Catering & canteen in Värnamo
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (5/100)
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 6 active businesses in the category “Catering & canteen” in Värnamo - 3.0 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 3.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Catering & canteen in Värnamo against all of Sweden. 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.
| Värnamo | Sweden | Värnamo Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 33% | 22% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VärnamoThis 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 – Värnamo kommun
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
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 Värnamo.
Financial health
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
Competition
| public | 2 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 in the municipality.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Smultronvägen 82, 331 42 Värnamo | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Ingelundsvägen 4 C Lgh 1105, 331 36 Värnamo | 2026 |
| · Värnamo Kommun · chain, 2 places here | Finngatan 17 A, 331 34 Värnamo | 2025 |
| · Värnamo Kommun · chain, 2 places here | Expovägen 1, 331 42 Värnamo | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västbovägen 51, 331 53 Värnamo | 2016 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Myragatan 9, 331 51 Värnamo | 1987 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Smultronvägen 82, 331 42 Värnamo | Oct 2026 |
Ingelundsvägen 4 C Lgh 1105, 331 36 Värnamo | May 2026 |
Värnamo Kommun · Finngatan 17 A, 331 34 Värnamo | Aug 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eslöv | 20,422 | 5 | 2.4 | 11 |
| Karlshamn | 19,966 | 0 | 0.0 | 93 |
| Hässleholm | 19,760 | 3 | 1.5 | 43 |
| Ystad | 21,259 | 5 | 2.4 | 13 |
| Västervik | 21,615 | 1 | 0.5 | 81 |
| Oskarshamn | 18,817 | 0 | 0.0 | 92 |
Population of Värnamo
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* 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 12.11.2026.