"Between 2019 and 2023, fast food sales increased by 30 percent, exceeding €20 billion for the first time in 2023, according to a study by Food Service Vision. Among the products that are doing well are hamburgers, fried chicken, pizza, and more recently, tacos and doughnuts. On the other hand, the number of traditional restaurants where customers sit down to eat has fallen by 6 percent in the same period,"
"It's not just about competition - customer habits also seem to be shifting. In the summer of 2024, attendance at 'traditional' restaurants dropped between 15 to 20 percent, according to the UMIH, a union representing those in the restaurant and hotel industry. The tipping point has now been reached, with the number of fast-food outlets now outstripping the number of traditional restaurants in France."
France now has more fast-food outlets than traditional sit-down restaurants. Fast-food sales rose 30% between 2019 and 2023, exceeding €20 billion in 2023. Popular products include hamburgers, fried chicken, pizza, tacos and doughnuts. Traditional sit-down restaurants fell 6% in the same period, and 7,200 restaurants closed in 2023, a 44% increase from 2022. Summer 2024 attendance at traditional restaurants declined by 15–20%. Long-established American chains such as McDonald's and Burger King and newcomers like Krispy Kreme have expanded, and France remains McDonald's second-largest market after the US. A proposed flat-rate charge would require new fast-food outlets to pay €50,000, €100,000 if within 300m of a school, plus an annual €10,000 levy on top of usual business taxes.
Read at The Local France
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