So many new catering businesses opened their doors in Zoetermeer

Do you like to eat out or do you often sit on the terrace in Zoetermeer? There is a good chance that you can now choose from more catering establishments than a few years ago. The catering offer has increased in many places in the Netherlands. You can read here how things are in Zoetermeer.

The number of catering businesses has been increasing for years. The total number of cases in the Netherlands was 43,000 in January 2020. Now this is more than 45,000, according to an analysis by ANP and catering database Datlinq. This growth is mainly due to an increase in the number of fast food restaurants and takeaway and delivery restaurants.

This is how it is in Zoetermeer

The number of catering establishments has also increased in the municipality of Zoetermeer. In July 2022, there were 22 drinking and 183 dining options here. Since January 2020, a total of 205 restaurants, cafes and other food and beverage outlets have been added in the municipality of Zoetermeer.

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Newcomers in Zoetermeer

Among the newcomers in Zoetermeer are, for example, all you can eat restaurant De Watertuin, restaurant Sféra at the Balijbos and fast food restaurant Fat Phill’s.

Support measures

Catering businesses often had to close during the lockdowns in the corona pandemic. Despite the fact that the catering industry was allowed to remain open for delivery and collection, the income of many businesses fell sharply. The government has tried to keep the catering industry afloat with support measures. It now seems that this has had an effect, according to a report by CBS.

Catering business for sale

You often see catering establishments for sale. These businesses seem to be increasingly being taken over by catering entrepreneurs who already have one or more businesses, according to figures from Datlinq. Another trend is that more and more businesses are joining a well-known formula, such as Domino’s pizza, KFC, De Beren, Subway and Kwalitaria. It has advantages for entrepreneurs to join a chain, because it allows them to benefit from, for example, favorable purchase prices.