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Street Food in Lyngdal: Industry Overview and Outlook

Published 01.10.2026

Analysis of companies, sales, employees, and opportunities for entrepreneurs in Lyngdal, Agder, Norway

Economic Overview

Sales Development:

  • 2023: NOK 5.2 million (highest level)
  • 2024: NOK 395.8K (decrease of 92.4 %)
  • 2017→2023: Increase from NOK 3.5 million to NOK 5.2 million

Employees:

  • 2023: 6 employees (highest level)
  • 2024: 3 employees (decrease of 50.0 %)
  • 2017→2023: Increase from 4 to 6 employees

Table: Annual Development

YearSales (NOK)Employees
2016634.4K0
20173.5M4
20183.3M5
20194.0M3
20203.8M4
20214.6M3
20225.0M4
20235.2M6
2024395.8K3

Critical Points:

  • Largest sales decline in 2024 (92.4 %) compared to 2023
  • Employees have decreased by 50.0 % from 2023 to 2024
  • Largest sales increase in 2017 (451.6 %) from 2016
Sales over time — street food — Lyngdal
Sales over time — street food
Number of companies — street food — Lyngdal
Number of companies — street food
Employees over time — street food — Lyngdal
Employees over time — street food

Companies in the Industry

Registered Companies (3 total):

  1. Dragonvogn Manjan (Stasjonsgata 12, Lyngdal)
  • Organisational form: ENK
  • Founded: 2024-02-19
  • Employees: 0
  • Sales: NOK 0
  • EBITDA: NOK 0
  1. Original Thai Nichanan Sudland (Alleen, Lyngdal)
  • Organisational form: ENK
  • Founded: 2017-05-01
  • Employees: 0
  • Sales: NOK 0
  • EBITDA: NOK 0
  1. Piri Piri Lyngbygg As (Stasjonsgata 12, Lyngdal)
  • Organisational form: AS
  • Founded: 2018-12-04
  • Employees: 0
  • Sales: NOK 0
  • EBITDA: NOK -18.0K

Organisational Forms:

  • ENK (Sole Proprietorship): 2 companies
  • AS (Limited Company): 1 company

Critical Points:

  • Piri Piri Lyngbygg As has negative EBITDA (NOK -18.0K)
  • No companies have positive sales in 2024

Business Geography

Distribution by Location in Lyngdal:

  • Stasjonsgata 12: 2 companies (Dragonvogn Manjan, Piri Piri Lyngbygg As)
  • Alleen: 1 company (Original Thai Nichanan Sudland)

Critical Points:

  • Concentration of companies on Stasjonsgata 12
  • No data on other locations in the municipality

Business Dynamics

Bankruptcies and Financial Challenges:

  • No bankruptcies registered among companies in the industry
  • Piri Piri Lyngbygg As has negative operating income (NOK -118.0K) and EBITDA (NOK -18.0K)
  • Original Thai Nichanan Sudland and Dragonvogn Manjan have no operating income or EBITDA

Critical Points:

  • One company's EBITDA is negative
  • No companies have positive sales in 2024

Outlook

Outlook for Entrepreneurs

Short-term Challenges:

  • Large sales decline in 2024 (92.4 %) compared to 2023
  • Fewer employees in 2024 (3) compared to 2023 (6)
  • No companies have positive sales in 2024

Long-term Opportunities:

  • Higher sales in 2023 (NOK 5.2 million) indicate potential
  • More employees in 2023 (6) indicate growth
  • The fast food sector in the municipality is growing (see parent_outlook)

Recommendation:

  • Establish companies with greater capacity to handle crises
  • Focus on innovation and cost management
  • Develop stable income streams

Outlook for the Fast Food Sector

Contrast between fast food and street food:

  • Fast food sector has 6 companies in the municipality (street food has 3 companies)
  • Sales in the fast food sector have grown from NOK 10.7 million in 2016 to NOK 33.8 million in 2025
  • Employees in the fast food sector have grown from 30 in 2016 to 72 in 2026

Peer companies in the fast food sector:

NameAddressSales (NOK)EmployeesEBITDA (NOK)
Knøtten Kro AsSkolegata 7, 4580 Lyngdal23.1M553.0M
Edgars Bakeri As Avd Handelsparken LyngdalFiboveien 1, 4580 Lyngdal7.5M17719.8K
Edgars Bakeri As Avd Lyngdal SentrumGrøndokka 1, 4580 Lyngdal4.8M11455.2K

Critical Points:

  • Fast food sector is growing by 12.9 % in 2025 compared to 2024
  • Peer companies in the fast food sector have higher sales and EBITDA than street food companies
Sales in the parent industry — hurtigmat — Lyngdal
Sales in the parent industry — hurtigmat
Companies in the parent industry — hurtigmat — Lyngdal
Companies in the parent industry — hurtigmat
Employees in the parent industry — hurtigmat — Lyngdal
Employees in the parent industry — hurtigmat

Other companies in hurtigmat (not in street food)

CompanyIndustryAddressSalesEmployeesEBITDA
Knøtten Kro AsbakerySkolegata 7, 4580 LyngdalNOK 23.1M55NOK 3.0M
Edgars Bakeri As Avd Handelsparken LyngdalbakeryFiboveien 1, 4580 LyngdalNOK 7.5M17NOK 719.8K
Edgars Bakeri As Avd Lyngdal SentrumbakeryGrøndokka 1, 4580 LyngdalNOK 4.8M11NOK 455.2K

Conclusion

Summary:

  • Street food industry in Lyngdal has grown from 0 employees in 2016 to 6 employees in 2023
  • Highest sales in 2023 (NOK 5.2 million), but largest decline in 2024 (92.4 %)
  • Fast food sector in the municipality is growing by 12.9 % in 2025

Opportunities and Challenges:

  • Opportunities: Growth in fast food sector, potential for innovation
  • Challenges: Large sales decline in 2024, fewer employees

Recommendation:

  • Establish companies with greater capacity to handle crises
  • Focus on innovation and cost management
  • Develop stable income streams

SmartGrunder can help:

  • Analysis of locations in Lyngdal for the street food industry
  • Follow-up on outlooks and opportunities in the municipality

Executive Summary

Short-term Challenges:

  • Large sales decline in 2024 (92.4 %) compared to 2023
  • Fewer employees in 2024 (3) compared to 2023 (6)
  • No companies have positive sales in 2024

Long-term Opportunities:

  • Higher sales in 2023 (NOK 5.2 million) indicate potential
  • More employees in 2023 (6) indicate growth
  • Fast food sector in the municipality is growing (see parent_outlook)

Recommendation:

  • Establish companies with greater capacity to handle crises
  • Focus on innovation and cost management
  • Develop stable income streams