10 things you need to know about the UK’s changing foodservice market
Research from the NPD Group has revealed consumers’ choices when buying something to eat or drink away from home and says that it illustrates just how much British life is changing. The traditional...
View ArticleChains seize market share as independents lose 1.7 billion visits in eight years
Branded foodservice chains are continuing to take huge bites out of their independent competitors as figures released today confirmed multi-site operators have increased their share of the market this...
View ArticleOPINION: 5 big foodservice industry predictions for 2017
Success in 2017 will be about showing flexibility, thinking ‘classics with a twist’, ramping up local suppliers and being conscious of healthy choices and ethical concerns, according to The NPD Group....
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Home delivery in Britain growing 10 times faster than...
The delivery channel in Britain’s eating-out foodservice market (known as out-of-home or OOH) was worth £3.6 billion last year, up 6% on the previous 12 months, it was revealed today. The growth means...
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Chips are down for traditional outlets falling behind in QSR race
Traditional British fish and chip shops are losing out on business whilst competitor QSR restaurants are attracting more traffic than ever before. That’s the claim being made by global information...
View ArticleCasual dining operators looking beyond ‘saturated’ London market
Casual dining operators recognise the “significant demand” for nationwide alternatives to fast food. According to new research from the NPD Group, a British consumer market research agency, casual...
View ArticleMillennials helping to fuel burgeoning casual dining sector
A new study from the NPD Group has identified 18-34 year olds as the biggest casual dining visitors. The NPD Group’s report examined Britain’s casual dining venues that offer an alternative to fast...
View ArticleBrexit weighing heavy on QSRs and full-service operators, report claims
The growth of the UK out of home foodservice market has slowed since the Brexit referendum one year ago, a new report has said. Restaurant visits after the referendum were still growing but at a slower...
View ArticleOver-50s spending £500m a month on lunchtime restaurant visits
New research from global information company The NPD Group suggests Britain’s older consumers could support growth in eat-out lunch business in future years. There were 1 billion lunch visits...
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British foodservice industry to grow by 83 million visits in 2018
The British foodservice industry should grow by an additional 83 million visits in 2018 (up +0.7% on 2017), despite stagnant wage growth and high inflation. New forecasts, released yesterday by the...
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NEW RESEARCH: ‘Habit’ is the fastest-growing reason for consumers visiting a...
New findings released this morning by global information company The NPD Group suggest consumers eating out on Britain’s high streets are becoming creatures of habit. NPD Group foodservice data for the...
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6 things you didn’t know about the unstoppable rise of food delivery
Research house NPD has revealed its top facts about the booming British takeaway market after it was revealed that sales have grown from £2.4 billion to £4.2 billion in the past decade. The growth,...
View ArticleDecline in restaurant visits mirrors trend logged during last recession
Total visits in the eat-out or out-of-home (OOH) foodservice market dropped 1% in the first quarter of this year versus the same period last year, it has been revealed. That 1% decrease is equivalent...
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Casual dining kitchens still on fire despite spate of closures
Casual dining operators are still pulling in the punters despite a throng of high-profile closures that have dented the industry this year, with visits up 7% for the year ending June 2018 and spend...
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Food-to-go market increasing three times faster than on-site spend
Britons are increasingly eating pre-prepared food and drink on-the-go – and it remains one of the fastest-growing areas of Britain’s out-of-home (OOH) foodservice industry. Latest figures from global...
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ANALYSTS’ VIEW: The 5 biggest industry trends you need to be ready for in 2019
Global information company The NPD Group has gazed into its crystal ball and identified five new trends that will shape Britain’s £56 billion out-of-home (OOH) foodservice industry in 2019. Here is its...
View ArticleNo slowdown for QSR kitchens as bright forecast issued for fast food chains
Growth in the quick service restaurant sector is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down, analyst firm NPD Group has said. The established trend of consumers trading down to cheaper eats when...
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OPINION: Why any meaningful growth in foodservice over the next two years...
Driven by technology and convenience, British foodservice industry visits fall as consumers increasingly prefer ‘off-premise’ dining options, writes Dominic Allport at the NPD Group. Based on recent...
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Kitchens could become drone launchpads in new era of food delivery
Drones will become a “feature” of the restaurant delivery market in Great Britain within five years, a respected foodservice analyst firm has predicted today. Food delivery is the industry’s...
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HOT DATA: UK commercial kitchens processed 755 million delivery orders last year
New data from the NPD Group shows that there were 755m delivery visits in the year ending December 2018, an increase of 210 million or 39% since 2015. In contrast, total visit figures for the British...
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