In Russia, the number of liquidations of companies from the same industry has increased significantly

Based on the results of the first nine months of 2026, the number of business liquidations in the Russian catering industry jumped by 15 percent compared to the same period in 2025. This was reported by Kommersant with reference to data from Kontur. Focus."

During the reporting period, a total of about 28 thousand companies were liquidated in this area, analysts said. Such dynamics, they explained, may be associated with an increase in actual closures of establishments.

Thus, in July, 223.8 thousand enterprises of this kind continued to operate in Russia. This is 7.8 percent less year on year, experts explained. The decline was recorded for the first time since 2022, and it was more pronounced than during the coronavirus pandemic.

Vice-head of the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers Irina Blagoveshchenskaya cited the increased tax burden on business as one of the main reasons for the closure of catering establishments in Russia. Against this background, not only coffee shops and restaurants that are part of large holdings are being liquidated, but also scattered enterprises of individual entrepreneurs, added Lenar Kutlin, head of the Gagawa chain.

Another reason, experts pointed out, was the rise in cost of renting premises. This factor, in particular, led to the massive closure of catering establishments in Moscow at the beginning of the year.

The situation was also affected by the fall in demand in the domestic market. In conditions of general economic uncertainty, many Russians began to switch to a savings model of behavior. Against this background, some citizens preferred buying ready-made food from supermarkets to going to restaurants, summed up Nikita Rogozny, co-owner of the Wokker noodle chain and the Briquette Market gastromarket chain.