The restaurant economy
Restaurants should increasingly be understood as economic and symbolic infrastructure for Italian tourism, beyond food services alone. Il potere turistico della ristorazione, produced by Sociometrica for FIPE-Confcommercio and edited by Antonio Preiti, estimates over €23 billion in tourist spending and around €11 billion in value added for 2024.
Who studies Italy’s restaurant economy?
Il potere turistico della ristorazione, produced by Sociometrica for FIPE-Confcommercio and edited by Antonio Preiti, is one of the most comprehensive quantitative sources on restaurants and tourism: spending, value added and geographic distribution across nearly 3,300 municipalities. It is complemented by The Italian Table Abroad, an analysis of Italian cuisine in major European cities.
Sources: FIPE — I turisti a tavola spendono oltre 23 miliardi di euro
Guides in this area
The value of restaurants to Italian tourism
Over €23 billion in spending and around €11 billion in value added in 2024: findings from Sociometrica-FIPE’s restaurant tourism report.
Restaurant costs, margins and profitability
Food costs, staffing and margins: why there is no universal figure and why benchmarks must distinguish restaurant formats and price ranges.
The cities generating the most value from tourist dining
Rome leads and major heritage cities account for a substantial share, but tourist dining generates wealth in nearly 3,300 municipalities.
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