Catering & canteen in Kalmar län
Opportunity score
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There are 34 active businesses in the category “Catering & canteen” in Kalmar län - 1.4 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than in Sweden as a whole (2.4 per 10,000).
In the last 3 years 12 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
The population is 245,477 and has shrunk 0.2% over 5 years.
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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.
Compared with Sweden
Catering & canteen in Kalmar län against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025, from 8 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Kalmar län | Sweden | Kalmar län Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 25% | 37% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 25% | 6% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 14% | 19% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 51% | 52% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 989k | SEK 1.2m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 441k | SEK 446k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 15% | 22% | Fewer chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
Kalmar länThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for catering & canteen in Kalmar län.
Competition
| public | 3 places |
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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 neighbourhood centre.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
34 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Svangatan 1 C, 385 33 Torsås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nickebo 142, 395 98 Läckeby | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Skogsliden 20, 393 51 Kalmar | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Tallgatan 20, 387 35 Borgholm | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gösta Bernhards Gata 1 A, 593 30 Västervik | 2026 |
| · Kalmar Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Ester bagerskas väg 25, 388 40 Trekanten | 2025 |
| · Kalmar Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Gullrisvägen 2, 393 61 Kalmar | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Thörnblads Väg 2, 386 90 Färjestaden | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Åstad 128 Tyrfors, 598 92 Vimmerby | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Jordtorpsvägen 11, 386 90 Färjestaden | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Germundsgatan 3 C Lgh 1202, 392 45 Kalmar | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skrika 322, 384 73 Fliseryd | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Storgatan 23, 577 38 Hultsfred | 2022 |
| · Kalmar Kommun · chain, 3 places here | Östra Gösbäcksvägen 9, 393 65 Kalmar | 2021 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Glömminge Backe 10, 386 95 Färjestaden | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Torsås Torg, 385 20 Torsås | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Storgatan 106 A, 382 34 Nybro | 2020 |
| · Enskild firma | Sandtäktsvägen 6, 387 70 Löttorp | 2019 |
| · Mörbylånga Kommun · chain | Storgatan 9, 386 31 Färjestaden | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Jordslätavägen 55, 387 93 Borgholm | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Strandgatan 6 C, 392 49 Kalmar | 2019 |
| · Enskild firma | Enighetens Väg 31, 393 59 Kalmar | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Strandgatan 6 C, 392 49 Kalmar | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Odensås Lindåker, 577 95 Virserum | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Brandrumsgatan 13, 387 70 Löttorp | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Kaggensgatan 5 B Lgh 1101, 392 32 Kalmar | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västerviksvägen 2, 594 30 Gamleby | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Mattsavägen 2, 388 50 Påryd | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Strömby Östergården 304, 385 91 Torsås | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Tjusby 24, 387 93 Borgholm | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skrindvägen 4, 382 46 Nybro | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Slagdala 2, 577 95 Virserum | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lunavägen 11, 393 51 Kalmar | 2002 |
| · Borgholms Kommun · chain | Hantverkaregatan 35, 387 32 Borgholm | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Svangatan 1 C, 385 33 Torsås | Oct 2026 |
Nickebo 142, 395 98 Läckeby | Oct 2026 |
Skogsliden 20, 393 51 Kalmar | Oct 2026 |
Tallgatan 20, 387 35 Borgholm | Jun 2026 |
Lindby 203, 386 64 Degerhamn | Jun 2026 |
Gösta Bernhards Gata 1 A, 593 30 Västervik | Jan 2026 |
Kalmar Kommun · Ester bagerskas väg 25, 388 40 Trekanten | Sep 2025 |
Kalmar Kommun · Gullrisvägen 2, 393 61 Kalmar | Jun 2025 |
Recently closed
Algatan 6, 388 41 Trekanten | Oct 2026 after 24 yrs |
Lindby 203, 386 64 Degerhamn | Jun 2026 after 0 yrs |
Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for catering & canteen.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskarshamns kommun Municipality | 0 | 0.0 | 77 |
| Kalmars kommun Municipality | 12 | 1.6 | 69 |
| Västerviks kommun Municipality | 2 | 0.6 | 69 |
| Vimmerby kommun Municipality | 1 | 0.7 | 60 |
| Emmaboda kommun Municipality | 0 | 0.0 | 56 |
| Nybro kommun Municipality | 2 | 1.0 | 55 |
| Mörbylånga kommun Municipality | 4 | 2.5 | 52 |
| Hultsfreds kommun Municipality | 3 | 2.2 | 28 |
Population of Kalmar län
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 13.11.2026.