All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 119
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South East Asian segment to reach value of £255m in 2017
The branded South East Asian market is set to grow sales by 23% in 2017, to reach a value of £255m, according to the latest MCA data.
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Small operators struggle with financial management
A quarter of hospitality and leisure SMEs say day to day financial management is one of their biggest concerns.
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Almost five shops a day closed in 2016
Almost five shops a day were lost from Britain’s high streets in 2016, according to a new report
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We’ve had our fill Phil
Celebrating the Great British pub, via its evolution, generational shifts, The Publican Awards, the possibility of a food-led tipping point, on-going legislation, some pubs located in Surrey, the Chancellor Phillip Hammond, and the cost of a new car park…
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“Who will serve us our coffee in Pret?”
Earlier this month, Pret A Manger’s HR director Andrea Wareham’s appeared at the House of Lords and spoke to the Economic Affairs Committee about the recruitment challenges facing the UK’s hospitality industry. Here she tries to answer that question on employment trends
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The price is right. Or is it?
During MCA’s Food to Go conference last month there was a lot of talk about London and ‘the regions’. This is how we have been conditioned to think about the UK and in many ways it limits us
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Dining out helps high street remain resilient
Footfall across the country’s high streets increased by 0.1% year-on-year in February
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Walsh on TRG, Domino's and C&C
The recent travails of The Restaurant Group may make it hard to remember that this was a company that once looked like it could do no wrong. Dominic Walsh looks at how things went awry and ask if the right people are being blamed. He also discusses the market’s reaction to Domino’s recent trading update and looks at the prospects for C&C Group.
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Regional focus: Wales
Wales was the only region of the UK to see a fall of more than 1% in food-led licensed premises, during 2016, according to the CGA Peach/AlixPartners Market Growth Monitor.
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Frontline women earn more than men per hour
Frontline female staff in the UK hospitality industry are paid marginally more than men per hour, according to research by hospitality and leisure software provider Fourth.
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UK now has most craft breweries per capita
The UK has overtaken the US in having the most craft breweries per capita.
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Licensed sites in UK cities up 7.6% since 2011
The number of licensed premises in UK cities has risen 7.6% in the last five years, as pubs and restaurants are increasingly acting as saviours of high streets.
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Consumer spending growth to slow in 2017-18
Real consumer spending growth will moderate from around 3% in 2016 to around 2% in 2017 and 1.7% in 2018, according to PwC
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Brits face price hikes on favourite drinks
British tea and coffee drinkers could be paying more for their daily cup very soon as supply problems continue to impact their availability
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Feedback facts
As consumer appetite for eating and drinking out of home continues to grow at pace, so will the feedback economy. In light of this, Danny Potter, chief executive of Ordamo, gives his top 10 tips for operators looking to embrace the power of customer feedback
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Third of Brits have reduced alcohol intake
A third of Brits (32%) have reduced or limited their alcohol intake over the past 12 months
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Cinema sector undergoing fundamental change
New research from Cushman & Wakefield reveals fundamental changes in the UK cinema industry
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Brits consuming 100m fast food & takeaway meals a week
British consumers are consuming 100 million fast food and takeaway meals every week, according to a new survey by Cancer Research UK
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VAT cut would boost eating out market
A cut in VAT by 5% in the Spring Budget could provide the average UK adult with extra spending power of £5,471 per year, with tourism and hospitality in line to benefit.
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UK CEO’s more upbeat about own growth prospects
UK chief executives are more upbeat about their own businesses’ growth prospects than 12 months ago