What you need to know

Sales via deli and hot food counters improved between 2010 and 2015 as consumer confidence in both NI and RoI improved, and higher employment rates saw more working consumers seeking convenient lunchtime meal options.

However, uncertainty over the Brexit coupled with growing concern among consumers in relation to healthy eating will see sales begin to slow down in 2016. Meeting the demands for more information and healthier options at deli and hot food counters will help to sustain revenues moving forward into 2017.

Issues covered in this Report

  • This report examines food-to-go counters within the foodservice and retail industry; looking at deli counters (which provide mainly cold food options such as sandwiches, salads, etc) and hot food counters (which provide mainly hot food options such as hot dogs, sausage rolls, soup, etc).

  • Retailers and providers include: Retail outlets (eg supermarkets, convenience stores, bakery shops, motorway service/petrol stations), in-store concessions at forecourts, delicatessens and artisan stores.

  • Please note that this does not include take-away foodservice operators such as fast food chains, coffee shops, restaurants, chip shops, vending machines or work/school/college/university canteens.

  • A key focus of this report is spending for lunchtime meals, although breakfast and dinner habits are also included.

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