All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 187
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Wet-led pub GP falls below 50%
Gross profit (GP) margins have slipped below 50% for community wet-led pubs, as they are unable to take advantage of the higher earnings potential of food sales, according to a new benchmarking report
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Evolution of the pub to be key trend for 2014
Classic British pubs will push even harder in 2014 to transform and grab market share from conventional restaurants by focusing more attention on creating upscale, premium food and drink, and launching repositioned outlets in non-traditional sites
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Off-trade discounts lead to beer price fall for consumers
Most pub and bar operators are still putting up beer prices despite the duty cut in March’s Budget, new research shows
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London fuels sector lfl growth
Like-for-like sales among 27 leading pub and restaurant groups increased 1% in October compared to the same month last year, with London fuelling the growth, new figures show
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Analysis & InsightOutlook for managed pubs 'positive'
The outlook for the managed pub sector is “positive”, while tenanted pub operators will benefit from their decision to down-size, as the leisure sector is “boosted” by improved consumer confidence, according to a leading economist
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Average price for dinner rises 3.5%
The average price of dinner for one (including half a bottle of wine, coffee and service) in London increased by 3.5% to £47.68 in the last 12 months
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Six meals a week thrown away
The average UK household throws away the equivalent of six meals every week, costing £12.5bn a year, or almost £60 a month to the average family, according to a new report
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Analysis & InsightThat’s the Spirit
Spirit Pub Company has come a long way since its demerger from Punch Taverns over two years ago. However, despite consolidation in the pub sector coming back into play, reports that the Mike Tye-led group is considering a bid for rival Orchid seems at the moment a case of the business running before it can walk
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Analysis & InsightDiscounting becoming the norm
The use of deals across the UK’s restaurant sector has become the norm, according to the latest findings of a leading tracker
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Discount-driven traffic increases
The number of restaurant visits in the US prompted by a deal or discount increased in 2013 after declining in 2012, according to a new report by The NPD Group
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Analysis & InsightThere is no off switch anymore
We now live in a world of constant updates and conversations, eyes glued to the screen, scrolling up and down, all in the name of marketing, says leading marketing and social media consultant Vikki O’Neill
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Eating in trend helps increase in ready meal sales
Sales of ready meals in the UK topped the £2.3bn mark over the last 12 months, as consumers continued to trade down from eating out to dining in with premium ready meals, according to the latest research from market intelligence company IRI
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Analysis & InsightBeer sales show record growth, despite decline in pubs
UK beer sales experienced the biggest quarter-on-quarter increase this century in Q3, with sales up 5.2% - although pub beer sales fell 1.2% across the three months
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Analysis & InsightNo stone unturned
“I love the business, I love working, I love running big pub companies. This was just too good an opportunity to miss. The plan is to become a dominant force on the high street.” So said Ian Payne, just after the TDR Capital-backed Stonegate was formed through the £373m acquisition of 333 wet-led pubs from Mitchells & Butlers (M&B).
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Analysis & InsightConsumers expect more hospitality and leisure on high streets
Almost one in seven (15%) UK consumers would like to see more restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs on high streets, according to new research that suggests in the future high streets will focus more on hospitality and leisure and less on retail
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Big fall in critical distress in sector
Forty percent fewer bar and restaurant firms were deemed to be in “critical distress” in Q3 2013 compared to the same quarter last year, although increasing numbers face “significant problems”, new research shows
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Analysis & InsightUndervalued and unloved
With Wagamama gearing up to open its first site in the US, and only its fourth in total, since it made its debut in the States in 2007, Stefan Chomka asks why haven’t more UK chains broken America?
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Domino’s most attractive brand for 18-24 year olds
Domino’s is the eating-out brand that matter most to 18-24 year olds, according to the Youth 100 compiled by research firm Voxburner
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Consumer confidence and eating out spend on the rise
Consumer confidence about disposable income is at its highest since the third quarter of 2011 (-25% in Q3 2013 vs. -43% in Q3 2011); with net spend on eating out also on the rise, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker
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Analysis & InsightAgeing population to redefine high streets, pubs and restaurants
Pubs and restaurants must adapt to meet the consumer demands of an ageing population, according to a new report from the Royal Institute of British Architects