THIRTY THOUSAND SHOPS SELL 900 TONS OF TRADITIONAL DÖNER KEBAB EVERY DAY...
Some 30,000 shops sell around a total of 900,000 kilograms of traditional döner kebab each day across Turkey , making a great contribution to the local economy, according to the head of a trading group. “Döner makers are also the main players in the local meat market as they create strong demand,” Muhammet Nezif Emek, the head of Döner Shop Owners' Association, told Anadolu Agency. “There is a döner shop in nearly every neighborhood in the country and it is one of the most favored foods,” he noted, adding that it is also becoming popular abroad. Data from the Turkish online food ordering company yemeksepeti.com showed that döner was the second most favored food in 2019 with a total of 15 million orders. The döner industry generates tens of thousands of people through a chain that connects production to consumption, Emek noted. According to Emek, the size of the monthly volume of döner business is around 4 billion Turkish Liras (around $630 million). A number of investors are sho...