The traditional Dutch snack bar is losing in popularity to foreign fast food chains, the Telegraaf said on Thursday.

The Netherlands currently has some 4,800 snack bars, a drop of 4% on 10 years ago, the paper said, quoting figures from hospitality advice bureau Van Spronsen & Partners.

At the same time, the number of fast food outlets, such as Burger King, is rising – the increase reached 7% over the past five years and some 11% since 2006.

The report shows the Netherlands has almost three snack bars per 10,000 inhabitants but this rises to 4.7% in the southern province of Limburg.

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