All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 134
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Promotions drive just 6% of eating out visits
Data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel has shown only 6% of consumers choose an establishment based on promotions, while healthy food choices prompt a similar percentage of visits.
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Patel: Brexit would be boost for UK hospitality
Speaking at yesterday’s ALMR Spring Conference, employment minister and prominent Vote Leave campaigner Priti Patel set out her case for why Brexit would benefit the UK hospitality sector:
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Sector entering new era of menu price inflation
The sector is entering a new and step-changed period of more substantive menu price inflation, the latest MCA data has shown.
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Sweetfin tips the scales on poké
Hawaiian raw seafood speciality dish poké has set sail for the US mainland and new fast-casual chain has quickly got on board on the West Coast to make the most of this trending phenomenon. Kerstin Kühn finds out why the operator thinks it can capture the market and expand
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Only half of hospitality workers are paid for overtime
The majority of workers in the hospitality industry work overtime, despite only half being paid for doing so
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Data shows tap water offer has little impact on drinks sales
New figures have shown a minimal impact on soft drinks sales by the provision of tap water.
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Poll shows top demands for family diners
A survey into dining trends of families has shown that a third would prefer to have smaller portions of dishes from the full menu as opposed to ordering from the children’s menu.
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March breakfast and lunch spend a 12-month high
Spend at breakfast and lunch hit a 12-month high in March, according to the latest data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel.
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Fall in consumer confidence in Q1
The latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker shows a fall in consumer confidence in the first quarter of 2016, which it said was a sign of a degree of caution returning to the consumer sector
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Five minutes with… Toby Smith, Novus Leisure
This week MCA takes five minutes with Novus Leisure chief executive Toby Smith. He talks about consumer insight, legislation and the power of the Rocky theme tune
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Red Dog Saloon has no time to paws
Tom Brooke, the founder of American restaurant chain Red Dog Saloon, is gearing up for a pivotal year as a big investment is pumped into the company
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London’s food supply chains at increasing risk of failure
London’s food supply chains at increasing risk of service failure, according to a new report
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Momentum to continue in specialist sector investment
Total investment into the specialist sectors will increase by 10% year on year to reach £14.3bn by the end of 2016
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Inside track: How leaving the EU would impact pubs
Writing for MCA’s sister title The Publican’s Morning Advertiser, Adam Bernstein takes a look at some of the key areas that would affect the pub sector if the British public votes to leave the European Union, and how a rejection of the continent could shape the landscape for pub operators in years to come
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Nottingham’s Late Night Levy in focus
Nottingham City Council introduced the Late Night Levy (the ‘levy’) on 1 November 2014. This followed a public consultation detailing the proposal and subsequent approval from the Full Council. Clare Eames, partner at Poppleston Allen, the UK’s largest firm of licensing solicitors, takes a look at its impact one year on
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Pub and restaurants see sales growth slowing down
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant operators are experiencing a sales slowdown at the start of 2016
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UK becoming a nation of foodie travellers
The UK is becoming a nation of foodie travellers, with a boom in the number of ‘gastro-holidays’ taken in the past three years
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The potential impact on foreign restaurant employees
What would the impact be on EU nationals employed in the UK, should the UK vote to leave the EU? Sikin Andela, partner at London-based solicitors Glovers, looks at the three most likely options for the UK’s departure from the EU
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Spending up over March as “lads who lunch” trend emerges
British households spent considerably more on leisure activities in March due to the Easter holiday falling earlier this year
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A third of restaurant goers attracted by craft beer
One in three people would visit restaurants more often if they served a range of British craft beer