All Research articles – Page 83
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality sector 'scepticle of vouchers'
Most hospitality businesses think that vouchers are not a key generator of sales, despite the fact the majority of customers cite them as the top reason for revisiting an outlet
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Analysis & Insight
Mobile restaurant bookings on the rise
Two in five (41%) diners now book restaurants on their tablets or mobiles, compared to 7% in 2011, according to Bookatable
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OpinionThe premium/informal era
The launch of the Allegra Foodservice’s UK Restaurant Market report saw the headline: “A new era of premiumised informality driven by food pleasure seekers.” The organisation gives further insights into what this means
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Analysis & InsightBuoyant future for branded market
The total UK restaurant market is forecast to reach £52bn by 2017, the growth rate doubling from 1.3% to 2.5% over the next three years, according to Allegra Foodservice
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Analysis & InsightPleasure seekers drive new era of premiumised informality
Premiumised informality, from street food to fine dining is now widespread across the restaurant sector, according to Allegra Foodservice’s latest report, The UK Restaurant Market 2014
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers seek out gluten-free options
Over a third (37%) of consumers would visit foodservice outlets more often if they offered gluten-free options
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Analysis & InsightSector lfls grow 4.4% in April
Pub and restaurant groups experienced another strong period of trading in April, with like-for-like sales across 28 leading companies up 4.4% during the month
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OpinionThe changing face of foodservice
Rob Sexton, chief executive of the Soil Association, looks at how foodservice operators are reacting to changing consumer attitudes to what they eat, and why, despite some good progress being made, there is still more work to be done by major high street dining brands
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Analysis & Insight
Men face ridicule over pub wine choice
A study of 1,500 adults, commissioned Côtes du Rhône wines, found that just one in four would drink wine while on a night out with male friends for fear of being ridiculed
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Analysis & Insight
Leading operators experience Easter weekend sales dip
Like-for-like sales declined 3.8% over the Easter weekend across 25 leading pub and restaurant groups against the corresponding four-day holiday last year
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Analysis & Insight
Beer sales in pubs fall 4.2%
Beer sales in pubs were down 4.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, according to figures released today by the British, Beer & Pub Association
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Analysis & Insight‘Lighthouse venues’ replace circuit bars
The late night “circuit bar” mentality is in decline, replaced by a focus on “lighthouse venues”, according to new research
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Analysis & InsightSpending on restaurants down over last decade
Non-essential spending on things like restaurants and hotels has fallen from £13.70 to £12.00, down 12.4% over the last 10 years, according to research by Halifax
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NewsPub sector 'in best shape for three decades'
The pub sector is in the best shape its been for three decades and it has plenty of scope to grow and take market share as the economy improves, according to leasing analyst Geof Collyer in an extensive report on the UK’s pub and restaurant industries
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Analysis & Insight
Leisure sector rated easiest to do business with
The leisure and retail-food sectors make it easiest for customers to complete a transaction, according to a survey by the UK Customer Satisfaction Index, which measures customer satisfaction in the UK
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Analysis & InsightEating-out spend grows
Consumer spending on eating out grew in the first quarter of the year, and consumers expect further growth in the current quarter, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker
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Analysis & InsightLeisure spend falls in event-less March
British households spent 6% less on drinking out in March than in February, but slightly more on eating out, according to the latest Greene King Leisure Tracker
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OpinionZolfo Cooper Profit Tracker - ones to watch
M&C Report profiles four operators who missed out on this year’s Zolfo Cooper Profit Tracker list, which tracks companies with the fastest growing profits in the UK’s eating and drinking out sector, by falling outside the scope of the methodology. However, they are expected, with a fair wind, to make their bows next year
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Analysis & Insight
Publicans suffering stress and depression
Significant numbers of publicans are struggling under the weight of worries about their money, housing, family life and health, a new survey shows
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Analysis & InsightPizza Hut tops list of 100 social brands
Pizza Hut is the consumer brand most engaged with young people in the UK terms of social media according to research by media agency Headstream that measures engagement via Facebook, Twitter and Google+