All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 8
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Analysis & InsightQuality overtakes value as top consumer demand
The quality of ingredients used in dishes is one of the leading consumer demands indicating a shift in priorities, according to the latest insight from Lumina Intelligence.
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Analysis & InsightLeaders look to rationalise supply base
Drinks suppliers could be at risk of being de-listed as operators contend with wage, food, rent and energy cost rises
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Analysis & InsightPret unwraps festive menu
The Christmas Lunch Sandwich makes a comeback, while cheesy, hearty, and indulgent options lead the way on the innovation front
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Analysis & InsightLumina: ‘Promotional landscape is more competitive than ever’
With 35% of all restaurant occasions including a type of promotion, the ability to keep brands at the front of consumers’ mind is key, Lumina Intelligence’s Katie Gallagher tells MCA’s Restaurant Conference
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Analysis & InsightOptimism takes downward turn
Hospitality leaders are facing severe pressure on margins and consumers’ visits, CGA by NIQ’s latest Business Confidence Survey shows
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Analysis & InsightBudget costs could contribute further 5p to the pint
Larger pub groups are the most exposed to labour cost inflation, with price inflation across hospitality now expected at 3%, according to Shore Capital
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Analysis & InsightQSR giants launch first ever festive menus
Popeyes and Papa Johns debut Christmas menu revamps for the first time, while food-to-go chains like Black Sheep Coffee and Ole & Steen offer fresh twists to festive favourites
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Analysis & InsightFoodservice price inflation continues downward trend
Inflation dropped back to 2.4% in September – the 15th consecutive month of decline, according to the latest Foodservice Price Index report from Prestige Purchasing and CGA by NIQ.
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Analysis & InsightNo-shows back to record high
New figures from Zonal and CGA by NIQ found that 14% of guests do not honour reservations or inform venues in advance, with a direct link to the cost of living crisis
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Analysis & InsightFive Guys: ‘Continued investment in tech is improving the guest experience’
More streamlined delivery operations mean a better experience for restaurant customers and allows staff to focus on providing better hospitality, Rory Scallan, commercial director at Five Guys, told MCA’s Hostech
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Analysis & InsightConsumers continue to cut back on dining out and delivery
Just under half of consumers reduced their discretionary spending in October, with 50% of this group stating that eating out and ordering fast food and takeaways were among their main cutbacks
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Analysis & InsightFestive menus offer comfort and indulgence
Customers will see the return of familiar festive flavours, such as gingerbread, brie, and cranberry, while fresh options like profiterole cheesecake and black forest frappe lead on innovation. MCA rounds up the first wave of Christmas menus from Starbucks, Costa, Caffe Nero and Orée
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Analysis & Insight‘TikTok to table’: viral food trends top delivery rankings
Deliveroo’s 100 Report shows viral titems such as smash burgers, filling-packed sandwiches, Irish spice bags and cucumber among its global top ten most-ordered list
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Analysis & InsightDelivery sales up 6% in September
Delivery sales accounted for nearly 12% of restaurants’ total revenue last month, according to CGA by NIQ’s latest Hospitality at Home Tracker
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Analysis & InsightHow Greene King is building a new legacy
In celebration of Black History Month, the pub company partnered with historian and curator Tony Fairweather to bring the social history of the Windrush Generation into its pubs. MCA visits the Greene Man in London’s Euston to find out more
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Analysis & InsightThe rise of the chameleon hospitality space
Shape-shifting hybrid hospitality spaces which combine coffee, workspaces and lifestyle, are appealing to generation Z and Alpha consumers. Creative agency I-AM explores how to get the balance and tone right and avoid the appearance of “dad dancing”
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Analysis & InsightFire & Dine – What’s next from those burning it all down?
Egg Soldiers’ Tom Gatehouse assesses the trajectory of flame-focused food and suggests the technique can work in perfect harmony with innovators in the plant-forward space
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Analysis & Insightitsu: ‘Revenue through our app is up 200% this year’
By tweaking the loyalty mechanic to make it more engaging to customers, the healthy Asian brand has seen a huge uplift in transactions via its app, chief customer officer Neil Miller told MCA’s Hostech conference
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Analysis & InsightOptimising owned-channel delivery
Integrating on-demand delivery into operators’ channel strategies can drive awareness, conversion, and retention, Uber Eats told MCA’s Hostech conference
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Analysis & InsightJD Wetherspoon - Rent asunder - or on a roll?
Geoffrey Collyer of Lavender Bank Partners unpicks how Wetherspoons’ mammoth property restructuring, which has seen it buy up the freeholds of pubs it previously leased, has generated about two-thirds of net EBITDA growth in the last three years, alongside a reverse cannibalisation ’proximity thinning’ disposal process