All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 182
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Analysis & InsightBranded dining sector to grow 7.6% by revenue in 2014
The UK branded dining sector will grow 7.6% by revenue in 2014, with outlet numbers increasing 5.5%, according to figures from Allegra’s Project Restaurant Report
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Analysis & InsightLocal brewers up beer volume by 8%
The nation’s beer lovers drank nearly 33 million more pints of local beer last year than in 2012, as independent brewers responded positively to the Chancellor’s decision to scrap the beer-duty escalator
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Restaurant insolvencies rise
The number of restaurant businesses going out of business in the UK jumped from 170 in Q3 2013 to 182 in the last quarter of 2013, according to accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy
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Analysis & InsightCoffee chains take share from office-based providers
High street coffee chains are taking market share away from office-based providers, a new survey shows
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Analysis & InsightPub menu prices rise, restaurants less expensive
Eating out in a pub is becoming more expensive with menu prices increasing year-on-year, while prices in restaurants have dipped, according to the latest Menurama research from Horizons
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Analysis & InsightSenior execs flag up returning business confidence
Returning businesses confidence and a loosening of the purse strings on investment make for good prospects for 2014 for casual dining and pub firms, according to the latest CGA Peach’s 2014 Business Leaders’ Survey
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Premium casual and fast food to thrive in 2014
A rise in the viability of upmarket concepts is expected over the next 12 months, with more than half of leaders (58%) thinking premium casual dining and fast food will thrive in 2014, according to CGA Peach’s annual Business Leaders’ Survey
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Analysis & InsightDomino’s tops student’s brand recognition
Domino’s Pizza is the most recalled brand by students during Freshers Week, the brand being remembered by three times as many students as the next brand Nando’s, according to new research by consultancy firm Voxburner
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Confidence gradually returning
Confidence is gradually coming back to the casual dining and pub sectors after several challenging years, according to CGA Peach’s annual Business Leaders’ Survey
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Hospitality jobs increased in Q3 2013
The number of jobs in the hospitality industry increased in the third quarter of 2013, data published by the Office for National Statistics shows
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Analysis & InsightPubs suffer as out-of-home snacking declines
The number of snacking visits to pubs fell at the fastest rate of any sector in 2013, with 28 million - or 11.7% - fewer visits compared to the previous year, as snacking away from home declined
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Alcohol-related deaths decline
Alcohol-related death rates are at their lowest since 2000, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) for 2012
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Social media usage on the rise
In 2013, nearly half (48%) of restaurants said they were actively using Twitter and 73% using Facebook, 12 months later this had increased to 65% and 76% respectively, according to the Bookatable Dining Index
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Analysis & InsightFood prices overtake rent and rates
Food prices have overtaken rent and rates in the list of overheads facing UK restaurants, coming second only to staff wages, according to the Bookatable Dining Index
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Analysis & InsightFine dining isn’t dead, it’s just had a facelift
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum, bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.’ In case you hadn’t heard, fine-dining restaurants have died. They had been on life support for a while now, apparently, but then suddenly the switch was flipped. That’s at least the story that sections of the press have been peddling in recent weeks
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Analysis & InsightA tale of three exiting CEOs
Three tales of CEOs leaving sector companies have played out recently at Novus Leisure, The Restaurant Group and Enterprise Inns. Dominic Walsh takes a look behind the scenes of each
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Analysis & InsightMajority eating out once a week or more
The majority of consumers (57%) eat out once a week or more, with one in five (20%) visiting restaurants twice a week and more than one in ten (13%) dining out almost every other day, according to the Bookatable Dining Index
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Rise of ‘citizen food critics’
We are a nation of social foodies with diners sharing, liking and booking restaurants in line with their Facebook newsfeed, says Bookatable.com
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Analysis & InsightEating-out value growth to reach pre-recession levels
The UK’s eating-out market is forecast to grow 3% in value over the next 12 months to £82.5bn, the highest level of growth since the recession began, according to Allegra Foodservice’s latest Eating-Out Market review
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Sector lfls grow 7.2% in January
Like-for-like sales across 27 leading pub, restaurant and bar groups grew 7.2% in January, as the trade benefited from favourable comparatives against the snow-hit first month of 2013