All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 133
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Piece of the pie
US pizza chains are enjoying a resurgence in consumption, thanks to answering nationwide calls for quality and uniqueness says Darren Tristano of Technomic
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Leisure spend down in April
The average British household spent £206 on out of home leisure in April, a £10 (5%) decrease month-on-month
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Customer feedback improvements could give sector £3.2bn boost
The hospitality and leisure sector could add £3.2bn to the UK economy by improving how customer feedback is used, according to Barclays.
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Consuming youth - Instant gratification and disposable ethics
Earlier this year at YMS16, creative marketing agency Amplify previewed their ‘Young Blood’ series – a national research piece that involved speaking with 2,506 13 - 25 year olds to try and paint a new picture of British youth today. It looked at young people’s attitude to alcohol, food and eating out, and spending
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Wage war challenge continues
Mike Shipley, analytics and insight solutions director at Fourth, looks at the early signs of how the hospitality sector is getting to grips with the implementation of the national living wage
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Analysis & InsightPoll shows 27% of workers never eat lunch
Research by Deliveroo has shown that 27% of the UK’s workforce never eats lunch.
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Have deals lost relevance for pubs?
The pub sector grew visits from families faster than the wider market for the year to March but visits driven by promotion took another fall.
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Analysis & InsightIndividual pursuits
Keeping itself to itself has not harmed Individual Restaurant Company, the operator of the Piccolino and Restaurant Bar & Grill brands. In fact, managing director Vernon Lord tells Mark Wingett that looking inwards is helping produce record results
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Half of Brits stay dry on a night out
Half of the British population has been on a night out without drinking in the last six months
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Coffee shops playing central role in retail experience
Consumer demand for convenience has seen the number of coffee shop chains increase almost 20 fold in the last 17 years, according to analysis from CBRE. In the study of data supplied by Retail Locations, CBRE found that the number of coffee shop chains rose from 215 to 4,234 in ...
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Sector lfls down 0.8% in April
Britain’s eating and drinking-out market continued to slow-down in April, with collective like-for-like sales across managed pub and restaurant groups down 0.8%
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Finding the right course for dinner
Breakfast has become a lucrative market for operators but dinner is still the king when it comes to being the biggest day part in terms of total sales. MCA’s Gareth Nash has the evening eating details
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Analysis & InsightVital part to play
The last fortnight has seen two deals in the UK’s food-to-go sector, which I believe will mark the start of a period of M&A and consolidation across the category, as more investors and companies look to take advantage of a market that is outperforming the wider eating-out industry
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Poll of operators shows support for Brexit
More than two thirds of independent foodservice operators believe that Britain leaving the EU would have a positive impact on their business with 56% predicting that it would help cut red tape.
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Will Frankie drag down Breithaupt?
Last year, when Dominic Walsh interviewed The Restaurant Group chief executive Danny Breithaupt, he was bubbling with excitement about the prospects for the group, and particularly Frankie & Benny’s. Now, after three profit warnings in 15 weeks and its flagship brand getting the blame, Walsh reflects on a dramatic reversal of fortunes
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Restaurant sector turnover up 5% year-on-year
The turnover of the UK restaurant sector increased by 5% last year to £20.9bn, driven by the booming ‘fast casual’ segment of the market,
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Shopping centre vacancy rates falling faster than high streets
Shopping centre vacancy rates have fallen faster than retail parks and high streets
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'Healthy’ cocktails drive on-trade mixed drinks growth
The popularity of cocktails in pubs is higher than ever, with more than three quarters of the country’s bars now providing a cocktail menu.
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Taking the pulse of the sector
As someone who lives at the coalface of transactional activity in the restaurant sector, MCA asks Olswang’s David Roberts for his insights on the sector at this time
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Diners in favour of “no phone zones”
Taking photos of food in restaurants may impress followers on Instagram, but it appears to be wearing thin on fellow diners