Table of Contents
Overview
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- What you need to know
- Products covered in this Report
Executive Summary
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- The market
- Operators to endure price hikes and income squeeze
- Confidence holding up but many remain cautious
- Companies and brands
- Brunch encroaches in to the lunch out-of-home market
- Vegan or vegetarian options take root
- New retail opportunities
- Mobile app innovations
- The consumer
- Three in five Brits eat lunch out of home
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- Figure 1: Participation in eating out, by meal occasion, April 2018
- Usage on a par for everyday and leisure occasions
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- Figure 2: Participation in eating out, by type of occasion, April 2018
- City workers are heavy users of everyday lunch
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- Figure 3: Frequency of everyday vs leisure occasions, April 2018
- Younger generation less likely to have sit-down meals for everyday occasions
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- Figure 4: Sit-down vs takeaway lunch usage, April 2018
- Fast food outlets grab the most market share
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- Figure 5: Venues visited for lunch out of home, April 2018
- Sandwiches/wraps most sought after
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- Figure 6: Most popular lunch foods, April 2018
- Under-45s more inclined to buy wholesome lunches
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- Figure 7: Behaviours relating to eating lunch out of home, April 2018
- Potential for supermarkets to offer hot food counters
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- Figure 8: Interest in innovations, April 2018
- Three in five have a favourite place to visit for brunch
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- Figure 9: Attitudes towards brunch out of home, April 2018
- What we think
Issues and Insights
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- Catering to consumers’ desire for a balanced diet
- The facts
- The implications
- Becoming adventurous eaters
- The facts
- The implications
- Sustainable takeaway options
- The facts
- The implications
The Market – What You Need to Know
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- Price rises could hit consumer spending
- UK workforce could boost lunch economy
- Foodservice operators endure rising costs
Market Drivers
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- UK unemployment levels remain low
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- Figure 10: Employment and unemployment, by gender, 2012-22
- Confidence holding up but many remain cautious
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- Figure 11: Trends in how respondents would describe their financial situation, April 2009-April 2018
- Rising business rates
- Boom in ‘dark kitchens’
- National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage
- Appealing to foodies
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- Figure 12: Trends in selected attitudes towards food, April 2016-November 2017
Companies and Brands – What You Need to Know
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- Greggs defies fears of slowdown
- Menu options that stand out
- New retail opportunities
- Mobile app innovations
Launch Activity and Innovation
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- Menu options that stand out
- Breakfast and brunch mainstreams
- Going bottomless
- Vegan or vegetarian options take root
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- Figure 13: Vegetable Gyoza & Spinach Pastry, by Ajinomoto
- Individually sized snacks to go
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- Figure 14: McVitie’s Digestives (29g), by Pladis Global
- New retail opportunities
- Food halls
- Travel hubs
- Contract catering
- Roadside catering
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- Figure 15: Costa Coffee roadside kiosk in London
- Mobile apps for…
- …bargain hunting
- …click-and-collect functions
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- Figure 16: Interest in innovations, by venues visited for lunch out of home, April 2018
- …and lunchtime delivery options
- Renewable foodservice packaging
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- Figure 17: Food packaging made from recycled material, by Vegware
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- Figure 18: Reusable coffee cups and takeaway containers made from rice husk by Eco to go™
Key Players
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- Greggs grows as a leading food-to-go brand
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- Figure 19: Selected lunch foodservice brands, by number of outlets, 2012-18
- Ones to watch
- Which Wich
- Island Pokē
The Consumer – What You Need to Know
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- Three in five Brits eat lunch out of home
- Lunch venues cater for both everyday and leisure occasions
- Frequency of visits falls as people enter old age
- Younger generation less likely to have sit-down meals for everyday occasions
- Fast food outlets grab the most market share
- Sandwiches/wraps are the most bought lunch items
- Under-45s more inclined to buy wholesome lunches
- Supermarkets to offer hot buffet-style services
- Three in five have a favourite place to visit for brunch
Out-of-home Eating Occasions
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- Four in five eat meals out of home
- Three in five eat lunch out of home
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- Figure 20: Participation in eating out, by meal occasion, April 2018
Leisure vs Everyday Meals
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- Usage on a par for everyday and leisure occasions
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- Figure 21: Participation in eating out, by type of occasion, April 2018
- Lunch draws the most visits – Both in everyday and leisure occasions
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- Figure 22: Participation in eating out, by type of occasion and type of meal, April 2018
- Brunches are more geared towards young Londoners
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- Figure 23: Brunch usage, by region, April 2018
- Pubs/bars and restaurants winning everyday visits…
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- Figure 24: Everyday lunch usage, by venues visited for lunch out of home, April 2018
- …but on a par with coffee shops in leisure occasions
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- Figure 25: Leisure lunch usage, by venues visited for lunch out of home, April 2018
Frequency of Leisure vs Everyday Meals
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- City workers are heavy users of everyday lunch
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- Figure 26: Frequency of everyday vs leisure occasions, April 2018
- Leisurely lunches a rare treat for over-45s
Sit-down vs Takeaway Lunch Usage
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- Baby Boomers most inclined to sit down for a meal…
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- Figure 27: Sit-down vs takeaway lunch usage, April 2018
- …whilst 16-44-year-olds have lunch on the hoof
Venues Visited
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- One in three have lunch at fast food chains
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- Figure 28: Venues visited for lunch out of home, April 2018
- Supermarkets under pressure to increase value proposition
- Sandwich/bakery shops cut the mustard as a lunch venue
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- Figure 29: Lunchtime meal deal by Greggs
- Restaurants and pubs/bars lead in everyday sit-down occasions…
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- Figure 30: Everyday lunch usage, by venues visited for lunch out of home, April 2018
- …whilst cafés and coffee shops reign in leisure dine-in spending
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- Figure 31: Leisure lunch usage, by venues visited for lunch out of home, April 2018
Most Popular Lunch Foods
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- Lunchtime pizzas and pastas have stretch
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- Figure 32: Most popular lunch foods, April 2018
- Most people are partial to sandwiches and wraps for lunch
- Potential for hot sandwiches to heat up…
- …as well as build-your-own sandwiches
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- Figure 33: Behaviours towards lunch out of home, by most popular lunch foods, April 2018
- Jacket potatoes may be waning among under-45s
- People in South West England enjoy salad the most
- Over-45s have a preference for pub lunches
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- Figure 34: Most popular lunch foods, by venues visited for lunch out of home, April 2018
Lunchtime Behaviours
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- One in three have eaten breakfast food for lunch
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- Figure 35: Behaviours related to eating lunch out of home, April 2018
- Two in three choose hot foods for lunch
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- Figure 36: Behaviours related to eating lunch out of home, by most popular lunch foods, April 2018
- Over-45s not having as many wholesome lunches as under-45s
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- Figure 37: Behaviours related to eating lunch out of home, by most popular lunch foods, April 2018
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- Figure 38: Behaviours related to eating lunch out of home, by most popular lunch foods, April 2018
- City workers most keen on customising their lunches – CHAID analysis
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- Figure 39: Attitudes towards lunch out of home – CHAID – Tree output, April 2018
Interest in Lunch Innovations
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- Potential for supermarkets to offer hot buffet-style services
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- Figure 40: Interest in innovations, April 2018
- Scope to explore alternative food packaging
- Global cuisines the stronghold of lunches
Attitudes towards Brunch Out of Home
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- Eating brunch more
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- Figure 41: Attitudes towards brunch out of home, April 2018
- Three in five have a favourite place to visit for brunch
- Almost half of brunch consumers have booked a table for brunch
Appendix – Data Sources, Abbreviations and Supporting Information
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- Abbreviations
- Consumer research methodology
- CHAID methodology
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- Figure 42: Target groups based on attitudes towards lunch out of home, April 2018
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