The austerity measures in the economy is also noticeable in the catering trade: Almost half of the restaurants in Germany expects a decline in corporate Christmas parties this year. Only 14 percent of the restaurateurs have been more festive events in the order books. In the boom year of 2007, around one third of the pro-hosts with an increase in sales at Christmas parties had expected.Now a consolidation in the banquet and event business can be observed. With nearly 40 percent of gastronomic establishments remains the number of companies at year-end celebrations constant. This emerges from a study of international market research institute CHD Expert, Scheeßel in Hamburg established.

The austerity measures in the economy is also noticeable in the catering trade: Almost half of the restaurants in Germany expects a decline in corporate Christmas parties this year. Only 14 percent of the restaurateurs have been more festive events in the order books. In the boom year of 2007, around one third of the pro-hosts with an increase in sales at Christmas parties had expected. Now a consolidation in the banquet and event business can be observed. With nearly 40 percent of gastronomic establishments remains the number of companies at year-end celebrations constant. This emerges from a study of international market research institute CHD Expert, Scheeßel in Hamburg established.

“Save The announcement of numerous large companies, with the special issues such as Christmas parties want to be made true,” analyzes Thilo Lambracht, Managing Director of CHD Expert / Marktplatz Hotel GmbH “The number of restaurateurs in comparison to the Christmas parties with less previous year has almost doubled. “

Gastronomy is facing a dismal end of the fiscal year. After a continuous decline in sales this year, the red pen is recognized also in the number of participants and the average expenditure per Christmas. About 43 percent of respondents include fewer participants per company event compared to last year. Only about eight percent of the restaurateurs able to welcome more guests. “After all, at about 49 percent of farms remained constant, the number of participants – a little ray of hope.”, So to Lambracht

The average ticket per

Christmas party participants will be lower this year at restaurants than half of the year. 41 percent expect a constant level of sales and only about nine percent of hope, a little more each guest can be calculated. “The average ticket at company Christmas parties is about 34 € and is therefore in the mean of the banquet business,” says Lambracht. Only about three percent of the guest farms can generate an average ticket of 40 € per participant of a company Christmas parties. This share will decline tends to – the economic outlook for fiscal year 2009, both for catering enterprises as well as corporate clients more than vague.

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