All Research articles – Page 32
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Analysis & Insight
Confidence falls among small firms
Confidence is lagging among small business operators, according to a new poll.
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Analysis & Insight
Tuned in to the frequency
MCA’s Eating Out Panel looks at three key factors when analysing data – participation, frequency and average spend. Here, Steve Gotham takes a look at descending figures for the start of the year
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Analysis & Insight
Late night economy enjoys increased spend
A study into the late night economy has found spending on pre-drinks, transport, entry fees and drinks in club venues have all increased, while expenditure on food has decreased.
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Analysis & Insight
Eight trends in new openings
This week’s Market Growth Monitor from CGA Peach and AlixPartners identified some of the hotspots and black spots of Britain’s city centres and high streets. Here are eight key trends:
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Analysis & Insight
Sector lfls fall 0.4% in May
Like-for-like sales across the sector fell 0.4% in May with few bright spots highlighted by the Coffer Peach Tracker.
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News
Internet video revenue to surpass cinema sales
Revenues from streaming film and TV shows in the UK will exceed box office takings by 2020
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Analysis & Insight
Licensed premises fall 1.2% but managed sites grow 2.5%
Managed drink-led or community pubs and managed restaurants were the top growth areas in the year to March, although the UK’s stock of licensed premises continued to fall.
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Analysis & Insight
Restaurants and bars outperform consumer market in May
Spending in hotels, restaurants & bars rose by 3.3% in May as consumer spending fell in the wider market for the first time in four years, figures from Visa reveal.
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Analysis & Insight
Inside Track: Time to look north?
Could the north east be Britain’s best-kept secret for restaurant and pub operators? Most of the attention for new restaurant and pub openings tends to fall on London and the south east – but it is in the top right corner of England where the fastest pace of openings is to be found at the moment. CGA Peach vice president Peter Martin discusses.
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Analysis & Insight
Poll shows sector confidence falling
A new poll of industry leaders has shown the recovery in sector optimism seen earlier this year has stalled.
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality hourly pay up to £8.12
The hourly pay of workers in the UK hospitality industry continues to outstrip the National Living Wage (NLW), new research from Fourth has revealed.
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Analysis & Insight
Bakery accounts for two thirds of eating out visits
A new report by MCA has highlighted the key role of bakery sales to the wider eating out market.
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Analysis & Insight
Good photos boost TripAdvisor engagement
Restaurants with multiple photographs on their TripAdvisor page get more far interaction on the the website, new research reveals.
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Analysis & Insight
Poll shows diners willing to spend big on pub food
One in ten pub customers would be willing pay more than £20 for dinner in a pub, excluding drinks, new research has shown.
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Analysis & Insight
Foodservice inflation reached 5.8% in April
Inflation in wholesale foodservice prices reached 5.8% in April, with coffee prices particularly hard hit, the latest statistics have revealed.
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Analysis & Insight
Knives are out for Frankie’s
This week saw shares at The Restaurant Group fall 7% on the back of a note from UBS, which said Frankie & Benny’s new menu was still 22% more expensive than branded pub chains despite cutting prices.
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Analysis & Insight
Bank Holiday bonanza predicted
The May bank holiday could earn a £3bn for high street businesses, as Britons choose to spend the long weekend closer to home.
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Analysis & Insight
JDW retains dominance among pub brands
The latest Pub Brand Monitor from MCA has shown that despite site closures over the past year and a fall in its share of breakfast and dinner visits, JD Wetherspoon remains the market leader.
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Analysis & Insight
Food to go 'key growth driver' in eating out market
Food to go (FTG) has increased its share of total eating out visits by 1.4 percentage points (pp) to 42.3% compared to last year, MCA analysis reveals.
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Analysis & Insight
Coffee shops see decline in visits and snack buying
Consumer participation has fallen at coffee shops and cafés and there has been a two percentage point (pp) decrease in the channel’s share of total snack occasions, MCA analysis reveals.