All Research articles – Page 78
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Analysis & InsightOperators use 'exit' food items to grow margins
Operators are continuing to offer very competitive price points for entry level dishes but are charging significantly more for their most expensive ‘exit’ food items, according to the Menu & Food Trends report from Allegra Foodservice
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Analysis & InsightGourmet hotdogs 'a fad'
Gourmet hotdogs, juice bars and bubble tea bars are “short lived” crazes, although street food is starting to have a greater influence across the wider UK restaurant sector, according to the new Menu & Food Trends Report from Allegra Foodservice
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Analysis & InsightCustomers less satisfied with leisure sector
Customer satisfaction with leisure sector businesses has fallen slightly over the past six months, new research shows
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Analysis & Insight
Sector firms 'out of touch' with consumers' digital needs
Hospitality businesses are out of touch with the needs of consumers when it comes to their priorities for using smartphones and social media around hospitality visits, new research suggests
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Analysis & InsightWorld Cup lifts pubs, hits restaurants
The World Cup lifted sales at drink-led pubs in June, but branded restaurants reported flat sales and pub restaurants saw a sales dip compared to the same month last year, new figures show
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Analysis & Insight
Eating habits must change to protect people and planet
The Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) has called for firm steps to be taken towards sustainable healthy eating
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality sector struggles to retain skilled staff
The hospitality and tourism’s recruitment problem is “ostensibly a retention problem”, with labour turnover across the sector now at 20%, according to People 1st
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Analysis & Insight
World Cup worth £116m to pubs and bars
The World Cup has generated £865m for UK retailers, including £116m for pubs and bars, and the final weekend of the tournament is expected to generate a further £59m for pubs
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Analysis & Insight
Demand for skills across sector grows
The demand for skills across the hospitality and tourism sectors is increasing but its workforce is less qualified than comparable industries, according to People 1st
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News
UK on-trade spirits market grows 5.1% in a year
The UK on-trade spirits market grew by 5.1% in value in a year to £5.4bn, according to a new report from William Grant & Sons UK, the new name for spirits company First Drinks
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Analysis & InsightCoffee shops 'bring major benefits to communities and economies'
British high streets are enjoying significant economic and social benefits from the rise of branded and independent coffee shops, which are likely to play a greater role in local communities and also the evening economy in the future, according to a new report by Allegra Strategies
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Analysis & Insight
Sales of takeaway food decline
Sales of takeaway food in the UK fell 3.1% in the year to 31 March 2014, with £17.9bn spent on takeaways during the year and takeaway sales from supermarkets gaining ground, according to new research by the NPD Group
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Analysis & Insight
More Brits leaving lunchbox at home
More Brits are leaving their lunchboxes at home and eating out instead, according to new research
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OpinionBranded chain success is not a given
Allegra Foodservice expects the total UK restaurant market to grow by 1.7% to reach £48bn by the end of 2014. While this rate might appear relatively modest, it reflects the point that the market is by no means firing on all cylinders – and that trading conditions, whilst improving, remain challenging for many. Steve Gotham, insight director at Allegra Foodservice, assesses the situation
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Analysis & Insight
Families to boost leisure industry by £304m on holidays
Families in the UK are anticipated to spend £1.56bn during the summer holidays which will give a boost of £304m to the leisure sector, according to a research by VoucherCodes.co.uk
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Analysis & Insight
One in three hospitality employees on zero-hour contracts
Around one in three staff members at pubs, restaurants, guest houses and hotels are now employed on zero hours contracts, according to new research that also found that nearly one in four operators plan to invest more in their premises this year
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Analysis & InsightMore people eat out, but they spend less
The proportion of the population who eat out continues to rise, although they are spending less when they do so, according to new research
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Analysis & InsightNando’s tops F&B social media league
Nando’s has topped the very first Food and Beverage Social Media Benchmark with more followers on both Facebook and Twitter than any other food and beverage brand
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Analysis & InsightCustomers shun pubs for coffee shops for remote working
Two fifths of UK workers spend more than four hours a week working at a coffee shop, far more than do so at a pub (7.8%) or a restaurant (3.6%), according to new research from 02 Business
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Analysis & InsightBrits are returning to the pub
Brits are returning to the pub after years of decline, according to new research by Kantar Alcovision