All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 162
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Majority favour smoking rooms in pubs
The majority of the public agree that pubs should be allowed to have private rooms for customers to smoke in if they want to
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Analysis & InsightByron and Browns named most satisfying brands
Byron and Browns have been named the most satisfying eating-out brands and Five Guys the best quality in CGA Peach’s BrandTrack survey.
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Diners favour familiar restaurants
Diners are creatures of habit according to a new survey which shows that 98% of people regularly visit the same restaurants when eating out and 3.8m Brits only ever visit the same restaurant
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Academic says health campaigns should focus on abstinence
An academic has said anti-binge drinking campaigns aimed at young people should focus on the benefits of abstaining from alcohol rather than warning of the risks of heavy drinking.
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Analysis & InsightFuture proof?
Rotisseries are the future of the pub sector, according to Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge; while leading analyst Simon French suggests larger pub companies could emerge fuelled by the market rent-only option (MRO)
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Britain is becoming a nation of (younger and female) angels
Angel investors are making more investments than ever before and their numbers are swelling
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Training failing to improve performance in 39% of cases
Research from People 1st has shown that 39% of hospitality employers report staff performance has not improved, despite spend across the industry of £2.7bn on training.
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Spend on eating out up
Spending on eating out has increased as the fall in petrol prices drove consumers to pump an additional £12.81 each into the UK economy last month
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Analysis & InsightShaken-up
Over the last two years Revolution Bars and chief executive Mark McQuater have helped each other restore their reputations. From a failed sales process, the company has dusted itself down and under McQuater impressively re-invented itself leading to a re-engaged consumer and an uplift in sales
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Analysis & InsightFear factor in market revival
Although a return to activity is something to be championed, Dominic Walsh is taking the positivity with a pinch of salt after spotting a few signs that not everything in the garden is rosy.
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Retail footfall down 1.2% in January, BRC says
Retail footfall was down 1.2% in January with shopping centres reporting the largest dip (2.8%) but high streets slightly slowing the rate of decline (down 1.6% as opposed to 1.8%).
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Analysis & InsightStarbucks and KFC among “most hated” UK brands
Starbucks, McDonalds and KFC have been named as some of the most hated brands in Britain as part of a poll to find the nation’s most loved household names
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One in five adults now a teetotaller
More than one in five adults claims to now be a teetotaller, according to the latest figures from the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.
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Analysis & InsightPub food sales outstrip drink in January
Food sales outstripped drink in pubs during January, showing a 2.8% rise versus a 1.2% fall, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Analysis & InsightWhy the hospitality trade doesn’t need a VAT cut
Bob Cotton, of accountancy firm Wellers and former chief executive of the British Hospitality Association, argues a VAT cut is the wrong area of focus for the hospitality trade in the lead up to May’s general election.
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Hospitality spend soared in January
Hospitality drove growth in consumer spending in January, according to the latest research from Visa Europe.
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Third of all pub visits prompted by deals or promotions
A third of all visits to pubs are now driven by deals or promotions, according to the latest figures from NPD.
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Over-35s increasingly important to on-trade
Drinkers aged 35-plus are an increasingly important customer base for pubs, as 18 to 24-year-olds become less engaged in the on-trade, Andrew Turner of Heineken UK has.
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Wine and spirits sales at a high
Wine and spirits sales are becoming increasingly important to the on-trade and now account for almost half of the value of all drinks sales in new openings, exclusive figures have revealed.
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Sector confident on beer growth
More than 80% of people working in the beer sector believe that the category will grow by 12.8% or more during 2015