All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 184
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Analysis & InsightEating out market 'stabilising'
Britain’s eating out market is stabilising in terms of frequency of eating out ahead of an expected return to “steady” growth, with pubs and cafes seeing slight growth against a small decline among pizza and pasta restaurants and eat-in fast food outlets
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Analysis & InsightIt’s murder on the dancefloor
In line with the lion’s share of current consumer data, Zolfo Cooper’s latest exploration of leisure spending habits points to rising confidence amid economic recovery. But there is one leisure sub-sector in which significant challenges remain – nightclubs, where the market seems to be suffering from a behavioural change among 18 to 34-year-olds, says the company’s Paul Hemming
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CEO’s confidence increases for coming 12 months
Twice as many chief executives around the world believe the global economy will improve in the next 12 months compared to last year
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Report predicts 'fatalities' among steak restaurants
The rise of boutique wine bars, Greek restaurants and vegetable juice bars are among the likely trends in the restaurant sector this year, according to DCL, which also predicts “fatalities” in the steak sector
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Sector 'distress' falls
The number of restaurant and bar companies in “critical distress” fell at a faster rate year-on-year than across UK businesses as a whole in Q4 2013, although more are experiencing “significant problems”, new figures show
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Analysis & InsightHybridisation breeding new competition
The increased hybridisation between the pub and restaurant sectors is set to breed new definitions for operators and consumers alike, as each sector continues to encroach on their respective key trading touch points
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Analysis & InsightVenturing forward
If I had to put forward one man who could dominate the UK’s eating and drinking-out scene over the coming 12 months, I would be hard pressed to look past Tim Bacon, the chief executive of Living Ventures
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Analysis & InsightCan supply chains be simplified? Ask the consumer
Increased simplification and integrity of supply chains is always possible; however, it comes at a price. This price is not just the financial implication but also the need to change consumer expectations
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Pubs and clubs regularly serving drunks
Pubs and nightclubs routinely break a law which says they should refuse to serve people who are already drunk, research has claimed.
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Analysis & InsightJohnson: Entrepreneurs really do matter
Serial sector investor Luke Johnson has said that entrepreneurs really do matter as they add value, create jobs and generate value
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Average publican 'bordering on obese'
The average pub licensee is bordering on obese, according to research conducted by M&C Report’s sister title the Publican’s Morning Advertiser with Channel 5
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Festive lfls rise 3.3% for sector
Like-for-like sales across 27 leading pub, restaurant and bar groups increased 3.3% over the festive season, with drink-led pubs in London the best performers at +6.5%, new figures show
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Analysis & InsightAverage sale price of pubs up 3.3%
The average sale price of a pub has increased for the first time since 2007 and a record number of pubs are remaining as pubs after sale, according to the latest research from property agent Christie + Co
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Analysis & InsightAverage sale price of restaurants increases 4.7%
The influence of branded restaurant chains in the thriving London market could well be replicated in the UK regions in 2014, according to Christie + Co’s Business Outlook report
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UK franchise businesses report best performance since 2008
Franchise businesses across the UK are operating at their best level since the country entered into recession in 2008, according to new research
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Despite recovery, decline in distress may only be temporary
The decline in business distress and in businesses being sold out of distress continued in 2013 as an inevitable consequence of the continuing economic recovery
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Private equity to the fore across leisure sector
The influence of private equity, evident for many years in the leisure sector, was once again to the fore in 2013 across the wider leisure sector, according to Christie + Co director and head of leisure Jon Patrick
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Why we must improve kitchen conditions
Jeremy King, OBE, co-owner of Corbin & King Restaurants, one of the most respected restaurateurs in the UK, writes in the latest issue of Restaurant, calling for the industry to adopt new working practices
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Analysis & InsightUK coffee shop market to exceed £8.7bn in turnover
The total UK coffee shop market will exceed 20,500 outlets and turnover of £8.7bn by 2018, with 4.5% annual outlet growth over the five-year period, according to the latest research by Allegra Strategies
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Cinema takings fell in 2013
Takings at UK cinemas fell in 2013 by the biggest margin in 22 years, as box offices struggled to match the success of James Bond’s Skyfall, new research shows