Researching available menus and price lists helps to identify the main price categories and understand how the cost of services is formed. Typically, companies offer package solutions, calculating the cost per participant or forming menus based on unit and weight principles, depending on the specifics of the event.
The most affordable option remains coffee breaks. The basic "tea-coffee service" package costs on average 150–250 soms per person and includes tea, coffee, sugar, milk, lemon, tableware, and service. Additional components, such as pastries, desserts, and drinks, are charged separately, starting from 40–60 soms and reaching up to 200–250 soms for more complex items. Thus, the final cost of a coffee break depends on the selected assortment.
Corporate lunches are most often offered in the form of fixed sets: the cost of a complete lunch is approximately 900 soms, including a salad, a hot dish, a side dish, bread, and basic tea-coffee service. Some items, such as first courses or fish, may require additional payment, allowing for flexible budget adjustments.
In the segment of buffets and banquets, the price range is significantly wider. The menu may consist of snacks, canapés, tartlets, mini-burgers, and other dishes. The cost of one item for a buffet ranges from 40–90 soms to 300 soms and above; sets and assortments can cost from several hundred to thousands of soms.
Overall, catering companies in Kyrgyzstan adhere to a flexible pricing model: the final cost depends on the format of the event, the number of guests, the composition of the menu, and the level of service, allowing them to operate in various price categories—from basic to premium.
General price guidelines in the catering market (based on open price lists)
| Coffee break (basic tea-coffee service) | 150–250 soms / person | Price depends on tableware and configuration |
| Additional items for coffee break | 40–250 soms / item | Pastries, desserts, mini-snacks |
| Complete lunch | about 900 soms / person | Salad, hot dish, side dish, bread, service |
| First courses (additional charge) | +200–250 soms / portion | Depending on the menu |
| Buffet snacks | 40–300+ soms / item | Depends on composition and ingredients |
| Banquet dishes / assortments | from hundreds to several thousand soms | Calculated by weight and assortment |
With increasing demand, there is a growing interest in understanding the structure of the market itself: who its main players are, how their activity changes, and what volumes of tax revenues are generated in this segment. Tax revenues remain one of the few public indicators that allow for an assessment of the scale of companies' activities.
This article presents data on catering companies (legal entities) in Kyrgyzstan, collected based on information from the Ministry of Justice and the Tax Service regarding tax revenues for 2024–2025.
Tax revenues of catering companies: market concentration and dynamics
As of the end of 2025, the total volume of tax revenues from catering companies amounted to 57.5 million soms, which is 84% more compared to 2024 (31.2 million soms).
Thus, the total tax revenues from market participants increased by 1.8 times over the year.
