Pizza, Second Favorite Food of Mexicans

Only after tacos

For five years Mexico has been among the countries where pizza is eaten frequently. This marvelous food is the second preferred by Mexicans (only after tacos), with a consumption of 120 million pieces per year, and with a growth of 12%.

Jaime Salazar, president of Abastur, the organizing committee of the most important exhibition in Mexico and Latin America for the hospitality industry, said that Mexico is the second largest consumer of pizza in the world, after the United States, which consumes 650 million pieces annually.

According to Jaime, pizza success in the country is largely due to its adaptability, its price, and how quickly you can cook it and eat it. He noted that this consumer behavior has brought tremendous growth to national pizza establishments, and currently there are 30,000 food establishments offering this dish.

The President of Abastur sees further growth in the market of pizza, because generation of millennials are the main consumer. Today, the pizza sector is valued at one billion pesos.

[p] Via El Universal.

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Translated by: cristina.mora@sandiegored.com

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