The Food and beverage service activities industry in Bulgaria was represented by 22,346 companies at the end of 2017, compared to 22,521 in the previous year and 22,402 in 2015.
The industry's net profit amounted to BGN 134,639,000 in 2017.
The industry's total revenue was BGN 2,927,497,000 in 2017, up by 9.98% compared to the previous year.
The combined costs of the companies in the Food and beverage service activities industry reached BGN 2,773,892,000 in 2017, up by 8.80% year-on-year.
The industry's total revenue makes up 3.36% to the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, compared to 3.17% for 2016 and 3.00% in 2015.
A total of 77,133 people were employed in the Food and beverage service activities industry in 2017, compared to 75,706 in 2016 and 77,704 in 2015.
Most of the companies in the industry are based in Sofia, followed by Varna and Plovdiv.