All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 118
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Food and soft drinks push up CPI
Increases in the cost of food and non-alcoholic beverages were the largest contributor in pushing UK inflation to its highest level since September 2013, ONS figures reveal.
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Sector lfls down 0.5% in March
Like-for-like sales across the Coffer Peach Business Tracker cohort fell 0.5% in March, with the late Easter holiday impacting on performance.
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One in five UK drinkers buy alcohol online
A new report has shown that British drinkers buy more alcohol online than anyone else in Europe.
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BrewDog- more than just lucky punks
BrewDog’s announcement of a £231m investment form a US private equity firm at the weekend prompted praise and dismay in equal order. It is the latest in a series of moves by the Scottish brewer and pub operator which has seen them accused of relinquishing their ‘punk’ status and becoming part of the establishment. James Wallin asks whether the self-proclaimed rebels really have sold out and what the latest chapter in the BrewDog story can tell us about crowdfunding and the craft beer movement.
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Alcohol spend up, volumes down
The value of alcohol sold out-of-home in Britain’s pubs, bars and restaurants rose by 1.8% in 2016, new figures from CGA Strategy reveal.
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Analysis & InsightPub brands ring changes on regional menu pricing
MCA’s Menu Tracker has given Steve Gotham the opportunity to look at the latest menu releases by top leading pub chains Hungry Horse and JD Wetherspoon
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Restaurants falling short on beer offer
A new study has shown that restaurants are still failing to tap into the growing interest in craft beer.
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Analysis & InsightPubs losing £709m in draught beer profits
Pub operators have been urged to react to looming cost pressures by clawing back some of the £709m a year in profit lost to draught beer quality standard issues – the equivalent of £14,600 per pub.
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Italian lessons
With the demise of its Union Jacks brand and the furore over its comments about Brexit, Jamie’s Italian is taking some strong learnings into the coming years. The company’s chief executive Simon Blagden talks to Joe Lutrario at Restaurant magazine
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Ghost restaurants
Ted Schama, joint managing partner at Shelley Sandzer, takes a look at the new trend for “ghost restaurants”
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Where does a pub end and a restaurant begin?
Simon Johnson of CBRE’s Corporate Advisory team looks at how managed pubs distinguish themselves from their restaurant cousins in the casual dining space and analyses the detail of the takeover of Punch
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Diner satisfaction falls 9pp in 20 years
Consumers’ satisfaction with eating out has significantly dropped over the last 20 years, according to a comparative study by the British Sociological Association.
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Soft drinks brands overtake alcohol in traditional ad spend
Soft drinks companies overtook alcohol brands on traditional advertising spend last year
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On-brand music increases restaurant sales
In-store music that fits the brand of a restaurant can have a significant impact on sales, boosting desert spend by more than 15%, a major new study reveals.
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Hospitality sector confident about future
Hospitality SMEs are more likely to feel confident about their prospects than other sectors, new research reveals.
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Analysis & InsightMarket towns not so Tasty
The sobering full-year update from Tasty, the Kaye family-backed operator of the Wildwood and Dim T brands earlier this week, was the first one that I think gave a truer reflection of where the market actually is, with the real hard yards set to kick in
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Two thirds of consumers use social media before eating out
Two thirds of consumers (66%) visit a restaurant’s social media pages before eating out.
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Soft drinks sector set for further growth
The soft drinks category continues to flourish in the foodservice and licensed sector and is set for further growth thanks to the healthy living trend
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Following the crowd
Over the past few years crowdfunding has gone from a curiosity to a major source of finance for businesses looking to scale up. Analyst Geof Collyer examines the statistics behind this phenomenon and how it is impacting on the eating and drinking out sector.
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Craft beer “tipple of choice” for women
More than half of British women are opting for craft beer as their “tipple of choice”