Eating Out Habits - UK - November 2007

Table of Contents

• Issues in the Market
• Main issues
• Definition
• Abbreviations
• Market in Brief
• How can I treat myself today?
• But budget constraints still apply
• Pubs: the nation' s favourite eating out venues
• Healthy or hedonistic?
• Burden of red tape threatens to overwhelm industry
• Internal Market Environment
• Key points
• Impact of smoking ban and changes in licensing laws
• Food -- pleasure or pain?
  • Figure 1: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, 2003-07
• Rising restaurant prices
  • Figure 2: Trends in retail price indices, 2002-07
• Broader Market Environment
• Key points
• Alterations to menu formats to fit in with tightening consumer belts
  • Figure 3: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2002-12
• Ageing population offers challenges for the industry
  • Figure 4: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, by gender, 2002-12
• Increasing numbers of ABs positive for eating out industry
  • Figure 5: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group, 2002-12
• Competitive Context
• Key points
• Consumer spending priorities
  • Figure 6: Selected expenditure priorities, 2006 and 2007
• Eating out in the leisure context
  • Figure 7: Consumer expenditure on selected leisure goods and activities, 2002-06
• Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Market Size and Forecast
• Key points
  • Figure 8: The UK market for eating out*, 2002-12
• Past market performance
• Present market performance
• Future market performance
• Segment Performance
• Key points
  • Figure 9: The UK eating out market*, by segment, 2002-07
  • Figure 10: The UK eating out market*, by segment, at constant prices, 2007-12
• Fast food -- performing a function
• Pizza and pasta -- versatility is the key
• Pub restaurants -- no smoke without fire?
• Ethnic catering -- lacking dynamism
• Hotels on the up
• Outlets Visited
• Key points
  • Figure 11: Eating out venues visited in the last three months, 2000-07
• Brits have quite a wide portfolio of eating out venues
• Pubs with personality
• A sluggish ethnic sector
• Italian in-fighting
• Hotels on the up?
• Fast food slows down
• Strength of regional tastes
  • Figure 12: Most popular eating out venues visited in the last three months, by detailed demographics, August-September 2007
• Pubs seen as ' safe bet'
• Strong evidence of regional variations
• Media-savvy diners
• Size matters
• TV targeting troubles?
  • Figure 13: Next most popular eating out venues visited in the last three months, by detailed demographics, August-September 2007
• Regionality reigns
• Frequency of Eating Out
• Key points
  • Figure 14: Frequency of eating out, 2001-07
• Frequent diners are young and affluent
  • Figure 15: Frequency of eating out, by detailed demographics, August-September 2007