In 2019, there were approximately 3.5 million workers in small and medium-size traditional trade and foodservice businesses in Brazil. Among those businesses, were included restaurants, bars, corner stores and bodegas. In Mexico, an estimate of 2.9 million people worked in businesses in the foodservice industry.
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Number of workers in small and medium-size traditional trade and foodservice businesses in selected Latin American countries in 2019
(in millions)
Statistic based on data provided by various sources, such as Nielsen, World Bank, Euromonitor, national insitutes and associations, and expert interviews.
The source specifies that the analysis took into consideration two types of small and medium-size businesses: on-premise food service (restaurants, bars, and cafes) and traditional-trade stores (corner stores, bodegas, and mom-and-pop shops).
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BCG. (April 9, 2020). Number of workers in small and medium-size traditional trade and foodservice businesses in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134460/number-workers-foodservice-businesses-latin-america-country/
BCG. "Number of workers in small and medium-size traditional trade and foodservice businesses in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in millions)." Chart. April 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134460/number-workers-foodservice-businesses-latin-america-country/
BCG. (2020). Number of workers in small and medium-size traditional trade and foodservice businesses in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134460/number-workers-foodservice-businesses-latin-america-country/
BCG. "Number of Workers in Small and Medium-size Traditional Trade and Foodservice Businesses in Selected Latin American Countries in 2019 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134460/number-workers-foodservice-businesses-latin-america-country/
BCG, Number of workers in small and medium-size traditional trade and foodservice businesses in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134460/number-workers-foodservice-businesses-latin-america-country/ (last visited July 01, 2025)
Number of workers in small and medium-size traditional trade and foodservice businesses in selected Latin American countries in 2019 (in millions) [Graph], BCG, April 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134460/number-workers-foodservice-businesses-latin-america-country/
