All Research articles – Page 7
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Analysis & InsightDate night opportunity knocking?
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham analyses consumer eating out missions and deduces that there are opportunities for operators to do more when it comes to couples looking to spend money on a night out.
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NewsPrice of soft drinks on the up as index reaches new high
Inflation seen across mineral Water, soft drinks and juice has pushed the CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index to its highest level for the non-alcoholic beverage categories – up 21.6% year-on-year in June 2019.
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Analysis & InsightCustomers more critical in evenings
Customers of restaurants and bars are most critical during the evenings, with loud music a frequent bugbear, data from Feed It Back reveals.
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Analysis & InsightDisorderly Brexit could cost sector £5.4bn
The UK eating & drinking out market has lost £1.4bn in value as a result of the Brexit vote, according to economic estimates by MCA.
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NewsRestaurants outpace pubs on July comparables
Restaurant groups achieved a 3.8% increase in collective like-for-like (lfl) sales last month, against July last year, while pub sales slipped back -0.2% due to tougher comparables, according to the latest Coffer Peach Tracker.
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Analysis & InsightStreet food leads growth in eating out market
Street food and mobile operations are leading growth in eating out and outperforming the wider market, MCA research reveals.
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Analysis & InsightRestaurant spending up 10% in July
Restaurants enjoyed a 10.1% uplift in sales in July, as wider consumer spending saw muted growth of 1.7%, data from Barclaycard reveals.
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NewsProgress on gender pay gap reduction not enough, says PwC report
The hospitality, travel and leisure (HTL) industry may have seen a 0.4% annual fall in its average gender pay gap, but change needs to happen faster, according to a new report.
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Analysis & InsightBill’s of Baker Street
As Bill’s moves forwards with its 2020 refresh programme, MCA market insight director Steve Gotham visits the newly-revamped Baker Street store to assess the changes, and looks what MCA’s customer insight data has to say about the performance of the brand.
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Analysis & InsightCommercial property rental suffers largest decrease in 10 years
UK prime commercial property rental values fell -0.2% in Q2 2019 - the largest decrease in ten years, according to property firm CBRE.
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Analysis & InsightGaps and opportunities…
MCA’s market insight director Steve Gotham delves into data from the Office for National Statistics to gauge where opportunities lie for growth in each of the eating out market channels, across the regions.
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Analysis & InsightConsumers opt for experiences despite flat confidence
Consumers are treating themselves to meals out and preferring experiences over material things, despite flat levels of consumer confidence.
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Analysis & InsightPub menus: Quantity over quality?
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham looks at whether the increases seen in pub menu counts are sustainable, particularly when extensive menu choice is not a particularly high-ranking consumer need.
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Analysis & InsightFive Guys set to bring up the UK century
Five Guys is bucking the wider market trend when it comes to expansion - but does closer analysis show there is room for improvement on food quality and value for money? MCA market insight director Steve Gotham delves into the data.
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NewsSpeciality coffee roasting ‘rapidly developing’
Speciality coffee roasting is a rapidly developing market, driven by strong wholesale demand from independent cafés and a growing consumer appetite for café roastery experiences, research from Allegra reveals.
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Analysis & InsightPink gin drives gin boom
Gin sales in the on-trade have rocketed by 56% by value in a year, driven by a doubling in the number of pink gin drinkers, new research from CGA reveals.
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NewsPubs being put under pressure at lunch
Pubs are being put under pressure during the lunch occasion, as food-to-go retailers steal a march on share of visits, according to the MCA Pub Market Report 2019.
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NewsRestaurant and pub sales see reversal of fortune this June
Managed restaurant groups enjoyed a collective 6.1% like-for-like sales boost in June, figures from the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker show.
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Analysis & InsightYoung flock to food-to-go specialists
Food-to-go specialists are stealing market share from convenience stores, driven by younger consumers, HIM and MCA’s Convenience Report reveals.
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Analysis & Insight
UK-Chinese tourism up 133%
Chinese tourism to the UK is up 133% year on year, according to a study by TripAdvisor.