All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 178
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Analysis & InsightFood drives pub visits for 46% of customers
One in five UK adults visits the pub weekly and food is becoming more important for people choosing to visit the pub, according to a report called Pub Visiting UK, published by food and drink research firm Mintel
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Open doors to the world’s talent and funding will follow
Sherry Coutu CBE, advisor to Linkedin and London Stock Exchange board member argues that freeing up the recruitment pathways for fast-growing companies is what will make a further difference in the short-term and will allow the UK to look a more credible destination for investors
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Traditional UK foods 'at risk of extinction'
Some of the UK’s traditional food could be at risk of extinction as British children prefer junk food and international dishes while on holiday, new research reported in M&C Report’s sister title Big Hospitality has found
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Voucher and gift card sales grow
Sales of consumer vouchers and gift cards grew 17% in the first quarter of 2014, which is above expectations for the period, new research shows
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Hospitality sector 'scepticle of vouchers'
Most hospitality businesses think that vouchers are not a key generator of sales, despite the fact the majority of customers cite them as the top reason for revisiting an outlet
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Mobile restaurant bookings on the rise
Two in five (41%) diners now book restaurants on their tablets or mobiles, compared to 7% in 2011, according to Bookatable
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Analysis & InsightBuoyant future for branded market
The total UK restaurant market is forecast to reach £52bn by 2017, the growth rate doubling from 1.3% to 2.5% over the next three years, according to Allegra Foodservice
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Analysis & InsightPleasure seekers drive new era of premiumised informality
Premiumised informality, from street food to fine dining is now widespread across the restaurant sector, according to Allegra Foodservice’s latest report, The UK Restaurant Market 2014
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Analysis & InsightManaging expectations
It’s a little early to assess the full implications of Enterprise Inns’ move into managed pubs. But we already know enough from its first directly-run outlet, St James’ of Bermondsey, south-east London to suggest the company is serious about developing an estate of well-invested and properly promoted managed pubs in the capital and beyond
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Channelling the right branded offer
Stephen Evans, development director at Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), looks at how mundane and anti-brand some of the emerging areas in London have become and says if we are not careful, gentrification will mean a “second tier of homogenisation filled with artisan coffee shops and brunch joints and very little else”
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Analysis & InsightSubway in further Welcome Break link up
Subway, the sandwich chain, is to open another outlet at a Welcome Break services, in Newport Pagnell
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Consumers seek out gluten-free options
Over a third (37%) of consumers would visit foodservice outlets more often if they offered gluten-free options
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Analysis & InsightSector lfls grow 4.4% in April
Pub and restaurant groups experienced another strong period of trading in April, with like-for-like sales across 28 leading companies up 4.4% during the month
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Analysis & InsightI quit…again
Consumer insights company Intelligence Group predicts 86 million ‘Millennials’ (those in their 20s and early 30s) will be in the workplace by 2020, representing a 40% of the total working population. Employers had better take note: currently young people are quitting their jobs at a frightening rate, says Lara Piras, researcher at consultancy firm Voxburner
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Analysis & InsightGoldilocks and the three narratives
Understanding the multi-speed and locally polarised UK recovery will be key for operators over the next 18 months, as it brings challenges to expansion plans, pricing and promotions, and national marketing and communications campaigns argues Trajectory Partnership’s Paul Flatters
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Men face ridicule over pub wine choice
A study of 1,500 adults, commissioned Côtes du Rhône wines, found that just one in four would drink wine while on a night out with male friends for fear of being ridiculed
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Early funds catch concepts’ eyes
Nick Crosbie, corporate partner in international law firm Olswang LLP’s leisure group, looks at a few of the common funding models for the more early-stage concepts seeking investments
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Analysis & InsightTake me out
Restaurants are going toe-to-toe with established food-to-go and takeaway specialists to bring home a slice of the UK’s increasingly sophisticated takeout and delivery market
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Leading operators experience Easter weekend sales dip
Like-for-like sales declined 3.8% over the Easter weekend across 25 leading pub and restaurant groups against the corresponding four-day holiday last year
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Beer sales in pubs fall 4.2%
Beer sales in pubs were down 4.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, according to figures released today by the British, Beer & Pub Association