Leisure Venue Catering - UK

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Mar. 1, 2007 - 85 Pages

Table of Contents

Issues in the Market

Definitions

Abbreviations

Market in Brief

End of term report: Good but could do better

Market value breaks through £2 billion barrier

Figure 1: Trends in the UK leisure venue catering market size, 2001-06

Poor performance of major sectors slows market growth

Conditions ripe for further growth

Leading contract caterers maintain grip on market

Innovations focus on evolution rather than revolution

The challenge: raising the bar while keeping the lid on costs

Internal Market Environment

Key points:

Minimum Wage piles further pressure on costs

Overseas tourism recovers…

Figure 2: Trends in overseas tourist visits to the UK, 2001-06

… as domestic tourism wobbles

Figure 3: Trends in domestic tourism in the UK, 2002-07

Smoking ban likely to hit some sectors hard…

Broader Market Environment

Key points:

Trends in PDI and CONEXP

Figure 4: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2001-11

The age structure of the population

Figure 5: Trends in the UK population by age, 2001, 2006 and 2011

The affluence of the population

Figure 6: Trends in the adult population* by socio-economic group, 2001, 2006 and 2011

The weather

Figure 7: Trends in the amount of sunshine and rainfall in the UK, 2001-06

Competitive Context

Key points:

Figure 8: Average weekly household expenditure on meals, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, by category, 2002/03-2005/06

Strengths and weaknesses in the market

Strengths

Captive audience

Long dwell times

Tailoring the offer

Smoking ban may boost food sales

Weaknesses

Free admission opens up competition from high street

Packed lunches a constant challenge

Poor quality/value for money perceptions

Smoking ban to hit sales of alcohol

Market Size and Forecast

Key points:

Market value

Figure 9: UK leisure venue catering market size trends, 2001-11

Future market performance

Segment Performance

Key points:

Figure 10: UK leisure venue catering market by sector, 2002-06

Nightclubs and discotheques

Figure 11: Catering within the nightclubs and discotheques market, 2001-06

Luminar plc

Cinema

Figure 12: Catering within the cinema market, 2001-06

The main circuits - Odeon, Cineworld and Vue

The independents

Museums and art galleries

Figure 13: Catering within the museums and art galleries market, 2001-06

Tate

National Gallery

Natural History Museum

Victoria & Albert Museum

Science Museum

Bingo

Figure 14: Catering within the bingo market, 2001-06

Gala Bingo

Mecca Bingo

Historic buildings

Figure 15: Catering within the historic buildings market, 2001-06

The National Trust

Historic Royal Palaces

English Heritage

Tenpin bowling

Figure 16: Catering within the tenpin market, 2001-06

Tenpin/Megabowl

AMF Bowling

Theme parks

Figure 17: Catering within the theme parks market, 2001-06

Alton Towers

Chessington World of Adventures

Thorpe Park

Legoland

Drayton Manor Park

Zoos and wildlife parks

Figure 18: Catering within the zoos and wildlife parks market, 2001-06

Chester Zoo

London Zoo

Theatre

Figure 19: Catering within the theatre market, 2001-06

Really Useful Theatre

Delfont Mackintosh Theatres

Companies and Products

Key points:

Industry structure

Figure 20: Leading contract operators in the leisure venue catering market, February 2007

Compass Group plc

Figure 21: Compass Group Plc, financial performance, 2005-06

Figure 22: Compass Group Plc, leading leisure venue catering contracts, February 2007

Elior SCA

Figure 23: Digby Trout Restaurants Ltd, financial performance, 2004-05

Figure 24: Digby Trout Restaurants, leading leisure venue catering contracts, February 2007

Sodexho Alliance

Figure 25: Sodexho Alliance, financial performance, 2005-06

Figure 26: Sodexho Prestige, leading leisure venue catering contracts, February 2007

Searcy

Figure 27: Searcy, Tansley & Co, selected leisure venue catering contracts, February 2007

Other players

BaxterStorey Ltd

Caterleisure Ltd

Heritage Portfolio

Benugo Ltd

Who Uses Leisure Venue Catering?

Key points:

Figure 28: Leisure venue catering use, 2007

Buyers of food and drink in cinemas

Buyers of food and drink in tenpin centres

Buyers of food and drink at nightclubs

Buyers of food and drink at music and other performing arts venues

Buyers of food and drink at historic buildings

Buyers of food and drink at theme parks

Buyers of food and drink at zoos and wildlife parks

Buyers of food and drink at theatres

Who uses leisure venue catering? - Detailed demographics

Figure 29: Demographic characteristics of users of catering at most popular leisure venues, by type of venue, 2007

Figure 30: Demographic characteristics of users of catering at other leisure venues, by type of venue, 2007

Types of Food and Drink Bought at Leisure Venues

Key points:

Figure 31: Types of food bought at leisure venues, 2007

Cold snack buyers

Hot takeaway food buyers

Cold takeaway food buyers

Hot snack buyers

Hot sit-down meal buyers

Cold sit-down meal buyers

Healthy snack buyers

Non-buyers

Figure 32: Types of drink purchased in leisure venues, 2007

Soft drinks buyers

Hot drinks buyers

Water buyers

Beer buyers

Sports drink buyers

Other drinks buyers

Type of food and drink bought at leisure venues - Detailed demographics

Figure 33: Demographic characteristics of most popular type of food bought at leisure venues, 2007

Figure 34: Demographic characteristics of other types of food bought at leisure venues, 2007

Figure 35: Demographic characteristics of types of drinks bought from leisure venues, 2007

Views on Leisure Venue Catering

Key points:

Figure 36: Agreement with statements about food and drink at leisure venues, 2007

Cost is the major bugbear

Other issues less emotive but queues remain a problem

Eating on-site or off - it’s an age thing

Unappetising/unappealing food puts off older people

Affluent people are more discerning customers

Figure 37: Demographic characteristics of consumers agreeing with statements about food and drink at leisure venues, 2007

Figure 38: Demographic characteristics of consumers agreeing with statements about food and drink at leisure venues, 2007

Abstract

Mintel's Leisure Intelligence series is currently divided into three sectors:

• Leisure Pursuits
• Catering
• Travel

These three complementary sectors combine to give you ultimate flexibility, whether you want an industry-focused base of information, or a complete picture covering a wide range of consumer-based markets. Within each sector, every report provides a thorough analysis of the market, looking at:

• Market Factors
• Market Size and Trends
• Market Segmentation
• The Supply Structure
• Advertising and Promotion
• Distribution (when applicable)
• The Consumer
• The Future
• Forecast

Combining exclusive consumer research with key trade interviews, these reports provide an up-to-date overview of the leisure marketplace, looking at changing trends in an industry constantly developing to suit the modern consumer. Backed up by formal desk research from trade and government sources, the Leisure Intelligence series looks at each sector with a fresh impetus, underlining the importance of the entertainment factor in leisure but establishing new trends such as the sporting mix and other special interests.

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