School Meals - UK - August 2007

Table of Contents

• Issues in the Market
• Main issues
• Definition
• Abbreviations
• Market in Brief
• Market struggles as meal take-up falls in wake of menu shake-up
  • Figure 1: Trends in value of school meals, 2004/05-2006/07
• In-house operations still predominate
• Big three still important but smaller players beginning to make inroads
• Occasional and infrequent users of school meals hold key to expansion
• Pain today, gain tomorrow?
• Internal Market Environment
• Key points
• Pupil numbers
  • Figure 2: Trends in pupil numbers, 2001/02-2005/06
• School size
  • Figure 3: Trends in school size, 2001/02-2005/06
• Free school meals take-up
  • Figure 4: Take-up of free school meals, 2000/01 and 2005/06
• Legislation and regulation
• New food- and nutrition-based standards
• Government funding
• Case study: Hull County Council
• Meal take-up
  • Figure 5: Trends in take-up of school meals, 2004/05-2006/07
• Meal pricing
  • Figure 6: Trends in the average cost of a school meal, 2004/05-2006/07
• Broader Market Environment
• Key points
• School age population
  • Figure 7: Trends in the UK school age population, 2002-12
• Religious denomination
  • Figure 8: Local authorities where religious groups other than non-Christians/no religion account for 10% of more of the population, 2001
• Case study: Grasmere Primary School, Hackney
• Increased affluence
  • Figure 9: Trends in PDI and consumer spending, 2002-12
• Rising childhood obesity
• Snacking
• The decline of cookery lessons in school
• Lottery funding for cookery clubs
• National Healthy Schools Programme (NHSP)
• 5-A-Day
• Competitive Context
• Key points
  • Figure 10: UK contract catering market, 2001-06
  • Figure 11: UK contract catering market, by sector, 2001-06
  • Figure 12: UK contract catering market, by segment, by number of outlets, 2001-05
• Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Market Value and Forecast
• Key points
• Past market performance
• Figure 13: School meals market value and forecast, 2005-12
• Present market performance
• Future market performance
• Contract caterers versus local authority DSOs
• A ' whole school' policy: the only way forward
• Factors used in the forecast
• Segment Performance
• Key points
• Overview
• Figure 14: School meals market, by sector, 2004/05 and 2006/07
• Primary schools
  • Figure 15: Trends in take-up of school meals in primary schools in England, 2004/05-2006/07
  • Figure 16: Primary school take-up rates, by English region, 2005/06
  • Figure 17: Primary school meals market value, 2004/05-2006/07
  • Figure 18: Primary school meal costs, by English region, 2005/06
  • Figure 19: Primary school meals costs, by English region, by component, 2005/06
• Secondary schools
  • Figure 20: Trends in take-up of school meals in secondary schools in England, 2004/05-2006/07
  • Figure 21: Secondary school take-up rates, by English region, 2005/06
  • Figure 22: Secondary school meals market value, 2004/05-2006/07
  • Figure 23: Secondary school meal costs, by English region, 2005/06
  • Figure 24: Secondary school meal costs, by English region, 2005/06
• Private schools
• Figure 25: Private school meals market value, 2004/05-2006/07
• Companies and Products
• Key points
• Industry structure
  • Figure 26: Types of local authority food providers in primary and secondary schools in England, 2005/06
  • Figure 27: Types of local authority food providers in primary schools in England, by region, 2005/06
  • Figure 28: Types of local authority food providers in secondary schools in England, by region, 2005/06
• Leading players
  • Figure 29: Leading contract caterers in the school meals market, 2007
• ABM Catering Ltd
• Accent Catering Services Ltd
• Alliance in Partnership Ltd
• Aramark UK
• Bartlett Mitchell Ltd
• Compass Group plc
• Scolarest
• Chartwells
• Edwards & Ward Ltd
• Elior
• Harrison Catering Services Ltd
• ISS A/S
• Rentokil Initial plc
• Sodexho Alliance
• Who Eats School Meals?
• Key points
  • Figure 30: School meal habits, April-June 2007
• Key analysis
• Key analysis
• Who' s eating school meals: detailed demographics
• Key analysis
  • Figure 31: School meal habits, by detailed demogreaphics, April-June 2007
• What do Children Want to Eat for Lunch at School?
• Key points
• School meal preferences
  • Figure 32: Preferred school meals, April-June 2007
• Cold food tops the wish-list...
• Key analysis
• ... while pizza/pasta is ahead of chips in hot food stakes
• What do Children Want to Eat for Lunch at School? -- Detailed Demographics
• Key points
  • Figure 33: Preferred school meals, by detailed demographics, April-June 2007
• What children want to eat at school, by school meal habits
  • Figure 34: Preferred food eaten at school, by school meal habits, April-June 2007
• Clear preference for sandwiches
• Pizza favourite among current school diners...
• ...while pasta hits the spot for packed lunchers...
• ...and chips are the driver for those going off-site
• What do Children Want to Eat as Snacks at School?
  • Figure 35: Preferred school snacks, April-June 2007
• Banned snacks top the list
• Fruit: saviour of the breaktime market?
• Key analysis
• Other healthy products have more limited appeal
• What do children want to eat as snacks at school? -- Detailed demographics
  • Figure 36: Preferred school snacks, by detailed demographics, April-June 2007
• Girls make healthier choices than boys
• What school snacks children want to eat, by school meal habits
  • Figure 37: Preferred school snacks, by school meal habits, April-June 2007
• What snacks children want to eat by preferred meal options
  • Figure 38: Preferred school snacks, by preferred school meals, April-June 2007
• Chips -- it' s a lifestyle thing