Research and Markets: The UK Foodservice Operators' Business Sentiments and Spending Priorities 2012

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d47a3d/the_uk_foodservice) has announced the addition of Canadean Ltd's new report "The UK Foodservice Operators' Business Sentiments and Spending Priorities 2012" to their offering.

The UK Foodservice Operators' Business Sentiments and Spending Priorities 2012 provides the reader with a definitive analysis of the UK foodservice industry sentiments and explores how opportunities and demand are set to change in 2012. Furthermore, this report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities. The report also provides access to information categorized by sector and channels of operation. Additionally, the report contains revenue growth expectations of key stakeholders in the UK foodservice industry, important foodservice trends and capital expenditure priorities. The report also identifies leading business concerns of foodservice operators, important factors for supplier selection and marketing expenditure trends of foodservice operators over the next 12 months.

Synopsis:

This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Canadean's exclusive panel of leading foodservice industry companies. The opinions and forward looking statements of 241 industry executives have been captured in our in-depth survey, of which 53% represent Director and C-level respondents. The geographical scope of the research is regional - drawing on the activity and expectations of leading industry players across the UK. This report covers data and analysis on key customer demand drivers and satisfaction parameters, and identifies the major trends driving the foodservice industry. In the report foodservice operators identify what suppliers need to do to maintain their business and the key actions being taken by industry players to overcome the leading business threats. Key topics covered include media spend activity, capital expenditure priorities, pricing trends as well as threats and opportunities, revenue, profitability and footfall outlook among foodservice operators. The report examines current practices and provides future expectations over the next 12 months and also contains the full survey results.

Key Highlights:

Overall, 30% of respondents from food service companies have witnessed at least some increase in customer footfall over the previous six months, whereas 35% expect to see an increase in footfall over the next six months. A total of 65% of respondents from the profit sector consider seasonal updating of menu and drink options to be the most important driver for customer demand. A total of 51% of respondents expect their companies to increase their marketing expenditure over the next 12 months.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Executive Summary

3 UK Foodservice Industry Channel Dynamics

4 The UK Foodservice Operators' Concerns and Trends

5 Promotions and Price Trends in the UK Foodservice Industry

6 UK Foodservice Operators' Spend Activity

7 Marketing Trends and Strategies in the UK Foodservice Industry

8 Appendix

Companies Mentioned:

Whitbread Spirit Pub Company Sodexo Prestige Crown Group D&D London Old Bengal Warehouse Alliance in Partnership (AiP) Amber Taverns JD Wetherspoon Plaza Restaurants T.G.I Friday's Burger King Corporation Greggs Starbucks ARAMARK Limited Wilson Jones Catering Ltd McDonald's Lees Foods plc Admix Inc Dairygold Food Ingredients Ltd Tate & Lyle PizzaExpress Midland Foods CGC caters Dips Foods caterer Punch Taverns plc Atmosphere Bars & Clubs Vimto Soft Drinks Loch Fyne Restaurant M&J Seafood

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