Sports Venue Catering - UK - May 2009

Table of Contents

• Issues in the Market
• Main issues
• Definition
• Abbreviations
• Market in Brief
• Caterers make headway but cost, quality and choice issues remain
• Economic situation set to bring focus firmly on value...
• ...while overheads continue to rise
• Health clubs and leisure centres dominate...
• ...while horseracing and football are biggest sports for caterers
• Genuine innovation rare as caterers look to refine...
• ...but technology helping to bust queues
• Contract caterers predominate, but specialists hold their own
• A third of visitors to sports venues still not buying food/drink
• Cost, poor quality, limited choice and queues...
• ...drive people to eat at home or elsewhere
• Internal Market Environment
• Key points
• Spectator admission trends
• TV versus being there
• Pros
• Cons
• TV schedules play havoc with takings
• The problem of queues
• Overheads continue to rise
• Legal restrictions hinder development in football sector
• Proposals to increase half-time breaks in football scrapped
• Broader Market Environment
• Key points
• Strategy decisions to be made as recession takes hold
  • Figure 1: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2004-14
• Football and health clubs to benefit from pre-/no family growth
  • Figure 2: Forecast adult population trends, by lifestage, 2004-14
• Age trends positive for some sectors
  • Figure 3: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, by gender and age, 2004-14
• Impact of the recession on the eating out market
• Competitive Context
• Key points
  • Figure 4: Consumer expenditure on selected leisure goods and activities, 2008
• Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
• Strengths
• A captive audience
• Long dwell times at some types of venue/event
• Buying power of contractors
• Operational flexibility of contractors
• Eating out as part of the experience
• Weaknesses
• Restrictions
• Queues
• Quality/prices
• Choice/range
• External competitors
• The recession
• Market Size and Forecast
• Key points
  • Figure 5: UK sports venue catering market size, 2004-14
• Unquenched thirst for sport drives revenues
• Trading down and quest for value increasing features of market
• Future market performance
• Factors used in forecast
• Segment Performance
• Key points
• Health clubs and leisure centres dominate the market
  • Figure 6: UK sports venue catering market, by sector, 2004-08
• Catering at private health and fitness clubs
• Catering at public leisure centres and swimming pools
• Catering at racecourses
• Catering at football grounds
• Catering at cricket grounds
• Catering at rugby union grounds
• Catering at rugby league grounds
• Catering at motor sports events
• Catering at golf tournaments
• Companies and Products
• Key points
• Industry structure
  • Figure 7: Leading players in the sports venue catering market and the sectors in which they operate, March 2009
• Compass Group plc
  • Figure 8: Key financial data for Compass Group plc, 2005-08
  • Figure 9: Compass Group plc, major UK sports catering contracts, March 2009
• Sodexo SA
  • Figure 10: Key financial data for Sodexo SA, 2005-08
  • Figure 11: Sodexo SA, major UK sports catering contracts, March 2009
• Elior UK
  • Figure 12: Elior, major UK sports catering contracts, March 2009
• Lindley Group
  • Figure 13: Key financial data for Lindley Catering Holdings Ltd, 2004-07
  • Figure 14: Lindley Group, major UK sports catering contracts, March 2009
• Other players
• SFC Group
  • Figure 15: SFC Group, major UK sports catering contracts, March 2009
• Delaware North Companies (UK) Ltd
  • Figure 16: Delaware North Companies (UK), major UK sports catering contracts, March 2009
• Sports Venue Outlets Used
• Key points
• Operators missing out on the third of visitors who don' t eat at venues
  • Figure 17: Sports venues visited, by sports venue participation and catering use, October/November 2008
• Public leisure centres and private fitness clubs
• Racing
• Football grounds and rugby clubs
• Golf
• General Leisure Activities of Sports Venue Consumers
• Key points
  • Figure 24: Agreement with attitudinal statements on leisure activities, by sports venue participation and catering use, October/November 2008
• Venues could motivate customers with food theatre
  • Figure 25: Most popular general leisure activities of sports venue consumers, by sports venue catering outlets used, October/November 2008
• Hook health club members by showing them something new?
  • Figure 26: Next most popular general leisure activities of sports venue consumers, by sports venue catering outlets used, October/November 2008
• Appendix -- Sports Venue Catering Outlets Used
• Most popular sports venue catering outlets used, by detailed demographics
  • Figure 28: Most popular sports venue catering outlets used, by detailed demographics, October/November 2008
• Next most popular sports venue catering outlets used, by detailed demographics
  • Figure 29: Next most popular sports venue catering outlets used, by detailed demographics, October/November 2008
• Appendix -- General Leisure Activities of Sports Venue Consumers
• Most popular attitudes towards leisure activities, by detailed demographics
  • Figure 30: Most popular attitudes towards leisure activities, by detailed demographics, October/November 2008
• Next most popular attitudes towards leisure activities, by detailed demographics
  • Figure 31: Next most popular attitudes towards leisure activities, by detailed demographics, October/November 2008