Market Research Reports - Ken Research Catering Services Market in Middle East

Qatar Catering Services Market Overview to 2021: Ken Research
The Qatar catering services has grown from USD ~ million in 2011 to USD ~ million in 2016 at a
CAGR of ~%. This growth was majorly driven by the industrial and hospitality sector which are
the largest end users of catering services contributing ~% and ~% respectively in the revenue
share in 2016. The government of Qatar has initiated major infrastructure reforms under Qatar
National Vision 2030 in various sectors of the economy such as transport network, education,
healthcare, hotels and others which further created opportunities for catering services market
as the number of labor camps increased. Such labor camps require catering services at their site
for the workers and management at standard quality and low price. The education and
healthcare sector together contributed ~% in the revenue share of catering services market in
2016.
Qatar attracted over ~ million tourists in 2016 for business and leisure purpose. Investment in
tourism sector has also been increasing to accommodate the rising number of tourists further
supported by the upcoming World Cup 2022 in Qatar which is expected to see over ~ visitors.
Qatar is dominated by expatriates in the construction and corporate sector. Catering services
witness major demand from this segment of the population. Moreover, expatriates as they
come from different parts of the world, demand fusion cuisine and variety of options for their
meals.
As the Qatar economy developed with the implementation of Qatar National Vision 2030, a
large number of construction activities picked up pace during 2016. The catering services
benefitted from growing demand from such construction sites as they required catering
services for the laborers and management.
Catering services saw increasing demand from the hospitality sector for marriages and
corporate events. The number of marriages in Qatar increased from ~ in 2014 to ~ in 2016. The
Qatar wedding catering market also increased from USD ~ million in 2014 to USD ~ million in
2016
The catering industry also saw increasing use of technology and modern methods of production
which include online ordering apps, vehicle tracking systems and inventory management
platform. This helped in increasing the efficiency of various processes by minimizing wastage
and reducing cost of production involved in the catering business. Major players in the Qatar
catering service industry are Newrest Gulf, Qatar Aircraft Catering Company and IFS Qatar.
How Have The Different Segments in The Qatar Catering Service Market Performed?
The contract catering market have accounted for ~% of the total Qatar catering services market
while non contractual catering have acquired ~% of the market in 2016. Only marriages in