Catering & canteen in 7224 Melhus
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (69/100)
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
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There are 3 active businesses in the category “Catering & canteen” in 7224 Melhus - 3.8 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 4.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 4.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 7,949 and has grown 8.2% over 5 years.
Trend
Active businesses over time
7224 MelhusThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Melhus kommune
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (2 of at least 3).
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 7224 Melhus.
Trouble signs
Financial health
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (2 of at least 3).
Competition
| 2 places |
New and established
Moving in and out
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
Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
3 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Trannmelsvegen 145, 7224 Melhus | 2026 |
| · COMPASS GROUP NORGE AS · chain, 2 places here | Gimsbruvegen 5, 7224 Melhus | 2023 |
| · COMPASS GROUP NORGE AS · chain, 2 places here | Per Bortens veg 3, 7224 Melhus | 2020 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Trannmelsvegen 145, 7224 Melhus | May 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Lillestrøm | 8,005 | 15 | 18.7 | 41 |
| 2020 Skedsmokorset | 8,069 | 13 | 16.1 | 32 |
| 6065 Ulsteinvik | 8,194 | 3 | 3.7 | 66 |
| 1389 Heggedal | 7,688 | 6 | 7.8 | 49 |
| 2016 Frogner | 8,289 | 3 | 3.6 | 71 |
| 3055 Krokstadelva | 8,295 | 5 | 6.0 | 44 |
Population of Melhus
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* 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 15.11.2026.