The eating and drinking out market has been boosted by a continued return to the office and rise in staycations across the peak summer period, according to Lumina Intelligence.
Lumina’s Eating and Drinking Out Panel snapshot for the four weeks to 6 August indicates consumers are still exercising some caution, with frequency remaining flat.
However, penetration jumped +11ppts versus a weak comparative in 2022, as more consumers opted for dining out occasions year-on-year.
Average spend also increased, to £16.23, compared to £10.64 in the same period the previous year.
Delivery’s share of occasions fell -1.5ppts, while many prioritised social-led channels with restaurants seeing a +0.6ppt rise.
Despite wet conditions, pubs and bars saw an even higher +2.1ppt boost in share.
This trend also saw drink-led occasions boosted by +4.8ppts, while the snack and lunch segments fell -2.0ppts and -1.4ppts respectively.
While QSR still took 27.3% of channel share in July, wet weather removed the attractiveness of grab and go options as the category fell -1.0ppts.
Coffee and Sandwich Shops remained the largest channel share, increasing 0.9ppts.
For more information about Lumina’s Eating and Drinking Out Panel, please click here or contact Sorcha.Simons@lumina-intelligence.com
