Catering & canteen in Växjö
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (64/100)
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 7 active businesses in the category “Catering & canteen” in Växjö - 0.9 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 1.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 10.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Catering & canteen in Växjö against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Växjö kommun), from 3 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.
| Växjö | Sweden | Växjö Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 37% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 6% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 64% | 52% | Stronger | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 57% | 22% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VäxjöThis 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 – Växjö kommun
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 Växjö.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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
7 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Emil Lindells Väg 16 Lgh 0901, 352 57 Växjö | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Astrakanvägen 3, 352 66 Växjö | 2025 |
| · Svea Cater AB · chain | Olga Bohlins gata 2, 352 21 Växjö | 2022 |
| · Watma Education AB · chain | Vallgatan 12, 352 35 Växjö | 2022 |
| · Sodexo AB · chain | Idavägen 4, 352 46 Växjö | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norra Esplanaden 12, 352 33 Växjö | 2018 |
| · Växjö Kommun · chain | Älgvägen 2, 352 45 Växjö | 2012 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Emil Lindells Väg 16 Lgh 0901, 352 57 Växjö | Apr 2026 |
Astrakanvägen 3, 352 66 Växjö | Nov 2025 |
Recently closed
P G Vejdes Väg 8 Lgh 1104 Växjö, 352 52 Växjö | Nov 2026 after 2 yrs |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 11 | 1.5 | 46 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 7 | 0.9 | 65 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 9 | 1.3 | 52 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 7 | 1.0 | 62 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 20 | 2.6 | 3 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 14 | 2.0 | 24 |
Population of Växjö
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.