Table of Contents
Issues in the Market
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- Definitions
- Abbreviations
Insights and Opportunities
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- School lunch is a social occasion
- No one wants to make sandwiches
- Making healthy school dinners palatable
Market in Brief
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- Tough times for contract caterers…
- …resulting in stagnant revenue
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- Figure 1: Trends in the UK contract catering market size, 2001-06
- Although the business and industry sector is thriving…
- …education has been badly affected…
- …resulting in some contracts no longer being viable
- Expansion for both Compass and Sodexho
- Looking towards single contractors
- Consumers pro making kids eat more healthily…
- …and educating both children and parents
Fast Forward Trends
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- Trend 1: Collaborate or Die
- Definition
- Concept
- Market touch points/implications:
- Trend 2: Salon Snitches
- Definition
- Concept
- Market touch points/implications:
- Trend 3: The Influentials
- Definition
- Concept
- Market touch points/implications:
Internal Market Environment
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- Staff shortages – a constant headache
- The National Minimum Wage – putting pressure on costs
- Outsourcing – a growing market
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- Figure 2: Support services provided by contract caterers, 2005
- Competition from the high street
- Prevalence of in-house branding increases
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- Figure 3: Trends in branding of contract catering outlets, 2001-05
- The growth of home working
- The impact of snacking and work pressures
- Healthy eating
- School meals and restrictions on vending machines
- Environmental and ethical factors
- Rising energy costs
Broader Market Environment
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- A little more cautious consumer spending
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- Figure 4: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2001-11
- Sit-down versus grab ‘n’ go
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- Figure 5: Trends in the UK population by age, 2001-11
- More sophisticated tastes
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- Figure 6: Trends in the adult population* by socio-economic group, 2001-11
Competitive Context
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- Figure 7: Average weekly household expenditure on meals, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, by category, 1999/00 to 2004/05
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Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
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- Strengths
- Weaknesses
Who’s Innovating?
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- Pursuing payment systems
- Information and promotion
- Taking the food further
- Technological and practical innovation
Market Size and Forecast
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- Market performance
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- Figure 8: UK contract catering market size trends, 2001-11
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- Figure 9: UK contract catering market by outlets and number of meals served, 2001-06
- Present market performance
- Future market performance
- Factors incorporated in the forecast
Segment Performance
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- By meals served
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- Figure 10: UK contract catering market by segment, by number of meals served, 2001-05
- By number of outlets
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- Figure 11: UK contract catering market by segment, by number of outlets, 2001-05
- By contract type
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- Figure 12: UK contract catering outlet numbers by contract type, 2001-05
- Business and industry
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- Figure 13: Trends in the prison population, 2001-06
- Education
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- Figure 14: Trends in school numbers, pupil count and pupils per school, 2001-06
- Healthcare
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- Figure 15: Trends in the number of available hospital beds, 2000/01-2005/06
- Public catering
- Defence
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- Figure 16: Trends in the strength of regular UK armed forces personnel, 2002-06
Companies and Products
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- Industry structure
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- Figure 17: Number of UK VAT-based companies engaged in the operation of canteens and catering services, by size of turnover, 2001-06
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- Figure 18: UK contract catering industry income and expenditure trends, 2001-05
- Company profiles
- Aramark
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- Figure 19: Financial performance of Aramark UK Ltd, 2004 and 2005
- BaxterStorey Ltd
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- Figure 20: Financial performance of BaxterStorey Ltd, 2004 and 2005
- Charlton House Catering Services Ltd
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- Figure 21: Financial performance of Charlton House Catering Services Ltd, 2004 and 2005
- Compass Group plc
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- Figure 22: Financial performance of Compass Group plc, 2004 and 2005
- Elior SCA
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- Figure 23: Financial performance of Avenance plc, 2004 and 2005
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- Figure 24: Financial performance of Digby Trout Restaurants Ltd, 2004 and 2005
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- Figure 25: Financial performance of Eliance Restaurants Ltd, 2004 and 2005
- Sodexho Alliance
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- Figure 26: Financial performance of Sodexho Alliance, 2005 and 2006
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- Figure 27: Sodexho Alliance UK and Ireland Food & Facilities Management Services revenues by segment, 2005 and 2006
- Other players
Improving the Food Offer
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- Improvements in contract catering standards…
- …despite the negative furore surrounding state school dinners
- Contract caterers competing as much with high street as with sector rivals
- Clients and consumers demanding far higher quality offer
- How the trend for healthy eating is affecting everyday contract catering provision
Developing the Products
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- How the trend towards snacking and grab ‘n’ go is affecting contract catering provision
- How environmental factors are influencing the services caterers provide
- How advances in technology are affecting the industry
- How important branding is in contract catering
Management Concerns
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- Pressure on margins more intense than ever before
- Legislation and red tape
- Shortage of quality personnel
- Client/contract caterer relationship improves
- How important support services are to the contract catering industry
- Whether small and medium-sized contract catering businesses are driving innovation and growth
- How the market will change over the next few years
School Meals and Lunchtime Eating Habits
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- Figure 28: Children’s lunchtime eating habits, August 2006
- School meals and lunchtime eating habits – detailed demographics
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- Figure 29: Children’s lunchtime eating habits, by age, socio-economic group, marital and working status, August 2006
- Figure 30: Children’s lunchtime eating habits, by region, ACORN category, age of own children, gross household income, household size and car usage, August 2006
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- Figure 31: Children’s lunchtime eating habits, by newspaper readership, Internet usage, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, August 2006
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What Adults Think About School Meals
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- Figure 32: Attitudes towards school meals, September/October 2006
- What adults think about school meals: detailed demographics
- Most popular attitudes towards school meals
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- Figure 33: Most popular attitudes towards school meals, by gender, socio-economic group and marital status, September/October 2006
- Figure 34: Most popular attitudes towards school meals, by detailed lifestage, September/October 2006
- Figure 35: Most popular attitudes towards school meals, by region, ACORN category, working status, age of children and tenure, September/October 2006
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- Figure 36: Most popular attitudes towards school meals, by media usage, supermarket used and commercial TV viewing, September/October 2006
- Next most popular attitudes towards school meals
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- Figure 37: Next most popular attitudes towards school meals, by gender, age, socio-economic group and marital status, September/October 2006
- Figure 38: Next most popular attitudes towards school meals, by detailed lifestage, September/October 2006
- Figure 39: Next most popular attitudes towards school meals, by region, ACORN category, working status, age of children and tenure, September/October 2006
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- Figure 40: Next most popular attitudes towards school meals, by media usage, supermarket used and commercial TV viewing, September/October 2006
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School Catering Target Groups
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- Enlightened (54% of respondents or 27 million adults)
- Uninformed (23% of respondents or 11.5 million adults)
- Apathetic (14% of respondents or 7 million adults)
- Woolly Liberals (10% of respondents or 5 million adults)
- Enlightened most enthusiastic about improving school meals
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- Figure 41: School catering target groups, by attitudes towards school meals, September/October 2006
- School catering target groups: detailed demographics
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- Figure 42: School catering target groups, by gender, age, socio-economic group and marital status, September/October 2006
- Figure 43: School catering target groups, by detailed lifestage, September/October 2006
- Figure 44: School catering target groups, by region, ACORN category, working status and age of own children, September/October 2006
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- Figure 45: School catering target groups, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and supermarket usage, September/October 2006
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