All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 117
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Bar spending off-sets restrained consumption
Robust spending in pubs and bars, as well as a surge in tourist spend, is off-setting more restrained consumption on the UK consumers high-street, data from Worldpay reveals.
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Leisure spend hits £238bn amid warnings of overheating F&B market
Leisure spend totalled £238bn in 2016, accounting for 20% of consumer spending, according to Knight Frank’s Welcome to the Leisure Dome report. The commercial property agent described food and beverage as “the trailblazer” of leisure, with new shopping centres allocating 20%+ of space to F&B and many existing schemes being ...
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F&B market 'geographically polarized'
The eating and drinking out market is geographically polarized, with some markets over-supplied, rents unsustainable – and fall-out inevitable.
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Beef overtakes chicken as top protein at dinner
Beef has overtaken chicken as the top protein for out of home dinners, the latest MCA insight has shown
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Over 50s maintain alcohol dominance at dinner
Older consumers’ preference for alcohol while eating dinner out has helped to widen the gap with soft drinks, the latest MCA data has shown.
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Report highlights emerging ‘mega trends’
MCA’s latest insight has identified three new emerging ‘mega trends’ in the eating out sector: convenience, foodie culture and customer technology.
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Why good food is increasingly on the menu at hotels
Hotel restaurants are shedding their stuffy image, thanks to forward-thinking hoteliers who hope to attract food-savvy travelers with buzzy destination restaurants and casual lobby bars, says JLL Foodservice Consulting
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Pub design? It’s no small beer
As pubs scramble to reposition themselves for the 21st century, too many are embracing ruinous interior design, argues Tony Naylor
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Easter Weekend lfls down 3.8%
Sector like-for-like sales over the Easter weekend were down 3.8% on last year, the Coffer Peach Business Tracker has shown.
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London chefs struggling with long working hours
Over two thirds of London chefs believe the long-hours culture of professional kitchens is damaging their physical and mental health
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Poll indicates 3%-5% menu price rises over next year
An MCA poll of leading operators has shown that more than half expect overall menu pricing to increase over the next year – mainly at a rate of 3%-5%.
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Spending on restaurants drop 3% in Q1
Consumer spending in restaurants and in QSR dropped by 3% and 5% respectively in the first quarter of this year
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Food service price inflation up 6% in March
Foodservice price inflation reached 6% in March 2017, thanks to a dramatic rise in the price of fish and continued inflation in sugar, meat, cereals and vegetables.
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Poll predicts tourism and staycation boom for UK
Almost two thirds of international travellers are more interested in holidaying in the UK than this time last year, according to a new poll.
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Five Guys the most popular fast food chain
Five Guys has been ranked the UK’s most popular fast food chain for the second year running
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Bringing good food to the masses
Here Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of Leon and London Union talks to MCA’s sister publication The Grocer about the high street chain, street food, clean eating and school food
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10 key insights for global restaurants
James Hacon identifies the top 10 trends for restaurant groups trading across the globe – from the next step in the delivery dilemma to being realistic about closures and returns on investment – discussed at the Global Restaurant Investment Forum in Dubai.
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Poll shows breakfast out of home falling out of favour
Research by Beacon Purchasing has claimed that the number of people eating breakfast out of home has dropped 11% since 2016 but spend has risen 31%.
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Takeaways lead sector growth in 2016
Take away food outlets saw net growth of 294 stores last year, according to the Local Data Company’s review of 2016, but pubs and inns had a net loss of 259.
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Iced coffee sales grew 18% in 2016
The value of the iced and blended beverages market in UK coffee shops grew by 18% in 2016 to reach c£338m turnover, Allegra World Coffee Portal reveals.