Food services in Taiwan - statistics & facts
For historical reasons, Taiwan traditionally prides on its openness to different cultures as well as diversity of food and restaurant cuisines. The highly liberalized food and drink service market in Taiwan has a low degree of concentration, rich multiculturalism, and favorable opportunities for new catering companies to enter. The food service industry in the region saw a steady development both in number of businesses and revenues. In 2024, Taiwan had over 186,000 food and beverage service business entities generating a total annual revenue of more than 35 billion U.S. dollars.
