All Research articles – Page 10
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OpinionGotham’s Easter quiz
With the Easter bank holiday weekend almost upon us, MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham offers up a bit of a light-hearted break from the norm with a test of your knowledge of the eating and drinking out market.
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Analysis & InsightWhat customers really want
Any intelligent operator knows the value of constructive customer feedback. Yet finding a balance between British face-to-face politeness of, and moanerati online culture can be challenging amid a deluge of data. MCA’s Finn Scott-Delany seeks advice from experts at MCA Insight/HIM, Yumpingo, and Supersonic Inc.
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Analysis & Insight
Food delivery grows 19% in 2018
Food delivery grew 19% year-on-year in 2018, while average spend per order is rising, according to research from Cardlytics.
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Analysis & InsightPopularity of decaf coffee seeing a boost
More than a million people have switched to drinking decaffeinated coffee over the past 12 months, according to research agency Mintel.
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Analysis & InsightSector back on “even keel”, with lfls up 3.5%
Managed pubs and restaurants saw collective like-for-like (lfls) sales up 3.5% on March last year, suggesting putting the market back on “an even keel”, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Analysis & InsightBreakfast at Tiffany’s – and McDonald’s and Costa and…
With breakfast now the second most popular day-part behind lunch, MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham discusses what, and who, has been driving its growth, and what we could see in the future.
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Analysis & InsightHigh street exits remain at historic high, says PwC
The number of businesses exiting the high street is at an historic high, according to the latest report from PwC, with pubs and bars and Italian/pizza focused restaurants suffering.
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Analysis & InsightMajority of consumers value drinking healthily
The majority of UK consumers place a significant amount of importance on drinking healthily, according to MCA’s & HIM’s recent Healthier Eating Report 2019.
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Analysis & Insight
Mildness boosts March spend
March’s mild weather compared to last year’s Beast from the East led to double digit year on year growth in spending in restaurants and pubs, Barclaycard data reveals.
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Analysis & InsightBurger King – Still in McDonald’s shadow?
Eighteen months after Bridgepoint acquired the UK master franchise rights for Burger King, how is the brand performing in its long-fought rivalry with McDonald’s? MCA market insight director, Steve Gotham, looks at what consumer data can tell us.
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Analysis & InsightJapanese whiskey and vermouth among most fashionable drinks
Japanese whiskey and vermouth are among the most fashionable drinks in high-end London bars, according to a new Influencers Report from CGA and DrinkUp.London – a guide to drinking in the capital.
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Analysis & InsightLoungers – the one and only?
This week, Loungers announced its much-anticipated intention to float. One line in the accompanying documentation caught the eye of MCA market insight director, Steve Gotham – that Loungers is “the only growing all-day operator of scale in in the UK with a strong reputation for value for money”. He delves into MCA’s wealth of data to determine whether this claim stacks up.
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Analysis & InsightInvestment is crucial to boost brand momentum
“The outperformers in the market are the ones who aren’t standing still,” Molly Johnson-Jones, head of customer and strategy at strategic consultants Stone & River told delegates at yesterday’s CGA Insight conference.
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Analysis & InsightBrexit fears set to hit eating out spend
More than half of consumers are planning to eat out less as a result of Brexit, a new poll has shown.
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NewsLow alcohol craft beer sales up 381% in past two years
No and low alcohol craft beer sales have rocketed 381% in the past two years – although form a low base - a new report has shown.
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Analysis & InsightFamily friendly winners unveiled
By 2045 one in seven UK residents will be over the age of 75, with the inevitable impact on the spread of generations being catered for by the hospitality sector. MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, looks at which operators are best placed to appeal to a multi-generational family.
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Analysis & InsightConsumers cutting out drinks on food to go meals
Consumers are cutting down on drinks purchased with food to go meals, the latest MCA data has shown.
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Analysis & InsightThai restaurant chains leading on rate of growth
The number of chain Thai restaurants have more than doubled over the past five years to December 2018 – up 123%, to 147 sites, with the Asian sector “ripe for further M&A activity”, according to CGA and AlixPartners’ latest Market Growth Monitor.
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Analysis & Insight'Don’t label your plant-based dishes as meat-free'
An increasing number of consumers are opting for vegetarian and vegan dishes, with operators following the trend and adding them to menus across the sector. But how do you ensure they have broad ranging appeal, and don’t just appear as part of a tick-box exercise? MCA’s sister title Food Spark took a look at the research around what actually sells.
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Analysis & InsightMenu price inflation hits 2.4% in 2018
The latest analysis from MCA’s Menu Tracker shows dish prices outstripped inflation in 2018.