All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 145
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Analysis & InsightGatt’s the way to do it
Having introduced Brits to ‘tapas’ dining at La Tasca, Neil Gatt is now pursuing the continuing roll out of Pesto – the chain of small-plate Italian restaurants that he launched back in 2006.
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Half of consumers think hotel food is too expensive
Half of customers think food prices at hotels are too expensive, stopping them from dining at these locations as a non-resident
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Analysis & InsightMcDonald’s and Greggs dominate food-to-go market share
The majority of visits to food to go outlets in Q3 2015 were to McDonald’s and Greggs with McDonald’s dominating the breakfast market and Greggs at lunch
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Analysis & InsightFive minutes with… Jamie Barber: Cabana
M&C takes five minutes to talk to Jamie Barber, the restaurateur behind the Cabana and Hush Brasserie, about a billion dollar idea and the looming rise in living wage
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Property biggest concern for food entrepreneurs
Property availability is the biggest challenge food entrepreneurs are facing, coupled with the cost of acquiring new sites
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Customers remain loyal without promo deals
The majority of customers will remain loyal to a food to go outlet even when meal deals or promotions are discontinued
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25 years – what’s changed?
Most industries change a fair amount in 25 years, and pundits talk up the “step changes” they observe. But Peter Harden argues in the 2016 edition of Harden’s Restaurant guide, that even the most ardent cynic would agree that the restaurant industry today has risen to new heights in the last quarter century
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Analysis & InsightFood to go leading eating out sector
The food to go sector is outperforming the wider eating out market and bucking the trend of decline seen elsewhere with growth being generated by frequency of visits and a moderate spending increase
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London restaurants growth rate “off-the-charts”
The highest ever rate of new restaurant openings in the capital is recorded in the 25th edition of Harden’s London Restaurant guide, which is published today
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Yesterday best day for Xmas bookings
According to LiveRES and Zonal Retail Data Systems, yesterday was the most popular day of the year to make Christmas bookings
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Analysis & InsightAre feathers about to fly?
Joe Lutrario, deputy editor of Restaurant magazine, reports back on his visit to Reys and says that PizzaExpress has made a play for Nando’s territory with a more grown-up chicken concept in Cambridge city centre.
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Consumers favour ban on promotions over a sugar tax
Nearly half of consumers would support legislation banning retailers from having promotions on food and drink with a high sugar content
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Nando's top to find true love
Nando’s is the most popular place to go on a first date according to research from dating site Clover which showed the rotisserie chicken restaurant came out on top above coffee shops and fine dining restaurants
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Analysis & InsightMore restaurants closed in 2014 than during the recession
More restaurants went out of business last year than at the height of the recession with 50% more failing in 2014 than 2009
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How should brands work with Millennial influencers?
Tanya Korobka is Founder of Lucky Attitude, the leading Millennial marketing and workplace blog in the UK. Here she shares her thoughts on Millennial social influencers and how brands should approach working with them
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Analysis & InsightMenu prices on the rise as consumers trade up
The latest analysis of menu pricings by M&C Allegra has shown operators across the sector increasing prices at the premium end.
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Trend for eating lunch at home starting to fall
Consumers are eyeing lunch options that combine the twin priorities of speed and variety, according to new research.
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Consumers want more diversity but expect standards to fall behind
Taste outweighs health concerns and freshness for customers buying bread, pastries and patisserie goods as people are expecting more from their food
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Analysis & InsightChristmas 2015 more important than ever for managed pubs
Christmas is set to be more important than ever to managed pub companies this year after England’s early exit from the Rugby World Cup compounded sluggish like-for-like sales rises.
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Analysis & InsightSpend falls across eating and drinking out for September
The latest Greene King Tracker has shown a fall in spend across eating and drinking in September, both year-on-year and compared to August.