Food and beverage service
Industry overview based on 16,158 companies in 8 industries. Data updated 29/10/2026.
16,158 companies
in this industry category
8 detailed industries
with individual benchmarks
Revenue
1.5 m DKK
median
593 k DKK
25th percentile
3.5 m DKK
75th percentile
5 m DKK
average
Profit margin
12%
median
5%
25th percentile
23%
75th percentile
23%
average
Number of employees
10
median
4
25th percentile
20
75th percentile
19
average
Equity ratio
44%
median
24%
25th percentile
64%
75th percentile
45%
average
CDS - Financial health
Distribution of companies' financial health scores in this industry category compared to the national average.
Average CDS
64.5
National average
68.5
Based on 16,740 companies with calculated score
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Industries in this category
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Servering af mad i restauranter og caféer
56.11.10•4,112 companies
1.7 m DKK
Median revenue
Udskænkning af alkoholiske drikkevarer
56.30.20•1,087 companies
837 k DKK
Median revenue
Drift af øvrige spisesteder
56.11.90•742 companies
674 k DKK
Median revenue
Event catering
56.21.00•450 companies
554 k DKK
Median revenue
Catering på kontrakt og andre restaurationsaktiviteter
56.22.00•303 companies
1.4 m DKK
Median revenue
Udskænkning af ikke-alkoholiske drikkevarer
56.30.10•197 companies
717 k DKK
Median revenue
Drift af mobile madboder
56.12.00•100 companies
413 k DKK
Median revenue
Formidlingsaktiviteter i forbindelse med restaurationsaktiviteter
56.40.00•22 companies
467 k DKK
Median revenue
Geographic distribution
Top municipalities with companies in this industry category
KØBENHAVN
1,901 companies
8 m DKK
avg. revenue
AARHUS
514 companies
2.9 m DKK
avg. revenue
ODENSE
263 companies
2.4 m DKK
avg. revenue
FREDERIKSBERG
232 companies
3.9 m DKK
avg. revenue
AALBORG
209 companies
3 m DKK
avg. revenue
GENTOFTE
145 companies
2.7 m DKK
avg. revenue
VEJLE
125 companies
3.2 m DKK
avg. revenue
ESBJERG
94 companies
4.8 m DKK
avg. revenue
ROSKILDE
94 companies
2.9 m DKK
avg. revenue
KOLDING
88 companies
6.4 m DKK
avg. revenue
Company types
Distribution of company types in this industry category
Largest companies
Top 10 companies in the industry category by revenue
JOE & THE JUICE HOLDING A/S
KØBENHAVN · 3 employees
3.3 bn DKK
revenue
COMPASS GROUP DANMARK A/S
KØBENHAVN · 3,737 employees
2.4 bn DKK
revenue
JOE & THE JUICE A/S
KØBENHAVN · 1,075 employees
718.3 m DKK
revenue
JESPERS TORVEKØKKEN ApS
GLADSAXE · 707 employees
500 m DKK
revenue
Meyers Contract Catering A/S
KØBENHAVN · 764 employees
463.3 m DKK
revenue
BONE'S RESTAURANTER A/S
HERNING · 1,208 employees
432.1 m DKK
revenue
MR Restaurants ApS
NYBORG · 956 employees
427.1 m DKK
revenue
SSP Denmark ApS
TÅRNBY · 520 employees
411.6 m DKK
revenue
GATE GOURMET DENMARK ApS
TÅRNBY · 400 employees
386.2 m DKK
revenue
KING FOOD DANMARK A/S
KØBENHAVN · 813 employees
341.4 m DKK
revenue
Development over time
| Period | companies | Median revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 7,068 | 1.5 m DKK |
| Sept 2026 | 7,054 | 1.5 m DKK |
| Oct 2026 | 7,013 | 1.5 m DKK |
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