All Research articles – Page 85
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Analysis & InsightFood prices overtake rent and rates
Food prices have overtaken rent and rates in the list of overheads facing UK restaurants, coming second only to staff wages, according to the Bookatable Dining Index
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Analysis & InsightMajority eating out once a week or more
The majority of consumers (57%) eat out once a week or more, with one in five (20%) visiting restaurants twice a week and more than one in ten (13%) dining out almost every other day, according to the Bookatable Dining Index
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Analysis & Insight
Rise of ‘citizen food critics’
We are a nation of social foodies with diners sharing, liking and booking restaurants in line with their Facebook newsfeed, says Bookatable.com
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NewsM&C20 underperforms against FTSE
The M&C20 Index climbed 0.9% this week, driven by growth from one of its smaller companies but underperformed the FTSE All Share Index, which was up by 1.5%, for the second week in a row
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Analysis & InsightEating-out value growth to reach pre-recession levels
The UK’s eating-out market is forecast to grow 3% in value over the next 12 months to £82.5bn, the highest level of growth since the recession began, according to Allegra Foodservice’s latest Eating-Out Market review
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Analysis & Insight
Sector lfls grow 7.2% in January
Like-for-like sales across 27 leading pub, restaurant and bar groups grew 7.2% in January, as the trade benefited from favourable comparatives against the snow-hit first month of 2013
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers want permission to receive mobile marketing
New research on social-local-mobile (SoLoMo) marketing has revealed that 70% of UK consumers are only happy to receive location-based commercial messages via their mobile phone if they have given prior permission
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Analysis & InsightLeisure businesses help fill vacant retail units
The number of empty shops on the UK’s high streets has decreased significantly, with food and leisure businesses accounting for some of the uptake of empty shops, new research shows
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Analysis & Insight
Energy costs 'biggest threat to restaurant profits'
Rising energy prices have had the biggest negative impact of any factor affecting profits in the hospitality industry over the past six months, a new survey shows
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Analysis & Insight
Next generation of investors to be more conservative
The next generation of investors are extremely conservative, savers not investors, and not nearly as self-directed as one would expect, according to new research from UBS
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Analysis & InsightLocal benefit of beer and pubs revealed
The British Beer & Pub Association has published details of the impact of the beer and pub sector for every UK Parliamentary constituency
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News
Fast-casual continues to drive US performance
For the fifth consecutive year traffic growth across the US restaurant sector has been driven by the fast-casual segment, according to research firm NPD Group
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Analysis & Insight
Consumers' eating out concerns revealed
Consumers’ top three eating out food safety concerns are food hygiene, the use of additives and food poisoning, according to the Food Standards Agency
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Analysis & Insight
Sustainability and CSR taking on greater importance
Sustainability and social responsibility are taking on greater importance within the foodservice industry, according to a new study by Technomic
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Analysis & InsightEating out spend grows
Net spending on eating out and short breaks increased in Q4 2013 despite a dip in consumer confidence, new research from Deloitte shows
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Opinion
More green shoots on the way
Indicators suggest the eating-out market will experience growth this year. Peter Backman looks at the economic picture and gives his view of what could happen in 2014
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Analysis & InsightPret, Greggs and Toby rate highly for customer satisfaction
Pret A Manger, Greggs and Toby Carvery have been named among the top performing brands and organisations in the UK in terms of customer satisfaction, a new survey shows
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Analysis & Insight
Two in three sector firms to increase wages
More than two thirds (69%) of UK hospitality & leisure (H&L) businesses plan to increase wages in the coming year, according to a survey of 684 firms by Barclays
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Analysis & Insight
UK craft beer market grew 53% in 2013
The UK craft beer sector grew in value by 53% last year, according to figures from Greene King quoted in the Herald Scotland
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Analysis & Insight
F&B deal volumes rose in Q4
Deal volumes in the food and beverage sector rose slightly in Q4 2013 compared to Q3 2013 as the number of private equity backed deals increased by 60% in the same period