Restaurant activities: largest employers
11,890 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 5611) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Lunch Garden leads with 740.2 FTE (financial year 2023).
Top 20
Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lunch Garden 1140 Evere | €34.6m | €91.7m | −€43.7m | 740.2 | 2023 |
| 2 | Autogrill België 1930 Zaventem | €30.4m | €102.7m | €5.77m | 711.7 | 2025 |
| 3 | ODAS 8000 Bruges | €26.8m | €11.3m | €11.3m | 518.1 | 2025 |
| 4 | Pizza Belgium 2600 Antwerp | €34.9m | €45.8m | €2.60m | 484.3 | 2025 |
| 5 | SSP Belgium 1060 Saint-Gilles | €14.2m | €61.5m | −€7.85m | 347.5 | 2024 |
| 6 | Lunch Garden Belgium 1930 Zaventem | €16.6m | €52.1m | €5.28m | 308.9 | 2025 |
| 7 | AC Restaurants EN Hotels Beheer - AC Restaurants ET Hotels Gestion 1930 Zaventem | €4.75m | €64.0m | −€7.47m | 293.1 | 2025 |
| 8 | Sense Operations 2020 Antwerp | €4.99m | — | €2.00m | 203.8 | 2025 |
| 9 | Lilly Invest 8620 Nieuwpoort | €1.31m | — | 273,223 € | 165.7 | 2025 |
| 10 | Le Monde du Pain 2600 Antwerp | €8.83m | €19.7m | €5.31m | 164.3 | 2025 |
| 11 | EXKI 1050 Ixelles | €33.0m | €22.0m | €15.9m | 156.4 | 2026 |
| 12 | Wasbar Belgium 2600 Antwerp | €3.86m | €12.5m | 687,292 € | 136.6 | 2025 |
| 13 | Hawaiian Ops BE 2020 Antwerp | €3.98m | €28.6m | €1.20m | 135.3 | 2025 |
| 14 | PUUR 1500 Halle | €20.8m | €26.3m | €14.9m | 134.2 | 2026 |
| 15 | Caresquick 1930 Zaventem | €6.18m | €15.9m | €4.39m | 115.9 | 2025 |
| 16 | Groupe Leon Vanlancker 1893 1000 Brussels | €22.6m | €11.9m | €11.8m | 115.4 | 2025 |
| 17 | Colmar 9700 Oudenaarde | €31.1m | €14.3m | €28.9m | 109.1 | 2025 |
| 18 | K2C 1000 Brussels | €1.84m | — | 12,815 € | 108.5 | 2024 |
| 19 | BUNZ 2600 Antwerp | €1.91m | €9.26m | −€4.00m | 107.6 | 2025 |
| 20 | Restauration Nouvelle 1420 Braine-l'Alleud | €5.87m | €13.7m | €1.00m | 106.3 | 2025 |
Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the largest employer in Restaurant activities?
Lunch Garden, with 740.2 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2023).
How many Restaurant activities companies report employees?
11,890 out of 22,390, in accounts less than 3 years old.
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Open the full file →Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 11 Nov 2026.