Abstract:

The article aims to review and analyze the state of public catering market as illustrated by the example of Chelyabinsk. Our study was based on the following methods: data gathering and analysis of secondary data; system analysis, statistical method, and method of comparison.

We presented data on the development of the public catering network from 2012 to 2016. We analyzed changes in number of different types of establishments for the indicated period. We gave information on the closed and operating establishments of Chelyabinsk for 2016. Basing on the research, we formulated the main modern catering trends in Russia.