Table of Contents
Issues in the Market
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- Definition
- Abbreviations
Future Opportunities
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- Luxury on the road
- ‘Mais c’est vraiment bon, ça…!’ (Hey, this is actually good!)
- Fresh and local
- A bite of Cornwall, a spoonful of Somerset
Market in Brief
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- Food retailers gaining ground in roadside catering
- In-house coffee brands being phased out in favour of high street names
- Consumer perceptions
Internal Market Environment
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- Key points
- Businessmen swapping face-to-face client meetings for conference calls
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- Figure 1: Trips and distance per person per year, by purpose, 2006-08
- Traffic levels in decline for two consecutive years
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- Figure 2: Road traffic, by road class, by billion vehicle kilometres, 2004-08
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- Figure 3: Average daily motor vehicle flow* for major sections of the motorway network, 2004 and 2008
- Seasonal demand
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- Figure 4: Average daily traffic flows, by month, 2004-08
- Parking charges
- Car trends
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- Figure 5: UK car parc* and new car registration, 2006-10
- Figure 6: Proportion of households who own cars, 2004-09
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- Figure 7: Attitudes towards cars, 2005-09
- Domestic tourism
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- Figure 8: Domestic holidays, volume and expenditure, 2004-14
- Figure 9: Main method of transport used during holidays/short breaks, 2009
- Fuel prices
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- Figure 10: Crude oil prices, 2005-10*
Broader Market Environment
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- Key points
- Consumer confidence rising but fragile
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- Figure 11: GfK NOP Consumer Confidence Index, 1988-2010
- An aging population
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- Figure 12: Forecast adult population trends, by lifestage, 2005-15
- Grab ‘n’ go society
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- Figure 13: Consumers who snack, 2009
- Figure 14: Frequency of snacking, 2009*
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- Figure 15: Reasons for snacking, 2009
Competitive Context
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- Key points
- Petrol forecourts
- Statistics
- Trends
- Consumer spending priorities
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- Figure 16: Consumers' spending priorities, November 2009-June 2010
- The eating out market by sector
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- Figure 17: Eating out market*, by sector, 2005-09
Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
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- Strengths
- Weaknesses
Who’s Innovating?
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- Key points
- Environmentally-friendly initiatives
- Electric cars at Little Chef
- Green MSA
- A changing MSA portfolio
- Welcome Break teams up with Starbucks
- … and targets A-roads
- Menu changes continue
- Technology lending a helping hand
- Barking mad
Market Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Tough times continue in the roadside catering market
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- Figure 18: Roadside catering market, 2005-15
Market Share
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- Key point
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- Figure 19: Motorway service areas, by number of sites, 2010
Companies and Products
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- Key points
- MSAs – Major players
- Moto Hospitality
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- Figure 20: Moto outlets and foodservice brands, May 2010
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- Figure 21: Key financials for Moto Holdings Limited, 2008-09
- Welcome Break
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- Figure 22: Welcome break outlets and foodservice brands, May 2010
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- Figure 23: Key financials for Welcome Break Limited, 2008-09
- Roadchef
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- Figure 24: Roadchef outlets and foodservice brands, May 2010
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- Figure 25: Key financials for Roadchef Limited, 2007 and 2009
- MSAs – Smaller players
- Extra Motorway Services Ltd
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- Figure 26: Extra Motorway Services outlets and foodservice brands, May 2010
- Westmorland/Tebay Motorway Services
- Non MSAs
- Little Chef
- OK Diner
- Wild Bean Café
Reasons to Stop at Roadside Services
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- Key points
- Reasons to stop at roadside services
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- Figure 27: Main reasons to stop at roadside services, April 2010
- Demographic profiles
What Roadside Services do Consumers Use?
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- Key points
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- Figure 28: Roadside services that consumers use, April 2010
- Demographic profiles
Attitudes Towards Roadside Services
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- Key points
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- Figure 29: Attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, April 2010
- Demographic profiles
Targeting Opportunities
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- Key points
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- Figure 30: Roadside catering target groups, April 2010
- Unimpressed/Brand Seekers
- Quick Nap-ers
- Committed Slow Travelers
- Packed Lunch-ers
- Apathetic
Appendix – Broader Market Environment
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- Figure 31: Snacking habits, by demographics, 2009*
- Figure 32: Frequency of snacking, by demographics, 2009*
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- Figure 33: Frequency of snacking, by demographics, 2009*
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Appendix – Reasons to Stop at Roadside Services
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- Figure 34: Most popular main reasons to stop at roadside services, by detailed demographics, April 2010
- Figure 35: Next most popular main reasons to stop at roadside services, by detailed demographics, April 2010
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- Figure 36: Main reasons to stop at roadside services, by main reasons to stop at roadside services, April 2010
- Figure 37: Main reasons to stop at roadside services, by next most popular main reasons to stop at roadside services, April 2010
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Appendix – What Roadside Services do Consumers Use?
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- Figure 38: Most popular roadside services that consumers use, by detailed demographics, April 2010
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- Figure 39: Next most popular roadside services that consumers use, by detailed demographics, April 2010
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- Figure 40: Most popular main reasons to stop at roadside services, by roadside services that consumers use, April 2010
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- Figure 41: Next most popular main reasons to stop at roadside services, by roadside services that consumers use, April 2010
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- Figure 42: Most popular roadside services that consumers use, by roadside services that consumers use, April 2010
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- Figure 43: Next most popular roadside services that consumers use, by roadside services that consumers use, April 2010
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Appendix – Attitudes Towards Roadside Services
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- Figure 44: Most popular attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, by detailed demographics, April 2010
- Figure 45: Next most popular attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, by detailed demographics, April 2010
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- Figure 46: Most popular attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, main reasons to stop at roadside services, April 2010
- Figure 47: Next most popular attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, main reasons to stop at roadside services, April 2010
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- Figure 48: Most popular roadside services that consumers use, by attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, April 2010
- Figure 49: Next most popular roadside services that consumers use, by a ttitudes towards roadside catering facilities, April 2010
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- Figure 50: Most popular attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, by attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, April 2010
- Figure 51: Next most popular attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, by attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, April 2010
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Appendix –Targeting Opportunities
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- Figure 52: Roadside catering target groups, by detailed demographics, April 2010
- Figure 53: Main reasons to stop at roadside services, by target groups, April 2010
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- Figure 54: Roadside services that consumers use, by target groups, April 2010
- Figure 55: Attitudes towards roadside catering facilities, by target groups, April 2010
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