Sports Venue Catering - UK - April 2007

Table of Contents

• Issues in the Market
• Main issues
• Definitions
• Consumer research
• Abbreviations
• Market in Brief
• Steady growth and more of the same in prospect
  • Figure 1: Trends in the UK sports venue catering market size, 2002-07
• Room for improvement
• Health clubs and leisure centres important sectors
• Big caterers prominent but specialists holding their own
• Improving the breed, while maintaining returns
• Internal Market Environment
• Key points:
• Spectator levels under threat?
• Evening matches reduce takings in football sector
• New technology offers queue-reduction opportunities
• Minimum wage = higher cost base
• Legal restrictions hold back market
• Seasonality affects demand
• Broader Market Environment
• Key points:
• Trends in PDI and CONEXP
  • Figure 2: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2002-11
• The age structure of the population
  • Figure 3: Trends in the UK population by age, 2002, 2007 and 2011
  • Figure 4: Trends in the adult population* by socio-economic group, 2002, 2007 and 2011
• Competitive Context
• Key points:
  • Figure 5: Average weekly household expenditure on meals, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, by category, 1999-2000 to 2004-05
• Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
• Strengths
• A captive audience
• Long dwell times
• Weaknesses
• Queues
• Poor product quality
• Short dwell times
• Legislative restrictions
• Market Size and Forecast
• Key points:
  • Figure 6: UK sports venue catering market size trends, 2002-12
• Past market performance
• Present market performance
• Future market performance
• Segment Performance
• Key points:
  • Figure 7: UK sports venue catering market by sector, 2002-06
• Catering at private health and fitness clubs
• Catering at leisure centres
• Catering at racecourses
• Catering at football grounds
• Catering at cricket grounds
• Catering at rugby union grounds
• Catering at rugby league grounds
• Catering at motor sport events
• Catering at golf tournaments
• Other sports
• Companies and Products
• Key points:
• Industry structure
  • Figure 8: Leading players in the sports venue catering market and the sectors in which they operate, March 2007
• Compass Group plc
  • Figure 9: Compass group plc, major sports catering contracts, march 2007
• Sodexho
  • Figure 10: Sodexho Prestige, major sports venue catering contracts, March 2007
• Elior SCA
  • Figure 11: Eliance Events, major sports venue catering contracts, March 2007
• Lindley Catering Holdings Ltd
  • Figure 12: Lindley Catering Holdings Ltd, major sports venue catering contracts, March 2007
• Other players
• SFC Group
• Delaware North Companies (UK) Ltd
• Expresso Hospitality Ltd
• Sports Catering Venues Used
• Key points:
  • Figure 13: Sports venue catering use, February 2007
• Catering buyers at public leisure centres/swimming pools
• Buyers of food and drink at football clubs
• Food and drink buyers at private health and fitness clubs
• Buyers of food and drink at horse races
• Catering buyers at golf clubs
• Food and drink purchasers at rugby clubs
• Buyers of food and drink at dog races
• Catering buyers at cricket grounds
• Food and drink purchasers at motor racing
• Buyers of food and drink at tennis clubs
• Food and drink buyers at basketball clubs
• Detailed demographics of sports catering venues used
  • Figure 14: Most popular sports venue catering use, detailed demographics, February 2007
  • Figure 15: Other sports venue catering use, detailed demographics, February 2007
• Types of Food and Drink Bought
• Key points:
  • Figure 16: Types of food bought at sports venues, February 2007
• Hot takeaway food buyers
• Cold snack buyers
• Cold takeaway buyers
• Hot snack buyers
• Hot sit-down meal buyers
• Healthy snack buyers
• Cold sit-down meal buyers
  • Figure 17: Types of drink purchased in sports venues, February 2007
• Soft drinks buyers
• Hot drinks buyers
• Water buyers
• Beer buyers
• Sports drink buyers
• Other drinks buyers
  • Figure 18: Food purchased by type of sports venue purchased from, February 2007
  • Figure 19: Drink purchased by type of sports venue purchased from, February 2007
• Detailed demographics of types of food and drink bought
  • Figure 20: Demographic characteristics of buyers of food from sports venues, February 2007
  • Figure 21: Demographic characteristics of buyers of drink from sports venues, February 2007
• Attitudes Towards Food and Drink at Sports Venues
• Key points:
  • Figure 22: Agreement with statements about food and drink at sports venues, February 2007
• Off-site food has the edge
• Queues give spectators the blues
• Quality issues remain...
• ...while time waits for no-one
• DIY+AB = lost opportunity
• Convenience counts
• Brand power: reassuring for some
• Healthy food has niche appeal
• Attitudes towards food and drink at sports venues by type of venue visited
  • Figure 23: Consuming attendees' agreement with statements about food and drink at sports venues, by sports venues visited, February 2007
• Attitudes towards food and drink at sports venues by attitudes
  • Figure 24: Most popular statements about food and drink at leisure venues, by agreement with statements about food and drink at leisure venues, February 2007
  • Figure 25: Next most popular statements about food and drink at leisure venues, by agreement with statements about food and drink at leisure venues, February 2007
• Attitudes towards food and drink at sports venues
  • Figure 26: Detailed demographics for views on sports venue catering, February 2007
  • Figure 27: Detailed demographics for views on sports venue catering, February 2007