In the first quarter (Q1) 2025, food & beverages services recorded a negative growth of 3.8 per cent year-on-year, after increasing by 1.1 per cent in Q4 2024. The decrease was attributed to decreases in sales revenue of all food & beverages services activities. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, food & beverages services also decreased by 7.4 per cent following an increase of 2.0 per cent in Q4 2024.

The total value of food & beverages services was estimated at BND105.9 million in Q1 2025.

In terms of volume, food & beverages recorded a negative growth of 4.3 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2025, after increasing by 0.5 per cent in Q4 2024. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, food & beverages services recorded a negative growth of 7.4 per cent after increasing by 2.0 per cent in Q4 2024.