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Catering & canteen in 5000 Odense C

42Balanced High confidence Postcode · 58,234 residents
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There are 70 active businesses in the category “Catering & canteen” in 5000 Odense C - 12.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 7.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 42.

In the last 3 years 51 opened and 46 closed (net +5).

The population is 58,234 and has grown 3.5% over 5 years.

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

Active now
70
+3 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
12.0
similar areas: 7.1 · DK: 8.5
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
51 / 46
last 12 months: 9 / 6
Population
58,234
5-year change: +3.5%

Active businesses over time

5000 Odense C
0204060802014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Catering & canteen

Openings and closures per year

0102030Opened 2017: 13Closed 2017: 82017Opened 2018: 9Closed 2018: 42018Opened 2019: 18Closed 2019: 142019Opened 2020: 12Closed 2020: 122020Opened 2021: 12Closed 2021: 62021Opened 2022: 9Closed 2022: 62022Opened 2023: 6Closed 2023: 182023Opened 2024: 27Closed 2024: 232024Opened 2025: 16Closed 2025: 142025Opened 2026: 8Closed 2026: 32026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (42/100)

Room in the market16
Population growth72
Momentum77
Survival15
Financial trend48

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials – Odense Kommune

Median gross profit
DKK 1.7m
26 companies filed
Profitable
69%
gross profit trend +5.5%
01.0m2.0m3.0m20172019202120232025Odense KommuneDenmark
Odense KommuneDenmark

Only companies (ApS/A/S) publish accounts - sole proprietorships don't. Small companies usually report gross profit, not revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for catering & canteen in 5000 Odense C.

Survival

Still open after 1 year82% · Denmark: 83%
Still open after 3 years54% · Denmark: 58%
Still open after 5 years40% · Denmark: 38%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 4.6 years on average. · Denmark: 5.1

Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)1 · 17% of all closures
Companies with negative equity12% · Denmark: 28%
Losses two years in a row4% · Denmark: 18%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025 (Odense Kommune).

Financial health

Made a loss27% · Denmark: 36%
Median equity ratio29% · Denmark: 33%
Gross profit per employeeDKK 351k · Denmark: DKK 433k
Staff costs per employeeDKK 402k · Denmark: DKK 395k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 (Odense Kommune) - 26 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)59% · Denmark: 34%
Share of the 3 largest operators23% · 44 owners
6 places
5 places
5 places
5 places
3 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.55 · Denmark: 1.17
Average age of active businesses6.7 yrs · Denmark: 10.9
Younger than 2 years34% · Denmark: 23%
Older than 10 years20% · Denmark: 33%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.4 km · Sanderum Sogn (Odense)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

When businesses open and close

01020Opened Jan: 5Closed Jan: 6JanOpened Feb: 4Closed Feb: 3Opened Mar: 1Closed Mar: 6MarOpened Apr: 20Closed Apr: 5Opened May: 9Closed May: 10MayOpened Jun: 5Closed Jun: 12Opened Jul: 4Closed Jul: 4JulOpened Aug: 4Closed Aug: 1Opened Sep: 7Closed Sep: 1SepOpened Oct: 4Closed Oct: 6Opened Nov: 5Closed Nov: 3NovOpened Dec: 2Closed Dec: 10
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Jobs – Odense Kommune

01,0002,0003,0004,00020172019202120232025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

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Existing businesses (70)

showing the 60 newest
NameAddressSinceEmployees

Personligt ejet Mindre Virksomhed		 Mågevej 1A st, 5000 Odense C 2026 –

Anpartsselskab		 Solsikkevej 3, 5000 Odense C 2026 –

Aktieselskab		 Havnegade 120, 5000 Odense C 2026 –

Anpartsselskab		 Seebladsgade 1, 5000 Odense C 2026 –

Anpartsselskab		 Englandsgade 24, 5000 Odense C 2026 –

Selskab med begrænset ansvar		 Englandsgade 24, 5000 Odense C 2026 –

Anpartsselskab		 Edisonsvej 22, 5000 Odense C 2026 –

Selskab med begrænset ansvar		 Edisonsvej 22, 5000 Odense C 2026 –

Enkeltmandsvirksomhed		 Saltværkstræde 9 6. th, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Enkeltmandsvirksomhed		 Færøgade 8 1. 2, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Selskab med begrænset ansvar		 Østerbro 5 1, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Interessentskab		 Allégade 20B 1, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Anpartsselskab		 Nørregade 17, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Aktieselskab		 Englandsgade 25, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Anpartsselskab		 Lumbyvej 11B, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Selskab med begrænset ansvar		 Lumbyvej 17F, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Aktieselskab		 Lerchesgade 35, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Anpartsselskab		 Kragsbjergvej 84, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Selskab med begrænset ansvar		 Østerbro 3, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Anpartsselskab		 Østerbro 3, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Interessentskab		 Åløkke Allé 47 1. th, 5000 Odense C 2025 –

Anpartsselskab		 Klaregade 7 st. 1, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Kottesgade 2, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Albanigade 16, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Aktieselskab		 Østerbro 5 1, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Personligt ejet Mindre Virksomhed		 Dronningensgade 77 st, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Aktieselskab		 Tolderlundsvej 5, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Klaregade 13, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Seebladsgade 12, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Seebladsgade 12, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Seebladsgade 12, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Seebladsgade 12, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Aktieselskab		 Lerchesgade 29 st, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Aktieselskab		 Tværgade 2 1, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Skibhusvej 52A, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Aktieselskab		 Sverigesgade 3 . tv, 5000 Odense C 2024 –

Anpartsselskab		 Vestergade 64B 4. 3, 5000 Odense C 2023 –

Aktieselskab		 Havnegade 34C st, 5000 Odense C 2023 –

Anpartsselskab		 Kochsgade 31D 2, 5000 Odense C 2022 –

Anpartsselskab		 Havnegade 100E, 5000 Odense C 2022 –

Primærkommune		 Farvergården 7, 5000 Odense C 2022 –

Aktieselskab		 Havnegade 120, 5000 Odense C 2021 –

Aktieselskab		 Klingenberg 16, 5000 Odense C 2021 –

Enkeltmandsvirksomhed		 Filosofhaven 40 2. th, 5000 Odense C 2020 –

Anpartsselskab		 Jernbanegade 34, 5000 Odense C 2020 –

Aktieselskab		 Rugårdsvej 25, 5000 Odense C 2019 –

Anpartsselskab		 Nørregade 22 st, 5000 Odense C 2019 –

Anpartsselskab		 Jernbanegade 14 st, 5000 Odense C 2019 –

Anpartsselskab		 Victoriagade 40, 5000 Odense C 2019 –

Primærkommune		 Wichmandsgade 12, 5000 Odense C 2019 –

Aktieselskab		 Albani Torv 2, 5000 Odense C 2018 –

Anpartsselskab		 Banegårdspladsen 8, 5000 Odense C 2018 –

Anpartsselskab		 Sverigesgade 5 1, 5000 Odense C 2018 –

Selskab med begrænset ansvar		 Sverigesgade 5 1, 5000 Odense C 2017 –

Aktieselskab		 Tværkajen 5, 5000 Odense C 2017 –

Anpartsselskab		 Vintapperstræde 8, 5000 Odense C 2017 –

Enkeltmandsvirksomhed		 Lahnsgade 30A st. tv, 5000 Odense C 2016 –

Anpartsselskab		 Havnegade 100E, 5000 Odense C 2015 –

Enkeltmandsvirksomhed		 Kochsgade 31D, 5000 Odense C 2014 –

Enkeltmandsvirksomhed		 Kongensgade 30 1, 5000 Odense C 2014 –

Recently opened


Mågevej 1A st, 5000 Odense C		Sep 2026

Solsikkevej 3, 5000 Odense C		Aug 2026

Havnegade 120, 5000 Odense C		Aug 2026

Seebladsgade 1, 5000 Odense C		Jul 2026

Englandsgade 24, 5000 Odense C		Jan 2026

Englandsgade 24, 5000 Odense C		Jan 2026

Edisonsvej 22, 5000 Odense C		Jan 2026

Edisonsvej 22, 5000 Odense C		Jan 2026

Recently closed


Seebladsgade 1, 5000 Odense C		Sep 2026
after 10 yrs

klaregade 7, 5000 Odense C		Apr 2026
after 11 yrs

Kanalvej 72 2, 5000 Odense C		Feb 2026
after 3 yrs

Nørrevoldgade 34 1, 5000 Odense C		Nov 2025
after 1 yrs

Schacksgade 39, 5000 Odense C		Oct 2025
after 33 yrs

Lerchesgade 4, 5000 Odense C		Oct 2025
after 3 yrs

Tolderlundsvej 5, 5000 Odense C		Jul 2025
after 1 yrs

Lerchesgade 35, 5000 Odense C		Jun 2025
after 0 yrs

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
7400 Herning60,758447.242
4700 Næstved55,247366.561
7000 Fredericia54,611397.159
2400 København NV54,5966311.545
2650 Hvidovre53,658499.145
7100 Vejle64,323467.247

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for catering & canteen.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
5210 Odense NV Postcode52.875
5200 Odense V Postcode53.770
5270 Odense N Postcode84.366
5320 Agedrup Postcode24.960
5250 Odense SV Postcode93.557
5230 Odense M Postcode167.757
5240 Odense NØ Postcode74.755
5260 Odense S Postcode147.344

Population of Odense C

Statistics Denmark
45k50k55k60k201120142017202020232026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14 10%
Young 15-24 21%
Adults 25-44 38%
Adults 45-64 19%
Seniors 65-79 9%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Denmark.

Average age37.7 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 258k · Denmark: DKK 288k
Families with children at home*22% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)*53% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here*115,587
Commute in / out every day*38,496 / 30,792
Jobs per working resident*1.07 · Denmark: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

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

Counts are places of business (production units) registered in CVR with a main branche 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 03.10.2026.