All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 168
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Analysis & InsightFight is on for ‘young pound’
Pubs are facing stiff competition when it comes to securing the disposable cash of leisure seekers. Mike Berry studies the latest findings of what people want from their pub visits
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Top 5 emerging trends in eating out
A resurgence in demand for regional dishes and a focus on alternative diets are among the key emerging trends for the UK, according to research and consulting firm, Technomic.
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Hospitality outperformed wider retail sector in October
The hospitality sector led a boom in spending during October with a 9.6% rise in sales, according to research from Visa Europe.
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Analysis & InsightForrester set to write a new page
A handful of private equity players are currently jostling to take control of the UK arm of TGI Friday’s and tap into the expertise of its much respected managing director Karen Forrester, but where does the business go from here? Could we see a new The Restaurant Group about to emerge?
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Analysis & InsightVisiting the pub remains number one out-of-home leisure activity
Visiting the pub remains the number one out-of-home leisure activity for UK adults, a new study by Carlsberg UK has revealed
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Analysis & InsightDomino's and PizzaExpress lead Youth100 list
Domino’s Pizza has topped the fast food and restaurant category in this year’s Youth 100 List: which highlights the UK’s top brands according to 18-24 year olds
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Views from the coalface
Olswang’s David Roberts looks at a problem facing some of the older, more mature concepts in the country, which have become so big that they become unmanageable, unprofitable and fail
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Annual beer sales up but on-trade slides
Off-trade beer sales continued to drive growth as the on-trade slipped 0.7%, according to the British Beer & Pub Association’s Quarter 3 Beer Barometer.
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Confidence returns to foodservice but essential demographics missed
Confidence is returning to the foodservice sector as consumer spend continues to increase however QSRs and pubs and restaurants cannot show complacency as key groups dining groups remain in decline according to the latest report from meat supplier EBLEX
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Ninety per cent of bar staff earning under Living Wage
New research has shown that 90% of bar staff and 85% of waiters and waitresses are paid under the Living Wage – as the rate was raised again.
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Number of restaurants offering mobile payments set to quadruple in next year
Almost 70% of restaurants are expecting to be able to take mobile payments by 2015, with over 40% planning to have tableside EPoS, according to new research.
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Analysis & InsightIgnoring the noise of the new
It seems that every week a new study comes out to tell us what consumers like and dislike about their eating and drinking out experiences, and each time expectation levels on what constitutes a “good time” increase. So how can established operators compete against the “noise of the new”
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Analysis & InsightThe cultural shift in time allocation
Starbucks chief executive Howard Schultz looks at the cultural shift in time allocation currently occurring in the consumer environment, away from “retail experiences people have felt forced to undertake and towards retail experiences that people want to enjoy with convenience as the key enabler”
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Analysis & InsightUK consumers most sceptical in the world
Consumers in the UK are among the most sceptical in the world, making it more important than ever for brands remain authentic and transparen
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Analysis & InsightPub value brands capturing ‘hard pressed family’ vote
Spirit’s Flaming Grill and Fayre & Square concepts, plus Greene King’s Hungry Horse and Whitbread’s Brewer’s Fayre, all feature in the top 10 brands that are most exposed to the capturing custom from “hard pressed families
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Health charity calls on EU to introduce calorie labelling for alcohol
The Royal Society for Public Health has called on the drinks industry and the newly appointed EU Health Commissioner to introduce calorie labelling for alcoholic drinks.
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Survey reveals attitude of restaurant operators towards social media
A poll of restaurateurs has revealed the ‘need for technology to manage customer experience and maximise yield’.
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Trafford Centre tops list of shopping malls for foodservice
The pulling power of shopping mall food courts remains undimmed according to new research by CGA Peach.
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Analysis & InsightSurvey shows consumers will spend more on takeaway than eating out
A poll has shown consumers are willing to spend 25% more on a Saturday night takeaway than they will on a meal out.
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Analysis & InsightBoxing clever
While C&C Group and Greene King hark back to the 1980s, we look at some issues taking up space on the sidelines, including the rise of new forms of consumer engagement, the continuing impressive progress of Fuller’s and whether anyone has the appetite for consolidation in the late night sector