Food and beverage service activities (PKD division 56)
This division covers service activities related to the provision of food and beverages intended for immediate consumption in restaurants (including self-service restaurants and take-away restaurants), operating continuously or periodically, with or without seating. The type of establishment serving the meals is not relevant here; what matters is that the meals are intended for immediate consumption
This division excludes:
- the production of meals that are not intended for immediate consumption or are not planned to be consumed immediately, or the production of ready-made food that is not treated as a ready meal, classified in the relevant subclasses of divisions 10 and 11,
- the sale of food produced by other economic entities that is not treated as a ready meal, or the sale of ready meals that are not intended for immediate consumption, classified in the relevant subclasses of section G,
- coffee vending machines and vending machines dispensing food and other beverages prepared by the machine, classified in the relevant subclasses of division 47.
Industry statistics (2025)
Number of companies
Companies
162,110
Companies (primary PKD)
41,179
Companies with financials
10,883
Business turnover
Legal structure
Legal formShare of companiesNumber of companies
- JDG68.4%51,888
- Sp. z o.o.27.1%20,540
- Sp. j.1.9%1,453
- Sp. k.1.2%937
- Foundation0.5%377
- Cooperative0.4%316
- Association0.2%158
- S.A.0.1%59
- P.S.A.0.1%51
- Other0.0%22
Financial results
Median revenue
Ranking
Median revenue compared with other PKD codes.
Top companies by revenue
| # | Company | Legal form | Revenue | Net profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sp. z o.o. | USD 906.05m | USD 56.52m | |
| 2 | sp. z o.o. | USD 638.12m | USD 144.48m | |
| 3 | sp. z o.o. | USD 130.13m | USD 13.57m | |
| 4 | sp. z o.o. | USD 114.96m | USD 3.03m | |
| 5 | sp. z o.o. | USD 78.83m | USD 5.11m | |
| 6 | sp. z o.o. + limited partnership | USD 77.33m | USD 11.18m | |
| 7 | sp. z o.o. | USD 74.07m | USD 3.71m | |
| 8 | S.A. | USD 67.67m | USD 54.33k | |
| 9 | sp. z o.o. | USD 62.74m | USD -3.20m | |
| 10 | sp. z o.o. | USD 58.02m | USD 1.58m |
Fastest-growing companies
| # | Company | Legal form | Revenue | Y/Y growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sp. z o.o. | USD 1.61m | +458.5% y/y | |
| 2 | sp. z o.o. | USD 2.35m | +427.6% y/y | |
| 3 | sp. z o.o. | USD 3.06m | +403.9% y/y | |
| 4 | sp. z o.o. | USD 1.42m | +365.5% y/y | |
| 5 | sp. z o.o. | USD 3.06m | +349.0% y/y | |
| 6 | sp. z o.o. | USD 1.29m | +305.1% y/y | |
| 7 | sp. z o.o. | USD 1.65m | +303.7% y/y | |
| 8 | Cooperative | USD 1.13m | +299.7% y/y | |
| 9 | sp. z o.o. | USD 1.33m | +294.5% y/y | |
| 10 | sp. z o.o. | USD 1.05m | +269.2% y/y |
Stock market
2 companies from this industry are listed.
