generated over US 800 billion in revenues
• employed over 60 million people

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Europe Top 100 Operations in Europe

• Top 100 Turnover around 70 bn in 2003
• 27 Countries
• Total Turnover in Europe over 300 bn

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Food Service Industry Worldwide Global Revenues -
Breakdown

• Americas 50
• Asia Pacific 24
• Europe 20

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Food Service Industry in China

• Chinas food service volume is around USD 90
  billion
• about 5 times that of India (around USD 16.7
  billion)

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Fast GrowthFood service Industry in China

• Chinas HRI (hotel, restaurant and institutional)
  revenues totaled
• USD 109.53 billion in calendar 2005,
• 16.8 over 2004,
• 13.9 of Chinas total consumption sales
  revenue
• HRI revenues reached a new high of around USD120
  billion in 2006.

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Food Service Industry Worldwide Current Trends

• Menu revisions influenced by Avian Flu
• Online Ordering
• Increase in budgets for Technology
• Increased usage of Self-Service Technology Kiosks
• More Focus on  Heart Healthy  Foods (vegetable)
• Increase in Ethnic and Fusion foods ( The Waffle
  Falafel )

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Food Service Industry Worldwide Top 10 Trends

• Quick fix prepared food eg bagged salads
• Drive-and Go take out foods
• Inherently Healthy naturally healthy foods
• Fancy premium gourmet foods eg fish
• Authentic - Farm-Friendly organic natural
• Ethnicality fair trade, companies that care
• Security no bacteria, no virus, no contamination
• Layering of Flavors eg spices, oils vinegars
• Grazing healthier snacks eg diet bars
• Low, No, and Less low calorie light products

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Food Service Industry Sweden Current trends

• Ecological - eg chemicals not used (developed
  trend towards behaviour)
• Origin Locally Produced
• Authentic - home made
• Meals consisting of many small dishes
• Security - production source

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Food Service Industry Sweden Features

• Changing seasons (spring, summer, fall, winter)
• Nature flavours ingredients
• Milk products
• Mix of salty, sweet sour flavours
• Open liberal - inspirations from all over the
  world

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Food Service Industry Worldwide IHRA Work on
Foodservice Issues

• At the international level IHRA works with
• World Health Organisation - WHO
• Food Standards Programme (Codex Alimentarius)
  co-managed with UN Food and Agriculture
  Organisation - FAO
• International Orgnization for Standardisation
  ISO
• International Labour Organisation - ILO
• United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP
• World Tourism Organisation - UNWTO

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International Issues Agencies

• International Organisation for Standardisation -
  ISO
• - International Standards for Accommodation
  Catering
• International Labour Organisation - ILO
• - Flexibility of Working Conditions
• - International Labour Mobility
• World Health Organisation WHO Codex
  Alimentarius
• - Healthy lifestyles
• - Health claims labelling

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International Issues Agencies

• UN Environment Programme - UNEP
• - Crisis Risk Management Prevention
  Guidelines (Agenda 21, Kyoto Protocol)
• UN World Tourism Organisation - UNWTO
• - Avian Influenza Awareness and Prevention

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Food Service Industry Worldwide
Closing Remarks

• Foodservice continues to be a growing and a
  global market. The Service Industry revenues are
  on a fast growth track. Globalization together
  with increased Internet access usage speed up
  trend availability. The Chinese Restaurant
  Industry represents a significant percentage of
  this industry.

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• Thank you