NPD has predicted that the travel hub food and beverage market could see the same kind of explosive growth as the food delivery channel.

Over the past three years, airports have seen the fastest growth in foodservice visits (31%), followed by motorway service stations (16%). This is in contrast to the fortunes of foodservice operators located on Britain’s high streets and shopping centres, where visits growth has been hard to achieve.

The company forecasts that consumer spending could potentially grow by as much as +25% to £3.44bn by 2022 (nearly £690 million more than current figures), thanks to the support of key trends.

Rail passenger journeys in Q1 2019 reached a record high of 1.76 billion, international departures from UK airports set a new record of 118 million in 2018 and the British staycation boom is set to continue.

There are over 11,000 travel hubs in the UK currently, with the number set to grow.

(source: NPD)