UK Attitudes towards Lunch Out-of-Home Market Report 2023
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Stay ahead of the curve and future-proof your business with Mintel’s UK Attitudes towards Lunch Out-of-Home Market Report 2023. Our full report is packed with consumer-led market intelligence, the latest trends and consumer behaviours affecting your industry. Get a 360° view of the lunch industry including food-to-go market size, share and forecasted growth to help you align your business strategy with the needs of your audience.
Below, we’ve handpicked the key insights analysed in the full report and summarised the core topics.
As cost-conscious consumers rein in spending on lunchtime foodservice purchases in response to rising costs, sales have become hard-earned. Operators in the food-to-go market will have to work hard to maintain trading levels, with increased use of deals at lower price points, promotions and subscription offers to encourage more people to visit.
Mintel’s research reveals that participation in buying ready-to-eat lunch foods from a supermarket and/or convenience store grew by 7 percentage points in the 12 months to April 2023. With consumers gravitating towards cheaper lunchtime alternatives as a result of inflationary pressures and the attractiveness of high-quality supermarket offerings, the lunch industry is increasingly threatened by consumers who are tempted to replace foodservice with supermarket lunch items.
As diversity and inclusion become entrenched into the British lifestyle, lunchtime concepts that promote these values will appeal to multifaceted consumers who are tempted out by an increasingly diverse foodservice scene, such as Halal meat, and vegan options.
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This report, written by Trish Caddy, a leading foodservice industry analyst, delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight current trends in the food-to-go market and add expert context to the numbers.
The higher cost of living has led to more consumers displaying cost-saving behaviours such as buying lunch from supermarkets or seeking out offers and promotions. Still, participation in lunch out-of-home increased across all foodservice channels in 2023, with participation largely driven by people returning to cities as well as workplaces. Lunchtime foodservice operators are working hard to maintain trading levels with an increased use of set menus and meal deals at lower price points to encourage more people to visit.”
Trish Caddy
Principal Analyst – Foodservice
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