Catering & canteen in Karlstad
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (24/100)
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 14 active businesses in the category “Catering & canteen” in Karlstad - 2.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 1.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 9.
In the last 3 years 9 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Catering & canteen in Karlstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), from 5 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.
| Karlstad | Sweden | Karlstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 20% | 37% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 6% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 0% | 19% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 52% | 52% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.2m | SEK 1.2m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 365k | SEK 446k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 29% | 22% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
KarlstadOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Karlstad
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 Karlstad.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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 in the municipality.
Jobs – Karlstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
14 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Gruvgången 63 Lgh 1101, 653 43 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Svea Cater AB · chain | Gruvgången 4, 653 43 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Horsensgatan 26 Lgh 1303, 654 67 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kamomillgatan 1, 653 45 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Järnvägsgatan 14, 652 25 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Herrgårdsgatan 22 Lgh 1302, 652 24 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Compass Group AB · chain | Sommargatan 101 A, 656 37 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Hadar Grudes Gata 5 B Lgh 1102, 652 09 Karlstad | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Hadar Grudes Gata 13 Lgh 1103, 652 09 Karlstad | 2024 |
| · Watma Education AB · chain | Orrholmsgatan 4, 652 15 Karlstad | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Järnvägsgatan 14, 652 25 Karlstad | 2019 |
| · Sodexo AB · chain | Sommargatan 101 A, 656 37 Karlstad | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gustaf Lovéns Gata 7, 652 09 Karlstad | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kasernhöjden 17, 653 39 Karlstad | 2011 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Gruvgången 63 Lgh 1101, 653 43 Karlstad | Oct 2026 |
Svea Cater AB · Gruvgången 4, 653 43 Karlstad | Sep 2026 |
Horsensgatan 26 Lgh 1303, 654 67 Karlstad | Aug 2026 |
Kamomillgatan 1, 653 45 Karlstad | Jun 2026 |
Järnvägsgatan 14, 652 25 Karlstad | Jul 2025 |
Herrgårdsgatan 22 Lgh 1302, 652 24 Karlstad | Apr 2025 |
Compass Group AB · Sommargatan 101 A, 656 37 Karlstad | Apr 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 7 | 1.0 | 62 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 9 | 1.3 | 52 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 11 | 1.5 | 46 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 7 | 0.9 | 64 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 7 | 0.9 | 65 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 20 | 2.6 | 3 |
Population of Karlstad
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
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 11.11.2026.