All Research articles – Page 9
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Analysis & InsightEmployment in foodservice and accommodation sector up on the high street
The extent to which foodservice has expanded on Great Britain’s high streets in the recent past has been revealed in a Government project to map the location of shopping streets.
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Analysis & InsightRetail cafés lose share of the eating market
Retail cafés’ share of the eating-out market has dropped back to levels last seen in 2016 as consumer preference moves towards food-to-go, new research from MCA has found.
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Analysis & InsightTaking back control
Customers seeking to have more autonomy over what they consume when eating has been one of the defining trends of the past few years. MCA market insight director Steve Gotham analyses what data from the authoritative Menu & Food Trends Report can tell us about the impact of rising responsibility on the sector.
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Analysis & InsightCounting the beans of our daily drug
Prestige Purchasing founder and chairman, David Read sounds some warning bells over future coffee supply.
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Analysis & InsightOperators making greater use of seafood and fish on menus
The use of seafood/fish as a core dish component has increased in the past year as more operators are incorporating it into starters, data from the latest MCA Menu Tracker has revealed.
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Analysis & InsightRemoving friction from the ordering process
Regina Borda, managing director at Pizza Hut Europe and UK, explains how the group analyses macro-trends to predict the future for many of the markets in which it operates.
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Analysis & InsightMastering menu design
MCA’s Menu & Food Trends report provides some valuable insight into emerging and established fashions in dish description. MCA market insight director Steve Gotham digs deeper and reveals the most commonly used phrases, the most popular indicators of provenance and also examines the latest movements in the psychology of pricing.
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Analysis & InsightA message to you Andy: What’s top of the in-tray for new TRG CEO?
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham looks at the key challenges and opportunities for incoming chief executive, Andy Hornby, at The Restaurant Group. This includes the continued ‘optimisation’ of the Leisure estate, with some green shoots visible at Chiquito in terms of resonance with consumers. He also examines the potential for leveraging the positive momentum at Wagamama through conversions across the wider portfolio.
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Analysis & InsightSpend-per-head rises but visits fall across sector in Q1
The latest data from MCA’s Eating Out Panel has shown average spend rises at all day-parts in Q1 2019 but a fall in frequency.
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Analysis & Insight'Only 7% of Gen Z regularly goes clubbing'
Just 7% of Generation Z (18-24-year-olds) regularly go to clubs, compared to 30% of millennials (25-34s), according to research by digital start-up BLACKBX. Meanwhile 46% of Generation Z consumers said they had a local pub, compared to 85% of millennials. The survey of 2,000 people found 38% only try new ...
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Analysis & InsightRate of decline for wet-led pubs slows
The long-term clear out of unsustainable wet-let pubs and bars appears to be nearing its end – in part reflecting the recent success of compelling premium drinks offers and getting the balance right with food, the latest market snapshot from CGA and AlixPartners indicates.
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Analysis & InsightMost consumers expect to reduce spend on eating out
Eating out is cited as one of the top three areas to spend less on by four of the six age brackets monitored by PwC’s latest consumer sentiment survey.
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Research reveals consumer confusion around allergen labelling
Almost half of consumers (48%) who actively looking for allergen information when eating out are not fully aware of the different labelling regulations around food freshly prepared and packaged in a food outlet for direct sale, and food pre-packed offsite, new research has revealed.
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Analysis & InsightA nation of snack-eaters
The snacking market in the UK has seen substantial growth in the past few years but remains a highly diverse and fragmented segment. MCA market insight director, Steve Gotham, looks at what the data tells about the snacking opportunities for operators.
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Analysis & InsightJellyfish, lab-grown meats and increasing vegetarianism predicted as future food trends
A quarter of the British population is likely to be vegetarian by 2025, a new report by Sainsbury’s has predicted.
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Analysis & InsightCalling all contemporizers – your industry needs you!
Some of the most established brands in the sector - including YO! and PizzaExpress – have been busy re-inventing themselves over the past year, as they update the look, feel and use of space in their restaurants. MCA market insight director, Steve Gotham, welcomes the approach and asks why more leading brands are not seeking to contemporize.
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Analysis & InsightEaster heatwave boosts pub lfls but hits restaurants hard
April showed mixed fortunes for the eating and drinking out sector as the warm weather at Easter boosted pub sales but hit restaurants hard.
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Analysis & InsightWhat we eat, how we shop and our changing out-of-home habits
Registered nutritionist Dr. Laura Wyness digs into the findings from the FSA’s Food and You survey for MCA’s sister title Food Spark, and explains what they reveal about the UK diet.
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Analysis & InsightWhitbread F&B – some extra meat on the restaurant bones
MCA market insight director Steve Gotham asks why Whitbread is so shy about discussing its substantial restaurant and pub portfolio. He delves into the available data to see what can be gleaned about Whitbread’s F&B brands and their resonance with consumers
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Analysis & InsightDelivery platforms 'could charge restaurants for higher visibility'
Delivery platforms could turn to bid-based systems where restaurants pay to be found in searches, in order to achieve profitability, a former Uber Eats data scientist has suggested.