Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
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- - Late Licensing – UK, Leisure Intelligence, September 2005
- - The Food Market – UK, Market Specials, March 2005
- Definition
- Consumer research
- ACORN
- Abbreviations
Premier Insight
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- Making the most of technology
- Drawing from the packed lunch market
Summary of Key Report Findings
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- The eating out market is thriving
- Lunchtime dining is alive and well
- Everyone wants a bite – the explosion of lunchtime food options
- A light lunch
- The shrinking lunch hour generates a demand for convenience
- Proximity to workplace drives sales
- Value for money market sector
- Sandwich success
- The ubiquitous sandwich gains fans all round
- Desk dining but not desk delivery
- But lunch is still a social occasion
- Packed lunch helps to pack things in
- It’s a youth thing
- Healthy options
Market Factors
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- Consumer expenditure
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- Figure 1: PDI and consumer expenditure, at current and constant prices, 2000-10
- Figure 2: PDI and consumer expenditure and expenditure on eating out, 2000-10
- Eating out expenditure
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- Figure 3: Average weekly household expenditure on meals, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, by category, 1999/2000-2003/04
- Figure 4: Percentage change in UK socio-economic groups, 2000-05 and 2005-10
- Demographic changes
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- Figure 5: Changes in population age and lifestage structure, 2000-10
- Competition from lunch at home
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- Figure 6: UK retail sales of lunch foods, by type and value, 2000 and 2003
- Working patterns affect the lunchtime trade
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- Figure 7: Household working patterns, 2000-10
- Lunch ‘hour’ trends
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- Figure 8: Time spent on lunch, 2001 and 2003
- Snacking habit
- Healthy options
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- Figure 9: British eating habits, 2000-04
Market Background
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- Total eating out market
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- Figure 10: The eating out market, 2000-05
- Total eating out market segmentation
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- Figure 11: The eating out market*, by segment, 2000-05
- Figure 12: Contract catering market size measured by turnover, 2000-04
Key Market Developments
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- Burgers
- Fried chicken
- Sandwich outlets
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- Figure 13: Retail sales of sandwiches, 2000-05
- Coffee shops
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- Figure 14: Number of coffee shops, by turnover, 2000-04
- Pubs
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- Figure 15: Daytime pub visiting, April 2004
- Restaurant chains and independents
- In-store catering
- Roadside catering
- Canteens, restaurants and cafés in the workplace
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- Figure 16: Structure of the contract catering market, by number of outlets and number of meals, 1999-2003
Where Lunch is Bought
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- Figure 17: Where lunch is purchased during the week, August 2005
- Who buys or does not buy lunch?
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- Figure 18: Lunchtime eating habits, by gender, age, and socio-economic group, August 2005
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- Figure 19: Lunchtime eating habits, by detailed lifestage groups, August 2005
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- Figure 20: Lunchtime eating habits, by region and ACORN category, August 2005
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- Figure 21: Lunchtime eating habits, by media, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
- Types of lunch outlets visited
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- Figure 22: Where lunch is purchased during the week, by the most popular outlets visited, August 2005
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- Figure 23: Where lunch is purchased during the week, by the next most popular outlets visited, August 2005
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Lunchtime Eating Habits – Who Consumers Dined With
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- Figure 24: Who lunchtime consumers eat with, August 2005
- Who consumers dined with by the type of outlet visited for lunch
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- Figure 25: Who consumers dine with, by the most popular outlets visited for lunch, August 2005
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- Figure 26: Who consumers dine with, by the next most popular outlets visited for lunch, August 2005
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Type of Food Purchased for Lunch
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- Figure 27: Food most often purchased for lunch, August 2005
- Where are lunch items purchased?
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- Figure 28: Type of food and drink purchased for lunch, by the most popular outlets visited, August 2005
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- Figure 29: Type of food and drink purchased for lunch, by the next most popular outlets visited, August 2005
- What food and drink tends to be bought in combination?
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- Figure 30: Type of food and drink purchased for lunch, by type of food purchased for lunch, August 2005
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- Figure 31: Type of food and drinks purchased for lunch, by type of drinks purchased for lunch, August 2005
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Where Lunch is bought and Type of Food Purchased – Detailed Demographics
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- The most popular outlets for lunch
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- Figure 32: Most popular outlets where lunch is bought, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
- Figure 33: Most popular outlets where lunch is bought, by detailed lifestage groups, August 2005
- Figure 34: Most popular outlets where lunch is bought, by region and ACORN category, August 2005
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- Figure 35: Most popular outlets where lunch is bought, by media, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
- Who consumers dined with for lunch
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- Figure 36: Most popular compositions of who consumers dined with, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
- Figure 37: Most popular compositions of who consumers dined with, by detailed lifestage groups, August 2005
- Figure 38: Most popular compositions of who consumers dined with, by region and ACORN category, August 2005
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- Figure 39: Most popular compositions of who consumers dined with, by media, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
- Types of food purchased for lunch
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- Figure 40: Type of food purchased for lunch, by gender, age, and socio-economic group, August 2005
- Figure 41: Type of food purchased for lunch, by detailed lifestage groups, August 2005
- Figure 42: Type of food purchased for lunch, by region and ACORN category, August 2005
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- Figure 43: Type of food purchased for lunch, by media, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
- Types of drinks purchased for lunch
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- Figure 44: Type of drink purchased for lunch, by gender, age, and socio-economic group, August 2005
- Figure 45: Type of drink purchased for lunch, by detailed lifestage groups, August 2005
- Figure 46: Type of drink purchased for lunch, by region and ACORN category, August 2005
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- Figure 47: Type of drink purchased for lunch, by media, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
Lunchtime Eating Habits – Motivations and Influences
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- Figure 48: Factors affecting where consumers buy lunch during the week, August 2005
- What influences outlet choice?
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- Figure 49: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by the most popular outlets visited, August 2005
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- Figure 50: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by the next most popular outlets visited, August 2005
- How do external factors affect purchasing habits?
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- Figure 51: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by food purchased, August 2005
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- Figure 52: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by drink purchased, August 2005
- Do external influences play a part in determining who lunchtime consumers dine with?
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- Figure 53: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by who consumers eat lunch with, August 2005
- What are the prime lunchtime motivators?
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- Figure 54: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by other factors affecting where consumers buy lunch, August 2005
- The Impact of General Eating Habits on Lunchtime eating
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- Figure 55: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by the most popular attitudes towards food, eating and snacking, August 2005
- Figure 56: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by the next most popular attitudes towards food, eating and snacking, August 2005
- Lunchtime targeting opportunities
- Healthy-eaters (27% of adults or 13.3 million adults)
- Snacking Tendencies (25% of adults or 12.3 million adults)
- Unconcerned (48% of adults or 23.6 million adults)
- Where do the consumer target groups usually buy lunch?
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- Figure 57: Consumer target groups, by outlets visited to purchase lunch, August 2005
- What do the target groups buy for lunch?
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- Figure 58: Consumer target groups, by food purchased for lunch, August 2005
- What influences the target groups’ lunchtime habits?
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- Figure 59: Consumer target groups, by factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, August 2005
- Lunchtime eating out repertoire by the type of eating out venue visited
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- Figure 60: Lunchtime eating out repertoire, by outlets visited, August 2005
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Motivations and Influences – Detailed Demographics
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- Figure 61: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by gender, age, and socio-economic group, August 2005
- Figure 62: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by detailed lifestage groups, August 2005
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- Figure 63: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week, by region and ACORN category, August 2005
- Figure 64: Factors affecting where to buy lunch during the week by media, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
- Lunchtime target groups by demographics
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- Figure 65: Lunchtime consumer groups, by gender, age and socio-economic group, August 2005
- Figure 66: Lunchtime consumer groups, by detailed lifestage groups, August 2005
- Figure 67: Lunchtime consumer groups, by region and ACORN category, August 2005
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- Figure 68: Lunchtime consumer groups, by media usage, supermarket usage and commercial TV viewing, August 2005
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The Future
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- Economic climate an important influence
- Rising affluence boosts demand for premium products
- Sandwich likely to remain supreme
- Fast food fights back
- Shifting demographics has some merits
- Healthy eating products will see growth
- Expanding ranges and formats
- More product choice
Forecast
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- The eating-out market: set for healthy growth
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- Figure 69: Forecast of the UK eating-out market, 2005-10
- Lunchtime eating habits: a population-based forecast
- Scenario 1: static
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- Figure 70: Population forecast of consumer typologies, scenario 1, 2005 and 2010
- Scenario 2: convenience and health desires increase
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- Figure 71: Population forecast of consumer typologies, scenario 2, 2005 and 2010
- Appendix I: demographic breakdown of lunchtime target groups
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- Figure 72: Appendix I: Demographic breakdown of lunchtime target groups, 2005
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