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Thailand food-service market total size
~THB 620B
The Thai food-service market — encompassing full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants (QSR), street food operators, hotel F&B, and institutional catering — is estimated at approximately THB 620 billion in annual gross sales. The Kasikorn Research Center and the Thai Restaurant Association both track sector revenues; estimates range from THB 550B to THB 650B depending on whether informal street-food vendors are included. Recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns was rapid: the sector returned to near pre-pandemic scale by 2022 and has grown modestly since on the back of inbound tourism and urban consumer spending. QSR chains — McDonald's, KFC, MK Restaurants, and Pizza Company — account for an estimated 15–20% of tracked formal-sector revenues.
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The Thai food-service market — encompassing full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants (QSR), street food operators, hotel F&B, and institutional catering — is estimated at approximately THB 620 billion in annual gross sales. The Kasikorn Research Center and the Thai Restaurant Association both track sector revenues; estimates range from THB 550B to THB 650B depending on whether informal street-food vendors are included. Recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns was rapid: the sector returned to near pre-pandemic scale by 2022 and has grown modestly since on the back of inbound tourism and urban consumer spending. QSR chains — McDonald's, KFC, MK Restaurants, and Pizza Company — account for an estimated 15–20% of tracked formal-sector revenues.
The Thai food-service market — encompassing full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants (QSR), street food operators, hotel F&B, and institutional catering — is estimated at approximately THB 620 billion in annual gross sales. The Kasikorn Research Center and the Thai Restaurant Association both track sector revenues; estimates range from THB 550B to THB 650B depending on whether informal street-food vendors are included. Recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns was rapid: the sector returned to near pre-pandemic scale by 2022 and has grown modestly since on the back of inbound tourism and urban consumer spending. QSR chains — McDonald's, KFC, MK Restaurants, and Pizza Company — account for an estimated 15–20% of tracked formal-sector revenues.
Time scope
FY2024
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What this tells you
The Thai food-service market — encompassing full-service restaurants, quick-service restaurants (QSR), street food operators, hotel F&B, and institutional catering — is estimated at approximately THB 620 billion in annual gross sales. The Kasikorn Research Center and the Thai Restaurant Association both track sector revenues; estimates range from THB 550B to THB 650B depending on whether informal street-food vendors are included. Recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns was rapid: the sector returned to near pre-pandemic scale by 2022 and has grown modestly since on the back of inbound tourism and urban consumer spending. QSR chains — McDonald's, KFC, MK Restaurants, and Pizza Company — account for an estimated 15–20% of tracked formal-sector revenues.
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MK Restaurant Group — total Thai outlet count
SET filings — MK Restaurant Group
Minor Food — Thai and overseas brand portfolio size
SET filings — Minor International, Minor Food annual report
KFC Thailand — estimated store network
Yum! Brands annual report, industry tracker estimates
Thai independent restaurant 3-year survival rate
Thai Restaurant Association, Department of Business Development
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