“The net income of the restaurant business in Ukraine in 2023 reached UAH 31.6 billion, which is 120% more than in 2022 and 26% more than in 2021.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
The net income of the restaurant business in Ukraine in 2023 reached UAH 31.6 billion, which is 120% more than in 2022 and 26% more than in 2021. This is stated in the research of YC.Market. Kyiv continues to dominate regionally with a net income of over UAH 23 billion, which is 72% of the sector’s income. More than 1,200 people work in the capital. companies, which makes it the main gastronomic center of the country. Dnipropetrovsk region took second place with an income of UAH 1.6 billion, and Lviv region took third place, earning UAH 1.4 billion. The number of companies in the industry increased by 30%: if in 2022 there were 2.6 thousand active companies, in 2023 their number exceeded 3.5 thousand. Advertising: The number of individual entrepreneurs also increased: in 2023, 19.4 thousand were registered. of new FOPs, which is twice as much as in 2022. In 2024, the increase in registrations relative to 2023 decreased by 4%. The largest number of new FOPs in this industry for 2023 – November 2024 were opened in Kyiv (4.2 thousand), Dnipropetrovsk (2.5 thousand), Lviv (2.3 thousand) and Kyiv (2.2 thousand) regions. It is noted that the undisputed leader remains McDonald’s, which in 2023 earned more than 12.9 billion, which is almost 40% of all income. KFC franchisees collectively took the second place, earning 2.5 billion: “TESTY FOOD” LLC – more than 1 billion, “GLOBAL RESTAURANT GROUP – UKRAINE” LLC – 826 million and “DTS-KHARKIV” LLC – more than 619 million. Among other well-known brands in the top ten: “Puzata Khata” (“OPERKOM” LLC) – almost 951 million, Domino’s Pizza (“DOMINOS PIZZA UKRAINE” LLC) – more than 369 million, Sushiya (SUSHIYA) chain of Japanese restaurants – more than 322 million and Salateira (TOV “SALATEIRA”) – almost 289 million. Advertising: In the top ten also “WOG CAFE” LLC, which operates a network of cafes at the WOG gas station. The company’s net income in 2023 amounted to almost 174 million and increased by 106% compared to 2022. The Tarrantino Family restaurant chain (RAIZN LLC), which operates dozens of restaurants in Kyiv, including Khachapuri and Wine, Buffaloino, and Rukola, received almost 138 billion in net income, and the growth was a record 310%. In 2023-2024, companies in the gastronomic industry received almost 1.3 billion state funding. The twenty largest recipient companies accumulated more than 92% of funds from the state budget. According to the portal spending.gov.ua, the largest amount of state money was received by Odesa-based “FABRYKA SMAKU” LLC. In two years, the company paid a little more than 397 million from the budget. More than 273 million for the years 2023-2024 was received by the COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE “VOLODYMYRETSKY COMBINATION OF PUBLIC FOOD”. “LAYAR CITY” LLC from Lviv Oblast closes the top three among recipients of public funds. For the period of 2023-2024, the company received more than 81 million from the state budget.