Table of Contents
Issues in the Market
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- Main issues
- Definition
- Abbreviations
Future Opportunities
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- Sticking to the calorie budget
- Fostering consumer engagement and loyalty
- Reconnecting consumers with food
Market in Brief
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- Consumer spending priorities
- Eating out market segmentation
- Frequency of eating out
- Impact of economic downturn on eating out
- Consumer behaviour
- Attitudes towards eating out
Internal Market Environment
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- Key points
- General attitudes towards food and eating out
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- Figure 1: Lifestyle statements on food and eating out, 2004-08
- Administrations &…
- … acquisitions
- Green shoots of recovery?
- Overview
- Discount culture
- ‘Spinning value’ & generating engagement
- Food Standards Agency (FSA) – healthy catering commitments
- Case study: PizzaExpress’s new Leggera range
- The concept
- Analysis
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Cautious consumer spending affecting menu choice as well as outlets visited
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- Figure 2: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2004-14
- Consumer confidence rallying but still low
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- Figure 3: Monthly consumer confidence index, March 1988-March 2009
- Looking ahead to increasingly demanding diners
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- Figure 4: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, by gender, 2004-14
Competitive Context
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- Key points
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- Figure 5: Consumer expenditure on selected leisure goods and activities, 2003-08
Strengths and Weakness in the Market
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- Strengths
- Weaknesses
Who’s Innovating?
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- Key points
- A taster of the new openings in 2009
- Some of the latest product launches of 2009
- Winners of the Cateys 2009
Market Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- A contracted market, but still showing growth
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- Figure 6: UK eating out market size and forecast, 2004-14
- Looking forward…
Segment Performance
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- Key points
- Eating out market, by sector
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- Figure 7: Eating out market*, by sector, 2001-08
- Strong performers
- Takeaways/home deliveries
- Fast food
- JD Wetherspoon
- Weak performers
- Lunchtime eating out
- Business lunches
- Hotel catering
- Brand watch
Companies and Products
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- Key points
- Companies and brands
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- Figure 8: Leading UK restaurant chains/operators and their brands, 2009
- Major players
- Gondola Holdings
- PizzaExpress
- Ask
- Zizzi
- Byron
- Kettner’s
- Mitchells & Butlers (M&B)
- All Bar One
- Browns
- Crown Carveries
- Ember Inns
- Harvester
- Sizzling Pub Co
- The Restaurant Group (TRG)
- Chiquito
- Frankie & Benny’s
- Garfunkel’s
- Blubeckers
- Brunning and Price
- Edwinns Brasserie
- Whitbread Group plc
- Beefeater
- Brewers Fayre
- Taybarns
- Table Table
- Costa Coffee
- Yum! Brands
- Pizza Hut
- KFC
- Gourmet Restaurant Group/V8 Gourmet Group
- Clapham House Group
- The Real Greek
- Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK)
- Tootsies
- Paramount Restaurants/Sante!
- Carluccio's
- YO! Sushi
- Wagamama
Consumer Spending Priorities
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- Key points
- ‘Affordable escapism’
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- Figure 9: Consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Demographic profiles:
Venues Visited
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- Key points
- Brits continue their love affair with pubs
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- Figure 10: Venues visited, March 2009
- Peaks…
- And troughs…
- Pub restaurant/bar
- Café/coffee shop
- Pizza/pasta restaurants
- Fish and chip shop/restaurant
- Burger/fried chicken bar
- Chinese restaurant
- Indian restaurant
- In-store restaurant/café
- British restaurant
- Hotel restaurant
Frequency of Eating Out
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- Key points
- Weekday trade lagging
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- Figure 11: Frequency of eating out, March 2009
- Most days/at least twice a week
- About once a week
- About once a fortnight
- At least once a month
- At least once every three months
- Less than once every three months
Impact of Economic Downturn on Eating Out
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- Key points
- Families worst hit
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- Figure 12: Impact of economic downturn on eating out, March 2009
- Major impact
- Cut back on frequency
- Cut back on spend per visit
- Felt the effects but eating habits remain unchanged
- Unaffected by the economic downturn
Attitudes Towards Eating Out
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- Key points
- Long-term societal trends affecting eating out trends, not just the recession
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- Figure 13: Attitudes towards eating out, March 2009
- I never really eat three courses
- I tend to eat out only on a special occasion/celebration
- I tend to eat out as a regular treat
- I often use money-off discount vouchers
- I tend to order food I’m familiar with rather than trying something new
- I often eat out on the spur of the moment
- I tend to order new/different foods/dishes
- I often order from a set menu
- I order tap water not bottled water
- A lot of restaurants these days just tend to offer the same sort of things
- I’m picking up more in-home dining meal deals rather than eat out (eg M&S Dine in for £10)
- I only ever order the house wine
- I often buy extras (eg side dishes)
- I have cut back on eating out during the week but not weekends
Eating Out – Targeting Opportunities
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- Key points
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- Figure 14: Eating out target groups, March 2009
- Regular Treaters
- In-home Meal Dealers
- Redundant Diners
- Adventurous
- Immature diners
Appendix – Internal Market Environment
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- Lifestyle statements on food and eating out, by gender and age
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- Figure 15: Lifestyle statements on food and eating out, by gender and age, 2008
Appendix – Consumer Spending Priorities
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- Most popular consumer spending priorities, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 16: Most popular consumer spending priorities, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Next most popular consumer spending priorities, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 17: Next most popular consumer spending priorities, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Other consumer spending priorities, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 18: Other consumer spending priorities, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Most popular consumer spending priorities, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 19: Most popular consumer spending priorities, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Next most popular consumer spending priorities, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 20: Next most popular consumer spending priorities, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Other consumer spending priorities, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 21: Other consumer spending priorities, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
Appendix – Venues Visited
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- Most popular venues visited, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 22: Most popular venues visited, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Next popular venues visited, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 23: Next popular venues visited, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Most popular venues visited, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 24: Most popular venues visited, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Next most popular venues visited, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 25: Next most popular venues visited, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Most popular venues visited, by venues visited
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- Figure 26: Most popular venues visited, by venues visited, March 2009
- Next most popular venues visited, by venues visited
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- Figure 27: Next most popular venues visited, by venues visited, March 2009
Appendix: Frequency of Eating Out
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- Frequency of eating out, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 28: Frequency of eating out, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Frequency of eating out, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 29: Frequency of eating out, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Frequency of eating out, by venues visited
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- Figure 30: Frequency of eating out, by venues visited, March 2009
Appendix – Impact of Economic Downturn on Eating Out
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- Impact of economic downturn on eating out, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 31: Impact of economic downturn on eating out, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Impact of economic downturn on eating out, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 32: Impact of economic downturn on eating out, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Impact of economic downturn on eating out, by venues visited
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- Figure 33: Impact of economic downturn on eating out, by venues visited, March 2009
- Impact of economic downturn on eating out, by frequency of eating out
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- Figure 34: Impact of economic downturn on eating out, by frequency of eating out, March 2009
Appendix – Attitudes Towards Eating Out
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- Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 35: Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 36: Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 37: Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 38: Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by venues visited
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- Figure 39: Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by venues visited, March 2009
- Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by venues visited
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- Figure 40: Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by venues visited, March 2009
- Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by frequency of eating out
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- Figure 41: Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by frequency of eating out, March 2009
- Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by frequency of eating out
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- Figure 42: Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by frequency of eating out, March 2009
- Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by impact of economic downturn on eating out
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- Figure 43: Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by impact of economic downturn on eating out, March 2009
- Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by impact of economic downturn on eating out
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- Figure 44: Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by impact of economic downturn on eating out, March 2009
- Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by attitudes towards eating out
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- Figure 45: Most popular attitudes towards eating out, by attitudes towards eating out, March 2009
- Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by attitudes towards eating out
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- Figure 46: Next most popular attitudes towards eating out, by attitudes towards eating out, March 2009
Appendix – Eating Out – Targeting Opportunities
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- Eating out target groups, by detailed demographics
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- Figure 47: Eating out target groups, by detailed demographics, March 2009
- Eating out target groups, by consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 48: Eating out target groups, by consumer spending priorities, March 2009
- Eating out target groups, by venues visited
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- Figure 49: Eating out target groups, by venues visited, March 2009
- Eating out target groups, by frequency of eating out
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- Figure 50: Eating out target groups, by frequency of eating out, March 2009
- Eating out target groups, by impact of economic downturn
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- Figure 51: Eating out target groups, by impact of economic downturn, March 2009
- Eating out target groups, by attitudes towards eating out
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- Figure 52: Eating out target groups, by attitudes towards eating out, May 2009
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