Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local food Audience in Portugal

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local food in Portugal — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local food has an estimated audience of 1,671,404 people in Portugal.

The average Local food fan in Portugal is 45.0 years old, more female, and lives primarily in Lisbon District.

The audience is concentrated in Lisbon District, Porto District, Setúbal District.

Top brand affinities include Online food ordering, Delivery order, Gourmet Foods, with strongest over-indexing on Online food ordering (5.23× the country average).

Demographically, the Local food audience skews more female with an average age of 45.0, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Indulgence, Design Affinity.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 14 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Local food fan in Portugal is more female, around 45.0 years old, with strong Indulgence tendencies and a notable affinity for Online food ordering.

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 Portugal.

Audience size
1.7M
in Portugal
Gender
57.8%
42.2% male
Age
45.0
average years
Country rank
#551
Topic in Portugal
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-27%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local food fans

57.8% are female, 42.2% are male, average age 45.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

57.8%
Female
42.2%
Male
Demographic split for Local food audience in Portugal
MetricValue
Female57.8%
Male42.2%
Average age45.0
Estimated audience size1,671,404
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 45.0
average years
Age distribution of the Local food audience in Portugal
Age bracketShare%
16-198%
20-2915%
30-3918%
40-4926%
50+33%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

0.8%

of the worldwide Local food audience comes from Portugal.

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 Portugal average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Local food audience in Portugal is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local food fans by region: top regions in Portugal
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Madeira~90K1.78×
02Beja District~30K1.09×
03Azores~50K1.03×
04Viana do Castelo District~40K1.01×
05Faro District~100K0.99×
06Viseu District~60K0.99×
07Coimbra District~80K0.96×
08Leiria District~90K0.95×
09Aveiro District~100K0.94×
10Braga District~100K0.93×
11Setúbal District~200K0.92×
12Porto District~300K0.84×
13Santarém District~70K0.84×
14Lisbon District~400K0.80×
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×
01Delivery orderFood & Beverages5.88×
02Online food orderingFood & Beverages5.23×
03Gourmet FoodsFood & Beverages4.88×
04Cooking showFood & Beverages4.34×
05DinnerFood & Beverages3.74×
06Home DeliveryFood & Beverages3.68×
07LunchFood & Beverages3.62×
08BreakfastFood & Beverages3.49×
09Chocolate cakeFood & Beverages3.48×
10Corpo SaudávelTopic3.28×
11Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages3.13×
12FoodieFood & Beverages3.00×
13White wineFood & Beverages2.91×
14Organic productFood & Beverages2.89×
15DinersFood & Beverages2.82×
16Vegetarian cuisineFood & Beverages2.76×
17Wine tastingFood & Beverages2.70×
18Organic farmingFood & Beverages2.48×
19Organic foodFood & Beverages2.01×
20Self-awarenessHealth1.95×
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
IndulgenceJOY2.65×
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.78×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.71×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.67×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.69×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.97×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Local food have in Portugal?

Local food has an estimated audience of 1,671,404 people in Portugal, concentrated in Lisbon District and Porto District.

02

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

57.8% of Local food fans are female, 42.2% are male, with an average age of 45.0 years.

03

Which brands do Local food fans like most?

Local food fans show strongest brand affinity for Online food ordering (5.23×), Delivery order (5.88×), and Gourmet Foods (4.88×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local food fans live in Portugal?

Local food fans in Portugal are most concentrated in Lisbon District (reach ~400K), Porto District (reach ~300K), and Setúbal District (reach ~200K). 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 Delivery order (5.88×), Gourmet Foods (4.88×), Dinner (3.74×), and Lunch (3.62×) compared to the Portugal average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Portugal 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 Portugal. 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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