Leading SMEs of India 2023

70 | Leading SMEs of India 2023 [ INDIAN SME SECTOR OVERVIEW ] Share of MSME in Global Inquiries Region-wise Global Inquires Source: D&B Data Cloud D&B DATA CLOUD FOOD & BEVERAGE: GLOBAL INQUIRIES OVERVIEW • Between 2019 and 2022, the global inquiries on Dun & Bradstreet database for F&B sector jumped 5 times, with 2022 seeing an average 460 inquiries every day. • Amongs t sub- categor i es , wholesale trade and food store both witnessed the highest 6 t imes increase in global inquiries, followed by food & kindred products which witnessed 5 times increase in global inquiries. • MSMEs accounted for 79% of global inquiries on F&B companies in 2022, almost 12 percentage points up from67% in 2019. • While two-third of the inquiries are from US & Canada, there is growing trends in inquries from European and Asian countries. Dun & Bradstreet