Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local food Audience in Belgium

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local food in Belgium — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local food has an estimated audience of 1,435,641 people in Belgium.

The average Local food fan in Belgium is 46.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Hainaut.

The audience is concentrated in Hainaut, East Flanders, Antwerp.

Top brand affinities include Ryanair, DreamLand, Vegetarian cuisine, with strongest over-indexing on Ryanair (1.94× the country average).

Demographically, the Local food audience skews more female with an average age of 46.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Design Affinity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Local food fan in Belgium is more female, around 46.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Ryanair.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-13.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Local food profile in Belgium.

Audience size
1.4M
in Belgium
Gender
62.5%
37.5% male
Age
46.0
average years
Country rank
#519
Topic in Belgium
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+8%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local food fans

62.5% are female, 37.5% are male, average age 46.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

62.5%
Female
37.5%
Male
Demographic split for Local food audience in Belgium
MetricValue
Female62.5%
Male37.5%
Average age46.0
Estimated audience size1,435,641
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 46.0
average years
Age distribution of the Local food audience in Belgium
Age bracketShare%
16-196%
20-2917%
30-3916%
40-4921%
50+40%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.7%

of the worldwide Local food audience comes from Belgium.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Local food
CountryShare
United States18.0%
Japan9.7%
Italy5.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Belgium average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Local food audience in Belgium is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local food fans by region: top regions in Belgium
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Walloon Brabant~40K1.13×
02Province of Namur~70K1.08×
03Liege~100K0.99×
04Limburg~70K0.99×
05West Flanders~100K0.98×
06Hainaut~100K0.97×
07Flemish Brabant~100K0.97×
08Brussels~100K0.97×
09East Flanders~100K0.95×
10Antwerp~100K0.93×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Local food audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Local food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01CookbookFood & Beverages5.27×
02Wine & SpiritsFood & Beverages5.01×
03Sunday BrunchKids & Family4.67×
04Spanish cuisineFood & Beverages4.40×
05Vegetarian cuisineFood & Beverages4.35×
06Natural foodsFood & Beverages3.97×
07FoodserviceFood & Beverages3.87×
08Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages3.77×
09Mediterranean cuisineFood & Beverages3.65×
10Organic productFood & Beverages3.43×
11Culinary artArts & Culture2.59×
12Healthy dietHealth2.54×
13Organic foodFood & Beverages2.47×
14DreamBabyKids & Family2.45×
15FoodieFood & Beverages2.33×
16EnergyHome & Garden2.24×
17Health & wellnessHealth2.19×
18DreamLandFood & Beverages2.13×
19RyanairTravel & Leisure1.94×
20Grand'PlaceShopping1.84×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Local food audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM2.25×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.38×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.03×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Pet OwnershipJOY0.54×
Social Media UsageJOY0.89×
TravellingTHRILL1.01×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Local food have in Belgium?

Local food has an estimated audience of 1,435,641 people in Belgium, concentrated in Hainaut and East Flanders.

02

What is the gender split and age of Local food fans?

62.5% of Local food fans are female, 37.5% are male, with an average age of 46.0 years.

03

Which brands do Local food fans like most?

Local food fans show strongest brand affinity for Ryanair (1.94×), DreamLand (2.13×), and Vegetarian cuisine (4.35×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local food fans live in Belgium?

Local food fans in Belgium are most concentrated in Hainaut (reach ~100K), East Flanders (reach ~100K), and Antwerp (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Local food fans also like?

Beyond Local food itself, the audience over-indexes on DreamLand (2.13×), Vegetarian cuisine (4.35×), Cookbook (5.27×), and Grand'Place (1.84×) compared to the Belgium average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Belgium who actively search for Local food. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Belgium. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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