Table of Contents
Introduction
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- Definition
- Abbreviations
Executive Summary
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- The market
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- Figure 1: UK contract catering market size, 2009-19
- Market factors
- Market environment by segment
- Market drivers
- Companies, brands and innovation
- Who’s innovating?
- The consumer
- Who eats school meals?
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- Figure 2: Child's lunch during the week in term time, July 2014
- Parents’ attitudes towards school meals
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- Figure 3: Parents’ attitudes towards school meals, July 2014
- Interest in products/services at school canteens
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- Figure 4: Interest in products/services at school canteens, July 2014
- School meal enticements
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- Figure 5: School meal enticements, July 2014
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- Proactively demonstrating value-for-money cues could help caterers win market share
- The facts
- The implications
- Caterers that communicate their product range more regularly could reap rewards
- The facts
- The implications
- Tapping into consumers’ ‘want to buy’ mentality through menu innovation
- The facts
- The implications
Trend Application
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- Lunch monitors
- Fun food
- Global appeal
Market Drivers
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- Key points
- The UK economic recovery
- Population trends
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- Figure 6: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, 2009-19
- Governmental budget concerns
- New contracting model
- New allergen labelling rules
- Sustainability initiatives
- Central government commits to buying local produce
- The Food for Life Catering Mark
Who’s Innovating?
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- Key points
- Healthy eating
- Street food
- Technological advancements
- Pre-ordering and online payments for school meals
- Flexible catering for flexible working
- Loyalty scheme apps
Market Size and Forecast
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- Key points
- Market performance
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- Figure 7: UK contract catering market size, 2009-19
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- Figure 8: UK contract catering market size, 2009-19
- Forecast methodology
Market Environment by Segment
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- Key points
- Business & Industry (B&I)
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- Figure 9: Employment and unemployment, by gender, 2009-19
- Figure 10: Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, Q1 2009-Q2 2014
- Schools
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- Figure 11: Trends in school numbers and numbers of pupils in England, 2003-14
- Healthcare
- NHS spending fails to keep pace with inflation
- BMA predicts NHS costs to rise ahead of inflation
- Number of beds falling, food spend per patient rises
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- Figure 12: Average daily available beds open overnight, by sector, England, Q1 2010/11-Q1 2014/15
- Figure 13: Selected NHS associated costs, 2009/10-2012/13
- New recommendations for hospital food announced in 2014
- Meals in the wider healthcare context
- Prisons
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- Figure 14: Population in prison establishments in England and Wales, June 2010-June 2014
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- Figure 15: Projected prison population (end of June figures), June 2014-June 2019
- Defence
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- Figure 16: Trends in the strength of regular UK Armed Forces personnel, 2006-14
- The Daily Food Charge
Companies and Products
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- Key points
- Aramark
- Financial information
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- Figure 17: Financial performance of Aramark UK Ltd, 2011-13
- Recent developments
- Bartlett Mitchell
- Financial information
- Recent developments
- BaxterStorey
- Financial information
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- Figure 18: Financial performance of BaxterStorey, 2011-13
- Recent developments
- Compass Group
- Financial information
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- Figure 19: Financial performance of Compass Group Plc, 2011-13
- Recent developments
- Elior
- Financial information
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- Figure 20: Financial performance of Elior UK plc, 2011-13
- Recent developments
- Harrison Catering
- Financial information
- Recent developments
- OCS
- Financial information
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- Figure 21: Financial performance of OCS Group UK Limited, 2011-13
- Recent developments
- Sodexo
- Financial information
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- Figure 22: Financial performance of Sodexo Limited, 2011-13
- Recent developments
- Other company developments
School Meals
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- Key points
- Trends in take-up of school meals
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- Figure 23: Take-up of school lunches in England, 2010/11 and 2011/12
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- Figure 24: Take-up of school meals in primary* and secondary schools in England, by region, for LAs reporting take-up in 2010/11 and 2011/12
- New school food standards
- The School Food Plan
- London schools and healthy eating initiatives
- Drawing on expertise from the foodservice arena
- Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM)
The Consumer – Who Eats School Meals?
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- Key points
- Who eats school meals?
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- Figure 25: Child's lunch during the week in term time, July 2014
- Who eats packed lunches?
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- Figure 26: Child’s lunch during the week in term tine, by age of youngest school-aged child, July 2014
The Consumer – Parents’ Attitudes Towards School Meals
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- Key points
- More than a third of parents say school lunches are an important part of their child’s overall diet
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- Figure 27: Parents’ attitudes towards school meals, July 2014
- Criticisms of school meals
- The demanding end consumer
The Consumer – Interest in Products/Services at School Canteens
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- Key points
- Parents are seeking tools to help their children make better food choices
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- Figure 28: Interest in products/services at school canteens, July 2014
- Interaction to drive interest
- A role for edutainment
- V is for variety
- Greater range of hot meals
- Grab and go options
The Consumer – School Meal Enticements
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- Key points
- Nearly a third of parents would like greater participation in school meal menu development
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- Figure 29: School meal enticements, July 2014
- Monitoring
- Transparency
- Parental control
Appendix – Market Size and Forecast
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- Figure 30: Best- and worst-case forecasts for the contract catering market, 20014-19
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Appendix – The Consumer – Age of Youngest School-aged Child
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- Figure 31: Age of youngest school-aged child, July 2014
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- Figure 32: Age of youngest school-aged child, by demographics, July 2014
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- Figure 33: Parents’ attitudes towards school meals, by age of youngest school-aged child, July 2014
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- Figure 34: School meal enticements, by age of youngest school-aged child, July 2014
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Appendix – The Consumer – Who Eats School Meals?
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- Figure 35: Child's lunch during the week in term time, July 2014
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- Figure 36: Child's lunch during the week in term time, by demographics, July 2014
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- Figure 37: Child's lunch during the week in term time, by age of youngest school-aged child, July 2014
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- Figure 38: Parents’ attitudes towards school meals, by child's lunch during the week in term time, July 2014
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- Figure 39: Interest in products/services at school canteens, by child's lunch during the week in term time, July 2014
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- Figure 40: School meal enticements, by child's lunch during the week in term time, July 2014
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Appendix – The Consumer – Parents’ Attitudes Towards School Meals
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- Figure 41: Parents attitudes towards school meals, July 2014
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- Figure 42: Most popular attitudes towards school meals among parents, by demographics, July 2014
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- Figure 43: Next most popular attitudes towards school meals among parents, by demographics, July 2014
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- Figure 44: Parents’ attitudes towards school meals, by parents’ attitudes towards school meals, July 2014
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- Figure 45: Interest in products/services at school canteens, by parents’ attitudes towards school meals, July 2014
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- Figure 46: School meal enticements, by parents’ attitudes towards school meals, July 2014
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Appendix – The Consumer – Interest in Products/Services at School Canteens
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- Figure 47: Products/services parents are interested in at school canteens, July 2014
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- Figure 48: Most popular products/services parents are interested in at school canteens, by demographics, July 2014
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- Figure 49: Next most popular products/services parents are interested in at school canteens, by demographics, July 2014
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- Figure 50: Interest in products/services at school canteens, by most popular products/services parents are interested in at school canteens, July 2014
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- Figure 51: Interest in products/services at school canteens, by next most popular products/services parents are interested in at school canteens, July 2014
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- Figure 52: School meal enticements, by most popular products/services parents are interested in at school canteens, July 2014
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- Figure 53: School meal enticements, by next most popular products/services parents are interested in at school canteens, July 2014
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Appendix – The Consumer – School Meal Enticements
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- Figure 54: School meal enticements, July 2014
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- Figure 55: Most popular school meal enticements, by demographics, July 2014
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- Figure 56: Next most popular school meal enticements, by demographics, July 2014
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- Figure 57: School meal enticements, by most popular school meal enticements, July 2014
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- Figure 58: School meal enticements, by next most popular school meal enticements, July 2014
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- Figure 59: Interest in products/services at school canteens, by most popular school meal enticements, July 2014
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- Figure 60: Interest in products/services at school canteens, by next most popular school meal enticements, July 2014
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