The UK grab and go sector has grown 10% in just a year, up to £2.7bn from £2.46bn, according to finance supermarket Funding Options.
Profits at the UK’s top grab and go operators increased over the same time, rising 13% to £180m from £160m.
Funding Options said 80 of the Top 100 businesses were profitable last year, compared to just 65 of the Top 100 restaurant groups.
Funding Options adds that the growth, which includes takeaway operators, has been helped by an ability to quickly respond to changing market trends, such as the increasing popularity of vegetarianism and veganism in the UK.
