All Research articles – Page 83
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OpinionGK: Eating and drinking-out drives leisure spend
Growth in consumer spending was more prominent in eating out and drinking out (both up 11% versus January), compared with spend on ‘other leisure’ activities where, on average, spend increased by 1% versus January, according to the first Greene King Leisure Tracker
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Analysis & InsightGreene King launches leisure research report
Greene King has launched a monthly “Leisure Tracker” report, which aims to provide “thought leadership and insights” into consumer discretionary spending
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Analysis & Insight
Soft drinks volumes fall in leisure sector
The value of the soft drinks market to the leisure sector was static in 2013 at £2.8bn, while volumes fell 1.8%, according to the Britvic Soft Drink Review 2014
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Analysis & InsightOn-trade alcohol sales fell 6% in 2013
On-trade alcohol sales fell 6% in 2013, largely due to a 7% fall in beer sales and mitigated by growth in sparkling wine, liqueurs and malt whisky, according to the Wine & Spirit Trade Association’s (WSTA) market report
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Analysis & InsightBreakfast the fastest growing eating-out occasion
Breakfast visits grew the fastest of any out-of-home meal occasion in 2013, as burger sales at breakfast increased by 6% year-on-year, new research shows
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Analysis & InsightPubs narrowly beating restaurants on customer service
Consumers rate leading managed pub chains higher than restaurant brands in customer service, friendliness and speed, according to the latest analysis from Allegra Foodservice
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Analysis & Insight
Brits spends £29.4bn on takeaways every year
Brits are spending a third of their total food budget on fast food, with £29.4bn in total spent on takeaways every year, according to new figures from VoucherCodes.co.uk’s Annual Food Spend Study
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Analysis & Insight
Late-night and wet-led venues tap into casual dining
Late night venues and wet-led pubs have begun to tap into the trend for casual dining to reduce their reliance on ‘weekend millionaires’, according to research from CGA Strategy
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Analysis & InsightOperators widen menu price ranges
Pub and restaurant operators and other caterers have widened menu price ranges in a response to the economic downturn
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Analysis & Insight
Sales slow for US restaurants
The 500 largest US restaurant chains registered a 3.5% annual sales increase in 2013, a significant decline from 4.9% the prior year, according to data released by Technomic
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Analysis & InsightMexican food grows and evolves on UK menus
Burritos and enchiladas were the fastest rising items on menus at UK restaurants and pubs in the fourth quarter of 2014, as Mexican food evolves into barbecue-inspired and other fusion formats, new research from Technomic shows
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Analysis & Insight
Campaigners call for TV junk food ads ban until 9pm
Health campaigners have called for food and snack makers to be banned from advertising food high in fat, sugar and salt before the 9pm watershed
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Analysis & Insight
Students shying away from drunken pub crawls
Drunken pub crawls and regular lairy nights out on the town are a thing of the past for today’s students, according to latest Student Lifestyle Survey 2014 by Sodexo
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Analysis & InsightMajority of consumers eating pizza once a month
Nearly two thirds of UK consumers eat pizza at least once a month and a quarter dine on pizza weekly, according to research by US consultancy firm Technomic
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Opinion10 things you didn’t know about today’s students
The latest Student Lifestyle Survey by Sodexo of 2,000 students from 144 universities across the UK finds that the student party animal is an endangered species as staying in is the new going out, most students (79%) are making an effort to eat healthily and many are now cooking for themselves
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Analysis & Insight
Major operators 'to take market share from each other'
The opportunity for major operators to win market share from independents is reducing, meaning they will either have to take share from each other or increase spend per head, Horizons managing director Peter Backman has told M&C Report
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Analysis & InsightValue of wines and spirits in pubs to grow
The value of wines and spirits to the UK on-trade is set to increase over the coming years as new outlets sell a greater proportion of these products, new research shows
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NewsM&C20 holds steady amid general market decline
The M&C20 escaped the worst ravages of a week that saw the FTSE All Share Index plummet by 3.2% to 1,027
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Analysis & InsightEating-out chains 'hide behind brands'
Eating-out chains need to stop “hiding behind their brand” and introduce genuinely healthy meals for children, M&C Report’s Future Pub Conference has heard