All Research articles – Page 49
-
Analysis & Insight
Sector lfls down 0.8% in April
Britain’s eating and drinking-out market continued to slow-down in April, with collective like-for-like sales across managed pub and restaurant groups down 0.8%
-
Analysis & Insight
Coffee shops playing central role in retail experience
Consumer demand for convenience has seen the number of coffee shop chains increase almost 20 fold in the last 17 years, according to analysis from CBRE. In the study of data supplied by Retail Locations, CBRE found that the number of coffee shop chains rose from 215 to 4,234 in ...
-
Analysis & Insight
Finding the right course for dinner
Breakfast has become a lucrative market for operators but dinner is still the king when it comes to being the biggest day part in terms of total sales. MCA’s Gareth Nash has the evening eating details
-
Analysis & Insight
Poll of operators shows support for Brexit
More than two thirds of independent foodservice operators believe that Britain leaving the EU would have a positive impact on their business with 56% predicting that it would help cut red tape.
-
Analysis & Insight
Restaurant sector turnover up 5% year-on-year
The turnover of the UK restaurant sector increased by 5% last year to £20.9bn, driven by the booming ‘fast casual’ segment of the market,
-
Analysis & Insight
Shopping centre vacancy rates falling faster than high streets
Shopping centre vacancy rates have fallen faster than retail parks and high streets
-
Analysis & Insight
'Healthy’ cocktails drive on-trade mixed drinks growth
The popularity of cocktails in pubs is higher than ever, with more than three quarters of the country’s bars now providing a cocktail menu.
-
Analysis & Insight
Promotions drive just 6% of eating out visits
Data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel has shown only 6% of consumers choose an establishment based on promotions, while healthy food choices prompt a similar percentage of visits.
-
Analysis & Insight
Diners in favour of “no phone zones”
Taking photos of food in restaurants may impress followers on Instagram, but it appears to be wearing thin on fellow diners
-
Analysis & Insight
Sector entering new era of menu price inflation
The sector is entering a new and step-changed period of more substantive menu price inflation, the latest MCA data has shown.
-
Analysis & Insight
Data shows tap water offer has little impact on drinks sales
New figures have shown a minimal impact on soft drinks sales by the provision of tap water.
-
Analysis & Insight
Poll shows top demands for family diners
A survey into dining trends of families has shown that a third would prefer to have smaller portions of dishes from the full menu as opposed to ordering from the children’s menu.
-
Analysis & Insight
March breakfast and lunch spend a 12-month high
Spend at breakfast and lunch hit a 12-month high in March, according to the latest data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel.
-
Analysis & Insight
Fall in consumer confidence in Q1
The latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker shows a fall in consumer confidence in the first quarter of 2016, which it said was a sign of a degree of caution returning to the consumer sector
-
Analysis & Insight
London’s food supply chains at increasing risk of failure
London’s food supply chains at increasing risk of service failure, according to a new report
-
Analysis & Insight
Momentum to continue in specialist sector investment
Total investment into the specialist sectors will increase by 10% year on year to reach £14.3bn by the end of 2016
-
Analysis & Insight
UK becoming a nation of foodie travellers
The UK is becoming a nation of foodie travellers, with a boom in the number of ‘gastro-holidays’ taken in the past three years
-
Analysis & Insight
Pub and restaurants see sales growth slowing down
Britain’s managed pub and restaurant operators are experiencing a sales slowdown at the start of 2016
-
Analysis & Insight
A third of restaurant goers attracted by craft beer
One in three people would visit restaurants more often if they served a range of British craft beer
-
Analysis & Insight
Spending up over March as “lads who lunch” trend emerges
British households spent considerably more on leisure activities in March due to the Easter holiday falling earlier this year