All Research articles – Page 66
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Analysis & Insight
New ONS basket highlights changing spending habits
E-cigarettes and craft beer have been added to the basket of goods and services used to calculate UK inflation by the ONS
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Analysis & Insight
Research shows reach of tied pubs
The East Midlands has fewer adults per tied pub than anywhere else in the country, according to research commissioned ahead of the third reading of the pubs code bill today.
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Analysis & Insight
F&B sector bucks high street closure trend
Food and beverage outlets continued to buck the trend of high street closures in 2014, according to a new report
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Analysis & Insight
Alcohol consumption falls again in 2014
The latest figures show alcohol consumption fell again in 2014 – for the eight year in the past 10 – wand that beer increased its share of the market.
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Analysis & Insight
Casual dining leads February lfl growth
Casual dining brands led the market in February with a 3.4% like-for-like sales increase - 4.6% for brands outside the M25 – according to the latest Coffer Peach Business Tracker.
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Analysis & Insight
UK foodservice industry to be worth £56.3bn by 2019
The UK foodservice sector is set for value growth of £10bn by 2019, making the industry worth over £56.3bn, according to consultancy Horizons.
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers prefer businesses that employ apprentices
A new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research reveals that consumers prefer to do business with businesses employing apprentices
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Analysis & Insight
Consumer spending hits seven-month high
Consumer spending hit a seven-month high in February as higher wage growth, falling inflation and lower petrol costs gave consumers more money to spend
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers want restaurants to ‘go the extra mile’
Restaurants and hotels that go the extra mile with a warm welcome, service with a smile and providing complimentary mints are likely to attract return custom from 87% of guests
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Analysis & Insight
UK businesses miss out on £1.8bn a month from disabled people
Three quarters of disabled people and their families have walked away from a UK business due to poor service
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Analysis & Insight
Hospitality sector biggest loser in cold snaps
Cold weather costs the UK economy an average of £2.5bn a quarter when temperatures are one degree celsius lower than average with accommodation and food sectors found to be most vulnerable
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OpinionExpect a turbulent but tremendous year
The results of Allegra Foodservice’s Top of Mind survey of senior industry executives has revealed the key challenges for the eating and drinking out sector in 2015, from ensuring breakfast opportunities are maximised to meeting the increasing demands of customers. Simon Stenning, executive director of Allegra Foodservice, reveals some of the key findings from the research.
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Analysis & Insight
‘Cakeage’ unpopular with 80% diners
Being charged a fee to bring a cake to a restaurant is unpopular with 80% of diners who said they would not be happy to pay the ‘cakeage’ charge according to a survey by Hospitality GEM
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Analysis & Insight
On-trade festive food and drink sales up 2%
A total of 165m visits were made to pubs, bars and clubs over the festive period - an increase of 15m from the previous year - with total food and drink sales up 2% on the 2013 period
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Analysis & Insight
Only 5% of Brits keen to try new drinks in 2015
Only 5% of British adults plan to try a new alcoholic drink in 2015, compared to 16% who want to experiment with different food, the latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker has shown.
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Analysis & Insight
BBQ goes mainstream and burgers continue to dominate menus
Charred meat ends are set to become a mainstream trend after enjoying growing popularity on dedicated barbecue menus, as well as French dip sandwiches and meat sauces and burgers continue to dominate
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Analysis & Insight
Chinese tops ethnic meal choice
More than three quarters (76%) of ethnic restaurant or takeaway users have visited a Chinese restaurant or takeaway
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Analysis & Insight
Focus on kids menus and sustainability key trends in the US
A focus on kids menus, food waste reduction and management and pickling are set to be amongst the key trends in the US restaurant sector
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Analysis & Insight
Majority favour smoking rooms in pubs
The majority of the public agree that pubs should be allowed to have private rooms for customers to smoke in if they want to
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Analysis & InsightByron and Browns named most satisfying brands
Byron and Browns have been named the most satisfying eating-out brands and Five Guys the best quality in CGA Peach’s BrandTrack survey.