Over a billion debt. Will gastronomy increase from it?
The authors of the BIG InfoMonitor report have calculated that over the past five years, restaurant and catering companies have increased by several dozen percent. In the case of the former, after an increase of 42 percent, at the end of March 2025. Overded liabilities were calculated at PLN 873 million, However, catering companies had PLN 101.5 million to donate – by 41 percent more. In total at the end of March this year. Long gastronomy industry reached PLN 1.03 billion – by 0.3 percent. more than a year ago and 41 percent More compared to 2021.
Over the past year, the debt of restaurants and catering facilities increased by 0.5 percent, and the growing gastronomic facilities, which came PLN 7.1 million (5.6 percent) of unpaid bills and invoices towards contractors, was responsible for an increase in arrears. Restaurants have been made up for PLN 2.9 million (0.4 percent) over the last year; The debts of catering companies fell by PLN 3.4 million (3.2 percent).
Communions drive the service sector, but they do not save the industry
Communions drive the service sector, but do not save the gastronomic industry indebted to over PLN 1 billion – the authors of the publication pointed out. Them ofThe organization of the party on the occasion of the child’s First Communion is a big expense for parents. Gastronomy, catering or photographic services can be 15-20 percent. more expensive than two or three years ago. Increases, and thus greater revenues for companies, usually do not translate into higher profits. “Many entrepreneurs are struggling with the growing costs of work, the media and raw materials. As a result, the May boom can be a chance for them to catch their breath rather than a real reflection,” they said.
The industry is growing but does not recover. Inflation, increase in costs and a decrease in profitability
“Despite the increase in the number of gastronomic premises in the 5-year perspective by 16.2 percent, the number of those with financial arrears (17.7 percent) is growing even faster. One of the reasons is resulting from inflation and increase in costs, a decrease in profitability, even despite the growing revenues. It is a signal that the industry is not yet fully healthy, and its development is often at the expense of financial stability ” – emphasized the main analyst Big InfoMonitor Waldemar Rogowski, quoted in the information.
Photographers also under pressure. Growing debts despite the increase in the number of companies
The report also pays attention to the outstanding obligations of photographic industry companies. Their debts amounted to PLN 28.6 million at the end of March 2025 – by 2.3 percent. Less due to calculations from the same period last year, but by 28.3 percent. More compared to the data from five years ago. The average obligations of photographers unpaid within the time limit are nearly 46 thousand. PLN per company. At the same time, the number of photographic companies increased in the analyzed period by over 20 percent, while the number of indebted companies increased by 6.7 percent.
From the beginning, nearly 33 million overdue liabilities worth over PLN 347 billion have been entered into the Big InfoMonitor register.
