KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 136,453 food and beverage (F&B) services establishments were operating in 2022 with gross output value of RM99.0 billion compared with 167,490 establishments valued RM66.4 billion in 2015, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
In its Economic Census Report 2023 released today, DoSM said food services recorded the highest number of establishments, with 107,129 establishments, contributing 78.5 per cent, followed by event catering services (16,208 establishments; share: 11.9 per cent) and beverage services (13,116 establishments; share: 9.6 per cent).
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