All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 74
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: Turning up the heat and other NPD delights
New product development (NPD) is rightly recognised as a lifeblood for the eating out industry, and MCA’s Menu Tracker offers insights into the latest menu trends and influences across 150 leading operators. This review only serve as a taster, but the three courses have each been accompanied with three key summary insights.
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Analysis & InsightBeer sales up 1.1% in 2019 - BBPA
Total beer sales increased by 1.1% in 2019 to more than 8 billion pints – but a rise in beer duty in the forthcoming budget would stifle further growth, the British Beer and Pub Association has warned.
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Analysis & InsightRum to follow gin upward trajectory
Rum sales rose 7% year on year in 2019, contributing to a 6.2% rise in sales across the spirits category, new research from CGA has found.
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: Diners are ‘creatures of habit’
It has long been recognised that we are what we eat. Equally, this might well be extended to we are when we eat out. Using MCA’s Eating Out Panel (EOP) data, consumption insights show that we are creatures of habit when it comes to our eating out preferences by day of the week.
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: The devil in the detail on outlet growth
Outlet numbers are a critical metric we closely study within MCA’s Operator Data Index. Recently we rechecked December 2019 numbers, reassessed growth trends and reviewed outlook announcements from operators, ahead of producing our own forecasts of expansion/contraction across 250 leading casual dining brands.
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Analysis & InsightWomen in hospitality incur ‘seven barriers to success’
There is a lack of women holding senior roles in the UK’s hospitality sector, new research sponsored by UK Hospitality has found.
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Analysis & InsightPremiumisation continues to disrupt drinks market
Super-premiumisation continued to disrupt the on-trade in 2019 as a resurgence in mainstream brands further polarised the drinks market, CGA analysis has revealed.
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Analysis & InsightContemporary fast food to see subtle 2020 growth
Contemporary fast food brands are set to experience slight growth in 2020 following three consecutive years of growth decline, MCA analysis has revealed.
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Analysis & InsightBreakfast wins amid eating out lull
Eating out participation fell to a three low in January, with 91.7% of UK adults now eating out regularly, MCA’s analysis reveals.
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Analysis & InsightInstagram: Looking Good Enough To Eat
No dish reaches the candy pink menu at EL&N cafe without having its photo taken first. The chain’s head of food Daniel Booth will “play around with dishes during the development process, taking photos to see how they look through a lens before finalising them,” says head of marketing Sahar Mahdavian. The result is immaculate. Sambazon acai smoothie bowls and edible flowers perch pristinely on ancient grain granola, more modern art than breakfast.
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Analysis & InsightDelivery promiscuity in a fragmented market
Casual dining brands are becoming more promiscuous with delivery operators, MCA analysis has revealed.
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Analysis & InsightBangkok bounce back?
Once the darling of the Thai restaurant scene, Busaba has had a tough few years, with falling profits and site closures. Now with a simplified offer and a fresh focus on the capital, it’s looking to bounce back
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Analysis & InsightJanuary weather chills restaurant spend
The chilly weather in January kept consumers indoors, with spending in restaurants falling for the third month in a row by 3.5%, while takeaway expenditure grew 11.4%.
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Analysis & InsightFood to Go key take-outs
Now I might be a tad biased, but I thought MCA’s recent Food to Go conference was rather good. It’s always great to hear from operators at the coal-face, and the line-up included several interesting speakers all prepared to share some insights on how they are grappling with the opportunities and challenges of the maturing Food to Go marketplace. And yes, let’s not be in any illusion, some of the froth has come off this previous darling of the Eating Out market, with increasing signs of localised saturation only reinforcing the importance of enhancing consumer relevance. So how is this being pursued?
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Analysis & InsightConsumers flock to retail parks as high street falters
Footfall is up in retail parks and shopping centres, but down in the high street, new research from retail analyst Springboard reveals.
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Analysis & InsightTop 10 F2G brands grow market share
The top 10 Food To Go brands grew sales by 3.4% in 2019 to a market share of 33.6%, outperforming the wider Food to Go (FTG) market, MCA Insight reveals.
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Analysis & InsightA stock-take on physical expansion
A stock-take on physical expansion – Review of 2019 risers and fallers
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Analysis & InsightThe Dynamic Meal Equation
There are times when even some basic mathematics can provide valuable concision and perspective.
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Analysis & InsightFour in five expect sustainability from operators
Consumers are demanding increasingly more engagement on sustainability from hospitality operators, according to the latest edition of CGA’s Future Shock report.
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Analysis & InsightLight at the end of the tunnel: confidence growing among sector leaders
Eating out sector leaders are feeling more positive in 2020 compared to last year, with fewer describing conditions as challenging, MCA’s Top of Mind survey reveals.