All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 62
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Analysis & InsightHow will delivery fare as dine-in re-opens?
Demand for delivery has never been so high, and there is significantly greater supply than pre-pandemic, as foodservice operators capitalise on this increased consumer demand. Furthermore, delivery has become a lifeline whilst traditional routes to market were restricted, following just 11 weeks of ‘normal’ trading in 2020.
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Analysis & InsightDelivery market reaches £11.4bn
Food delivery grew by £3.7bn in 2020 to reach £11.4bn, as it benefitted from being one of the few routes to market during the pandemic, Lumina Intelligence reports.
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Analysis & InsightOne in four reopen
One in four of England’s licensed premises opened for trade in hospitality’s first week back for outdoor-only service, according to latest figures from the Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners.
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Analysis & InsightDifferentiation is key to a successful rollout
The ability to provide a differentiated experience is key to a successful rollout, and one that Loungers is able to offer, according to analysts Berenberg.
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Analysis & InsightBuilt-up demand competes with limited outside supply
Eating out reservations on 12 April were up 79% on the equivalent Monday of 2019, Office for National Statistics data shows.
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Analysis & InsightConfidence buoyed by outdoors opening
Three in four operators (74%) are confident or very confident that the rest of the re-opening roadmap will continue as planned.
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Analysis & InsightContactless brands: Chilango’s digital-only trial
If the pandemic has highlighted anything, it is that human beings crave contact. Those everyday interactions mean so much and have been sorely missed over the past 12 months. So it felt like counter-intuitive for a hospitality brand to move away from human contact with its customers altogether, towards a purely digital experience.
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Analysis & InsightLicensed trade off to a solid start
Licensed premises in England enjoyed a reopening bounce on Monday, with preliminary analysis showing like-for-like sales up 58.6%, compared to the same Monday in 2019.
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Analysis & InsightEating out picks up
Eating out is on the increase, following the return of schools, and as consumers return to the office, Lumina Intelligence’s Eating and Drinking Out Panel reveals.
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Analysis & InsightConsumers book al fresco meals
One in four consumers (26%) have been booking post-lockdown activities in March, with 41% of these booking restaurant reservations for meals outdoors, Barclaycard data reveals.
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Analysis & InsightWho will win as the food-to-go market recovers?
Coronavirus wiped almost £10bn off the value of the food to go market in 2020, but while 2021 has got off to a tough start with continued restrictions and limited travel, a full recovery is expected in 2022.
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Analysis & InsightPolice check due diligence on outdoor trading
Outside structures have emerged as the new flashpoint with local authorities, as operators seek to make the most of al fresco trading, Kate Nicholls has said.
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Analysis & InsightRent debt: ‘There’s going to be pain on both sides’
Rent debt remains the biggest unsolved problem of the pandemic, a looming prospect which threatens to wreck the recovery of a sector before it has begun.
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Analysis & InsightDoubt over delivery growth - poll
Only a very small minority of operators (6%) believe delivery volumes will continue to grow when dining out reopens.
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Analysis & InsightHospitality readies itself for battle with the elements
With the hospitality sector gearing up for reopening after a long, hard winter, the last thing it needs is scores of guests not showing up for bookings. While some operators have put in place additional measures to confirm tables, the big unknown is whether people’s desire to escape their houses for a drink or a meal outside is strong enough to counter the discouraging effects of any less than clement weather.
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Analysis & InsightLeisure spend shows encouraging signs
Face-to-face leisure & entertainment spend was up 136% last week, in a positive sign of the pent-up demand for the reopening of hospitality.
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Analysis & InsightUptick in outlet growth expected for food to go
The number of food to go outlets is forecast to grow by 0.6% this year, following modest growth of 0.2% in 2020, according to Lumina Intelligence’s new UK Food to Go Market Report.
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Analysis & InsightTrack and trace rules will have major impact on business
Four in five (82%) hospitality leaders say new track and trace rules requiring all guests to sign in will impact their business.
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Analysis & InsightCACI: ‘The way we move has changed indefinitely’
Covid has transformed the way consumers engage with space and will continue to do so because of a long-lasting impact of the virus on mobility, MCA’s Food to Go Conference has heard.
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Analysis & InsightInvestor view: ‘Huge availability of property’ coming
Investment hunger for food-to-go opportunities will build post-pandemic and focus on category leaders and the strongest operators, MCA’s Food To Go conference has heard.