Irish diners spend €7.5bn on eating out

The dining-out sector in Ireland is experiencing a bumper year, Bord Bia has revealed, with the market so far topping a record €7.5bn.

The market for dining out of the home, also known as the foodservice sector, showed unanticipated economic growth this year.

Bord Bia, it emerged, expects further increases to top €9bn by 2020.