All Research articles – Page 11
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Analysis & InsightFood inflation hikes seen in eight categories in February
Fish was one of the key categories seeing year-on-year inflation during February, according to the latest edition of the Foodservice Price Index from CGA and Prestige Purchasing.
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Analysis & InsightQuality is a dish best served … everytime
According to MCA data, food quality is the single most important factor for consumers in choosing where to eat out. But how are those customers defining quality and which operators are being scored highest on this crucial metric? MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, reveals answers that may surprise many operators.
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NewsPubs see drop in adult-only visits
Pub operators have been urged to look more closely at zoning opportunities to avoid alienating non-family groups.
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Analysis & InsightSector sees overall boost to sales from February weather
The pub and restaurant sector saw an overall boost to like-for-like sales (lfls) in February – up 0.3% year-on-year, a reverse of the sales dip seen in January, according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Analysis & InsightYou need friends – and friendly service
In the first of a new series of regular columns MCA’s market insight director, Steve Gotham, shares some key findings from our Eating Out Panel data of 6,000 monthly consumer interviews. On the back of recent comments from Marco Pierre White that service was more important than food in ensuring fine dining success, Steve takes a look at which brands in the wider sector are delivering on service standards and how the dial has moved over the past year.
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Analysis & InsightData on decline of 24-hour licences is inaccurate barometer of health
A new research report has suggested that a 19% fall in 24-hour alcohol licences is down to demand failing to materialise – however its accuracy as a barometer for the health of late night venues has been disputed.
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Analysis & InsightPubs saw boom in dinner spend in Q4 2018
Pub restaurants benefitted from a late surge in consumer confidence in the final quarter of 2018, with dinner the stand-out performer, the latest MCA data shows.
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Analysis & InsightSector self-confidence up this quarter
Industry leaders are feeling more confident about their own businesses this quarter, with optimism up from 63% in November 2018 to 68% in February, according to CGA’s Business Leaders Survey 2019.
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Analysis & InsightExpansion plans scaled back amid patchy confidence
Patchy confidence in eating and drinking out industry is prompting leaders to scale back their expansion plans, CGA’s 2019 Business Leaders’ Survey reveals.
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Analysis & Insight
Millennials spend £705 a year on eating out
Millennials spend £705 a year on eating out, £522 a year on takeaways and £441 a year on daily treats such as coffees, research from Barclays has found.
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Analysis & InsightBreakfast day part of increasing importance in food to go sector
The breakfast occasion has seen frequency of visits rise by 6.9% over the past four years within the food to go (FTG) sector, and now accounts for 16% of all occasions, according to MCA & HIM Food to Go Market Report 2019.
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Analysis & InsightSpend per head growth struggles to keep up with menu inflation
Spend per head growth of 2% in 2018 fell below estimated menu price inflation of 2-3%, the latest MCA data shows.
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Analysis & Insight'Still headroom for new sites'
The latest Market Growth Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners shows managed restaurant numbers are in decline for the first time in 14 years. With the tide turning after an unprecedented five year 27.3% growth period, MCA news editor Finn Scott-Delany picks apart the nuances of the study.
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Analysis & InsightFood to go diversifies away from London
The Food to Go sector is diversifying away from London at the same time as reacting to changing consumer needs – with food quality now just as important as speed and convenience, the latest MCA data shows.
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Analysis & Insight
Vast majority see trading as 'challenging'
The vast majority of operators in the eating market have described the trading environment as challenging (76%), MCA and HIM’s Top of Mind Survey reveals.
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Analysis & Insight
Hybrid approach needed in challenging times
The divide between retail and eating out will continue to narrow in 2019 as operators search for new channels and growth opportunities.
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Analysis & Insight
Report shows link between strong high streets and f&b offer
A report by the Centre for Cities thinktank has highlighted the link between strong city centres and the share of f&b as part of the wider high street mix.
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Hybrid approach needed in challenging times
The continuing blurring of retail and foodservice, more M&A activity and the unstoppable march of food to go and healthy eating – these are just some of the predictions from MCA and HIM’s latest Top of Mind Survey.
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A third of consumers plan to eat out less this year
Almost one third of consumers are planning to spend less money on eating out during 2019, according to a new report from PwC.
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Sector lfls down 1.8% in January
Both the managed pub and restaurant segments saw like-for-like sales (lfls) dip in January, with the sector overall down 1.8% year-on-year.