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Posted on September 21, 2021
3 min readLast updated: February 4, 2026
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The contract catering market is set to grow at a 5.8% CAGR, reaching $355.6 billion by 2027, driven by increased demand in corporate sectors, especially in North America.
The global contract catering market was valued at US$ 215.9 billion in 2018, and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 5.8% over the forecast period (2019-2027), to reach US$ 355.6 billion by 2027.
Increasing demand for food-away-from-home across the globe due to rising millennial and working population is expected to drive growth of the contract catering market over the forecast period. For instance, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in October 2016, average spending on food of U.S. household was valued at US$ 7,023 in 2015 of which, spending on food-away-from-home accounted for share of 43% (around US$ 3,008) of all food spending.
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On the basis of sector, corporate segment is expected to witness significant growth in the global contract catering market over the forecast period. Corporate segment includes IT sector, banking & financial sector, consumer services, and other professional services such as KPOs (knowledge process outsourcing) and BPOs (business process outsourcing).
North America is expected to be a lucrative region in the global contract catering market. For instance, according to Coherent Market Insights’ analysis, North America is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 6.0% in the contract catering market during the forecast period (2019-2027). The growth is mainly attributed to increasing demand for contract catering from corporate sector in North America. For instance, according to Compass Group’s annual report (2018), corporate and industrial sector accounted for the largest revenue share of 31.0% of the total revenue generated in North America with operating profit of 8.1% in 2018. Moreover, healthy catering outsourcing culture in the U.S. is expected to drive growth of the contract catering market in North America.
Players operating in the global contract catering market are focused on adopting various growth strategies such as providing new catering services and expansion to enhance their customer base. For instance, in December 2018, Elior Group SA, that operates in contract catering and support services under two main brands namely Elior and Elior Services, created a new generation central kitchen model called ‘the Pépinière du gout’.
Furthermore, the company launched TRIO Community Meals, as a leading brand in senior nutrition and community meals in September 2019. This was done by combining -Valley, Bateman Community Living, and Lindley brands. With this launch, the company strengthened its presence in the meals-on-wheels and community meals initiatives.
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Major players operating in the global contract catering market include Compass Group PLC, United Enterprises Co. Ltd., Elior Group SA, Aramark Corporation, CH&Co Catering Group Limited, Mitie Group plc., Sodexo S.A., Westbury Street Holdings Limited, and Rhubarb Food Design Limited.
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The article discusses the growth of the global contract catering market, projected to reach $355.6 billion by 2027.
Increasing demand for food-away-from-home and corporate sector expansion are key drivers.
Major players include Compass Group, Elior Group, and Aramark Corporation.
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