Consumer confidence may still be low but eating out is proving a luxury that few people are willing to forgo. According to Horizons’ latest QuickBite survey, conducted amongst 2,105 consumers in June 2012 by YouGov, British adults are choosing to go out more often than they have done in two years, the highest frequency since […]
Pub operators need to think beyond traditional pub food and compete head-on with high street restaurant chains in order to secure their survival into the future. Pubs, under pressure from falling drink sales, are increasing looking at food as a way of boosting revenues. However, Peter Backman, managing director of foodservice consultancy Horizons, told the […]
UK-based casual dining and quick service restaurant operators keen to expand internationally would do well to look to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where there is still growth in the market and significant amounts of new retail space coming on stream in the next couple of years. The dramatic expansion of giant malls in the […]
Charging the full price for a meal out will become more difficult for restaurant and pub operators as diners become increasingly accustomed to discounts through of the widespread availability of money-off vouchers. This was one of the key messages to an audience of leading foodservice operators and suppliers at a Breakfast Briefing held in London […]
Latest QuickBite research from market analyst Horizons shows that restaurants could be wasting their time and money issuing discount vouchers as the majority of consumers (55%) don’t base their decision to eat out on the availability of a money-off deal, while only 17% of consumers even use discount offers or vouchers. Some 25% of diners […]