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Catering & canteen in 4306 Sandnes

Postcode · 4,866 residents
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47of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (47/100)

Room in the market13weak
Population growth92strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend74strong

The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated

Active now
11
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
22.6
similar areas 4.6 · Norway 7.7
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
4,866
+11.6% in 5 years

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 11 active businesses in the category “Catering & canteen” in 4306 Sandnes - 22.6 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 4.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.

In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 4,866 and has grown 11.6% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Catering & canteen in 4306 Sandnes against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sandnes kommune), from 16 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

SandnesNorwaySandnes NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 25% 41% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 13% 27% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 13% 23% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 24% 25% About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 64% 45% More chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

4306 Sandnes

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

024Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 22020Opened 2021: 42021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 22024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Sandnes kommune

Median revenue
NOK 15.7m
16 companies filed
Profitable
75%
revenue trend +6.1%
05.0m10m15m20m20212022202320242025Sandnes kommuneNorway
Sandnes kommuneNorway

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for catering & canteen in 4306 Sandnes.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators55% · 8 owners
3 places
2 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 1.02
Average age of active businesses6.0 yrs · Norway: 7.3
Younger than 2 years0% · Norway: 25%
Older than 10 years18% · Norway: 25%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one2,010 · 2%
More than 10 km1,030
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.5 km · Bogafjell sogn (Sandnes)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

11 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· STIFTELSEN KIRKENS BYMISJON · chain Hoveveien 9, 4306 Sandnes 2024
· ISS FACILITY SERVICES AS · chain, 3 places here Rådhusgata 3, 4306 Sandnes 2024
· NOC AS · chain, 2 places here Hovebakken 7, 4306 Sandnes 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hoveveien 7, 4306 Sandnes 2021
· ISS FACILITY SERVICES AS · chain, 3 places here Vågsgata 20B, 4306 Sandnes 2021
· CARES WORKPLACE SERVICES AS · chain Langgata 2D, 4306 Sandnes 2021
· NOC AS · chain, 2 places here Hovebakken 7, 4306 Sandnes 2021
· Aksjeselskap Gjesdalbakken 9, 4306 Sandnes 2020
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hoveveien 42, 4306 Sandnes 2020
· Aksjeselskap Langgata 2D, 4306 Sandnes 2015
· ISS FACILITY SERVICES AS · chain, 3 places here Holbergs gate 23, 4306 Sandnes 2014

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
4330 Ålgård4,87212.163
4015 Stavanger4,87312.173
3188 Horten4,87500.071
4307 Sandnes4,87912.168
4480 Kvinesdal4,88012.071
4041 Hafrsfjord4,85100.076

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for catering & canteen.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
4318 Sandnes Postcode11.681
4328 Sandnes Postcode00.081
4321 Sandnes Postcode00.079
4322 Sandnes Postcode00.078
4314 Sandnes Postcode00.077
4326 Sandnes Postcode12.869
4307 Sandnes Postcode12.168
4324 Sandnes Postcode12.167

Population of Sandnes

Statistics Norway
4,2004,4004,6004,8005,000202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 14%
Young 16–24 9%
Adults 25–49 37%
Adults 50–66 20%
Seniors 67–79 14%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age44.1 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 757k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*30% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*38% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*42,157
Commute in / out every day*22,275 / 24,834
Jobs per working resident*0.94 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 14.11.2026.