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Sales among the top 100 foodservice equipment and supplies dealers totaled $15.74 billion in 2024, which is up 3.84% from 2023, according to the FE&S 2025 Distribution Giants study. Among the dealers reporting their sales data, 53% showed an increase in revenue while 47% showed a decline

Expect the foodservice industry to take a small step forward next year, due to operating conditions and consumers’ ability to spend likely being eerily similar to 2024.

Sales among the top 100 foodservice equipment and supplies dealers totaled $15.74 billion in 2024, which is up 3.84% from 2023, according to the FE&S 2025 Distribution Giants study. Among the dealers reporting their sales data, 53% showed an increase in revenue while 47% showed a decline

Sales among the top 100 foodservice equipment and supplies dealers totaled $15.65 billion in 2023, which is up from $14.54 billion in 2022, according to the FE&S 2024 Distribution Giants study. In 2023, sales increased for 80% of dealers within the top 100, who shared their data.

Expect the foodservice industry to take a small step forward next year, due to operating conditions and consumers’ ability to spend likely being eerily similar to 2024.

What’s old is new again in the foodservice industry as operators and the supply chain prepare for 2024.

FE&S’ subscribing operators share how they purchase foodservice equipment and supplies, their expectations and more.

FE&S’ subscribing foodservice operators explore how their most pressing business challenges impact the way they purchase foodservice equipment and supplies, their product expectations and more.