All Analysis & Insight articles – Page 93
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Analysis & InsightDelivery no longer a major consideration in property decisions
CDG Leisure’s MD Morris Greenberg, spoke to MCA about how the growth in delivery has impacted property decisions, where operators are looking in terms of location, and the fact the market is witnessing a plethora of dessert bar openings.
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Analysis & InsightPositives to be found in Budget announcements
Following Chancellor Philip Hammond’s last Budget statement before Brexit yesterday, MCA takes a look at the key points that affect the sector and gets some immediate industry reaction to the announcements made.
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Analysis & InsightTotal number of eating out visits falls 0.5% in year to September
The total number of eating out visits in the UK has fallen by 0.5% to 9.7bn in the year ending September 2018, due to a drop in visit frequency, according to the latest MCA Eating Out Panel – Q3 2018.
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Analysis & InsightNurturing from within
Recruitment in the sector is already proving difficult, without the fear of a further contracted pool of resources following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. MCA’s deputy editor Georgi Gyton discusses the benefits that could be gained from focusing more on the talent within.
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Analysis & InsightUK hospitality sales break £100bn
The UK hospitality sector achieved a total annual turnover of £102bn and 4% year on year growth, according to the latest ONS data.
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Analysis & InsightConsumer upping orders of takeaway for home delivery
The popularity of home delivery is on the up, with more than half (55%) of consumers ordering food to be delivered at least one a month – up from 40% seen a year ago, but a third rarely or never order it, according to MCA’s annual Restaurant Market Report 2018.
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Analysis & InsightInterview with an innovator: Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group’s Ed Loftus
The group F&B director talks to MCA’s sister title Food Spark about his hopes that more frequent menu changes, including experimental and regional dishes, will help get more customers through the door, and how he’s trying to drive sales volumes away from beef.
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Analysis & InsightConsumers cutting back on meals out and coffees
Leisure spending has cooled in Q3 2018 and is expected to fall further in Q4, with consumers cutting back on habitual activities such as eating and drinking out and buying coffees, according to Deloitte’s latest Leisure Consumer Q3 report.
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Analysis & InsightA Novel Idea: No. 4 Utopia for Realists
Every month, former Five Guys operations and development director Marcel Khan reads a book (so you don’t have to) and applies insight to the sector based on what he’s learned between the covers and beyond. This month: Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman.
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Analysis & InsightRising from the ashes
With Gaucho ending its administration process today following a successful CVA, MCA’s deputy editor Georgi Gyton spoke to new chief executive Martin Williams about the next steps in the business’ evolution.
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Pop-up Life – a hit for all time?
The increasing popularity of street food and the use of pop-ups as test beds for new concepts has become an increasingly important factor of the eating and drinking out sector. Here Jill Livesey explores their impact, longevity and appeal to consumers.
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Analysis & InsightHappy hour for pub groups
Despite the noise surrounding the consumer sector, the pub M&A market is buoyant, with varied and competing investors alive to the attractions of the sector, according to AlixPartners’ Graeme Smith.
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Focus on: Robots in restaurants
Robot waiters was once the stuff of science fiction but fully automated food service outlets are becoming increasingly common in some US cities. Kerstin Kuhn profiles some of the pioneers in this space.
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Analysis & InsightConsumer confidence falls to 12 month low
Consumer confidence fell by three percentage points (pp) in the third quarter of 2018, amid pessimism about disposable income and personal debt, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker.
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Time we all had our final say
Clive Watson, the co-founder of City Pub Group and before that Capital Pub Group, sets out why he will be marching for a second referendum on Brexit on Saturday. Here he sets out his reasons and urges the sector to make its voice heard.
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Don’t miss the point
What a week. From the revelations at Patisserie Holdings, the ongoing and sad fallout surrounding food labelling and Pret A Manger, to the administration of two further sector companies, it was seven days that again put the sector on the front pages/in national news updates and front of mind in the public consciousness, sadly for the wrong reasons. It was particular frustrating, argues Mark Wingett, as at the same time, some positive strides were being made communicating what the industry contributes and the good it does.
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In other news
Whilst last week’s news was dominated by the fast-moving story at Patisserie Holdings, the last month has shone a light on a number of other companies in the sector, which are faced with their own issues and questions about their future. Mark Wingett gives his thoughts on the Coaching Inn Group; TGI Fridays; Five Guys; The Restaurant Group (TRG); and Gordon Ramsay.
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Analysis & InsightSector lfls up 1.1% in September
September brought a 1.9% rise in like-for-like sales (lfls) across the UK’s managed pub sector but a 0.2% dip year-on-year for restaurant companies, according to the latest data.
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Analysis & InsightThe street food operators innovating for the meatless market
As Kerb launches its first meat-free market, MCA’s sister title, Food Spark, talks to traders about the dishes that are exciting consumers.
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Analysis & InsightPlaying hard to get
The board of Revolution Bars Group has once again rejected the possibility of a deal with Deltic. James Wallin looks at what was actually being discussed, gauges the thoughts of Revolution shareholders and asks what’s next for the key participants, as well as former suitor Stonegate.