All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 79
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Analysis & InsightPub brands lose share at dinner time
Pub brands’ share of visits at dinner time – its most important occasion – in the second quarter of 2019 (April – June), reflecting toughening competition from restaurants and growing customer expectations.
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: New tricks at old dog Pizza Hut Restaurants?
Using key consumer insights from MCA’s Eating Out Panel, to what extent are UK customers feeling and acknowledging the love for Pizza Hut Restaurants?
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Analysis & InsightGreene King: A bid out of the blue
The dust had barely settled in the pub sector following the news that Stonegate had reached an agreement to buy Ei Group for £1.27bn, when another bombshell hit in the form of an outside investor looking to snap up Greene King.
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Analysis & InsightGood value of less importance to consumers
The need for good value has declined in importance as a mission for consumers when choosing where to eat out, according to MCA’s latest Eating Out Panel for Q2 2019 (April – June).
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Analysis & InsightSteve Gotham: Frequenting fall-out
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham breaks down the data on eating out occasions to see what the real picture is when it comes to falling frequency.
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Analysis & InsightAlixPartners: The bar remains open
While it has certainly become more challenging to secure investment in parts of the restaurant market, the past 12 months has seen continued M&A and investment activity across the pub and bar space. The breadth of this activity highlights the current strength of this part of the sector, and this trend does not look like slowing anytime soon, argues AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith.
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Analysis & InsightPeter Martin: Manchester has a new plan
Taking inspiration from other parts of the world, as well as the UK, the city’s imaginative new blueprint for further developing its late-night economy could serve as a model for others, says MCA consulting editor Peter Martin.
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Analysis & InsightBakery brands hit the spot with trend for food-to-go
Branded bakery is outperforming the total eating out market, as the likes of Greggs and Warrens bakery tap into the growing food-to-go channel, according to analysis by MCA.
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Analysis & InsightDate night opportunity knocking?
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham analyses consumer eating out missions and deduces that there are opportunities for operators to do more when it comes to couples looking to spend money on a night out.
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Analysis & InsightArcade Food Theatre
There are plenty of theatres in the West End of London, but there’s never been one quite like Arcade. Located on the ground floor of the Centre Point building, next to Tottenham Court Road Tube station, it’s a playhouse, of sorts, where the drama is designed to unfurl behind the counters of the Theatre’s seven open-plan kitchens.
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Analysis & InsightCustomers more critical in evenings
Customers of restaurants and bars are most critical during the evenings, with loud music a frequent bugbear, data from Feed It Back reveals.
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Analysis & InsightDisorderly Brexit could cost sector £5.4bn
The UK eating & drinking out market has lost £1.4bn in value as a result of the Brexit vote, according to economic estimates by MCA.
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Analysis & InsightStreet food leads growth in eating out market
Street food and mobile operations are leading growth in eating out and outperforming the wider market, MCA research reveals.
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Analysis & InsightReflections on value for money
Traditionally, the concept of value for money was relatively straightforward, involving the trade-off between price and quality, but it’s not what it used to be, says MCA market insight director Steve Gotham.
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Analysis & InsightRestaurant spending up 10% in July
Restaurants enjoyed a 10.1% uplift in sales in July, as wider consumer spending saw muted growth of 1.7%, data from Barclaycard reveals.
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Analysis & InsightThe bigger picture on consumer spending
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham crunches the numbers on consumer spending to find out how it’s changed in real terms. Some of the findings more surprise you.
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Analysis & InsightIntense competition and cost pressures a drag on eating out market
The UK eating out market has experienced its slowest value growth in seven years and is forecast to grow 1.3% in 2019, behind inflation at c2%, according to the MCA UK Eating Out Market Report 2019.
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Analysis & InsightBill’s of Baker Street
As Bill’s moves forwards with its 2020 refresh programme, MCA market insight director Steve Gotham visits the newly-revamped Baker Street store to assess the changes, and looks what MCA’s customer insight data has to say about the performance of the brand.
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Analysis & InsightCommercial property rental suffers largest decrease in 10 years
UK prime commercial property rental values fell -0.2% in Q2 2019 - the largest decrease in ten years, according to property firm CBRE.
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Analysis & InsightSpend on drinking on the up, but flat for eating out
Consumers are planning to spend more on drinking in bars and bars during the third quarter of 2019, according to Deloitte’s latest Leisure Consumer Report.