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Fast food market set to reach US$868b by 2030
Fast food market set to reach US$868b by 2030
Rising urbanisation and consumer demand drive global sector growth
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Melbourne becomes hottest spots for fast-food restaurants
Australia continues attract global QSR players.
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QSR network growth hits decade high in 2025
Australia’s top 5 QSRs are within 3 km of 82% of Australians.
QSR expansion is driving down customer visits
Visits are not keeping pace with restaurant openings.
Is the food delivery market hitting reset?
Deliveroo and Menulog exits signal food delivery consolidation.
Fast Food dominates Saudi Arabia's 2025 delivery scene
Burgers were the top-selling item overall.
Britain’s leading contract caterers dish out 9% sales in Q4 2025
Full-year sales rose 8.4% year-on-year, outpacing inflation.
‘Clean label’ demand signals structural shift in global food markets
Euromonitor forecasts organic foods up 79% and natural products up 103% by 2029.
Are we entering a new era of fast-food chicken war?
Australians consumed one kilogram of chicken per week in 2025.
QSR prices outpace retail despite low F&B inflation
Disparity reflects cost pressures faced by the hospitality trade.
Global players bet big on Australia’s fast-food outlook
Growth in discretionary spending and menu trends is drawing the brands in.
Leaner menus seen as key after 2,431 Singapore F&B outlets shut
Closures have reached a near 20-year high following a wave of business liquidations.
QSRs take over Aussie dining with value menus and digital orders
Rising costs drive diners toward more affordable meals.
Rising costs keep restaurant menus expensive into 2026
Menu inflation is expected to settle near the historical 2%–3% range.
Foodservice traffic inches up as deals and QSR drive growth
Lunch drove gains, reversing three quarters of falling traffic and spending.
Hospitality insolvencies drops to 26% in December 2025
This marks the lowest monthly level in two years.
Fried chicken demand hits $140b as Southeast Asia dominates
Hectic work schedules force a shift toward convenience meals across major Asian metros.
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