Sports Venue Catering - UK

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Apr. 1, 2007 - 81 Pages

Table of Contents

Issues in the Market

Main issues

Definitions

Consumer research

Abbreviations

Market in Brief

Steady growth and more of the same in prospect

Figure 1: Trends in the UK sports venue catering market size, 2002-07

Room for improvement

Health clubs and leisure centres important sectors

Big caterers prominent but specialists holding their own

Improving the breed, while maintaining returns

Internal Market Environment

Key points:

Spectator levels under threat?

Evening matches reduce takings in football sector

New technology offers queue-reduction opportunities

Minimum wage = higher cost base

Legal restrictions hold back market

Seasonality affects demand

Broader Market Environment

Key points:

Trends in PDI and CONEXP

Figure 2: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2002-11

The age structure of the population

Figure 3: Trends in the UK population by age, 2002, 2007 and 2011

Figure 4: Trends in the adult population* by socio-economic group, 2002, 2007 and 2011

Competitive Context

Key points:

Figure 5: Average weekly household expenditure on meals, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, by category, 1999-2000 to 2004-05

Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market

Strengths

A captive audience

Long dwell times

Weaknesses

Queues

Poor product quality

Short dwell times

Legislative restrictions

Market Size and Forecast

Key points:

Figure 6: UK sports venue catering market size trends, 2002-12

Past market performance

Present market performance

Future market performance

Segment Performance

Key points:

Figure 7: UK sports venue catering market by sector, 2002-06

Catering at private health and fitness clubs

Catering at leisure centres

Catering at racecourses

Catering at football grounds

Catering at cricket grounds

Catering at rugby union grounds

Catering at rugby league grounds

Catering at motor sport events

Catering at golf tournaments

Other sports

Companies and Products

Key points:

Industry structure

Figure 8: Leading players in the sports venue catering market and the sectors in which they operate, March 2007

Compass Group plc

Figure 9: Compass group plc, major sports catering contracts, march 2007

Sodexho

Figure 10: Sodexho Prestige, major sports venue catering contracts, March 2007

Elior SCA

Figure 11: Eliance Events, major sports venue catering contracts, March 2007

Lindley Catering Holdings Ltd

Figure 12: Lindley Catering Holdings Ltd, major sports venue catering contracts, March 2007

Other players

SFC Group

Delaware North Companies (UK) Ltd

Expresso Hospitality Ltd

Sports Catering Venues Used

Key points:

Figure 13: Sports venue catering use, February 2007

Catering buyers at public leisure centres/swimming pools

Buyers of food and drink at football clubs

Food and drink buyers at private health and fitness clubs

Buyers of food and drink at horse races

Catering buyers at golf clubs

Food and drink purchasers at rugby clubs

Buyers of food and drink at dog races

Catering buyers at cricket grounds

Food and drink purchasers at motor racing

Buyers of food and drink at tennis clubs

Food and drink buyers at basketball clubs

Detailed demographics of sports catering venues used

Figure 14: Most popular sports venue catering use, detailed demographics, February 2007

Figure 15: Other sports venue catering use, detailed demographics, February 2007

Types of Food and Drink Bought

Key points:

Figure 16: Types of food bought at sports venues, February 2007

Hot takeaway food buyers

Cold snack buyers

Cold takeaway buyers

Hot snack buyers

Hot sit-down meal buyers

Healthy snack buyers

Cold sit-down meal buyers

Figure 17: Types of drink purchased in sports venues, February 2007

Soft drinks buyers

Hot drinks buyers

Water buyers

Beer buyers

Sports drink buyers

Other drinks buyers

Figure 18: Food purchased by type of sports venue purchased from, February 2007

Figure 19: Drink purchased by type of sports venue purchased from, February 2007

Detailed demographics of types of food and drink bought

Figure 20: Demographic characteristics of buyers of food from sports venues, February 2007

Figure 21: Demographic characteristics of buyers of drink from sports venues, February 2007

Attitudes Towards Food and Drink at Sports Venues

Key points:

Figure 22: Agreement with statements about food and drink at sports venues, February 2007

Off-site food has the edge

Queues give spectators the blues

Quality issues remain…

…while time waits for no-one

DIY+AB = lost opportunity

Convenience counts

Brand power: reassuring for some

Healthy food has niche appeal

Attitudes towards food and drink at sports venues by type of venue visited

Figure 23: Consuming attendees’ agreement with statements about food and drink at sports venues, by sports venues visited, February 2007

Attitudes towards food and drink at sports venues by attitudes

Figure 24: Most popular statements about food and drink at leisure venues, by agreement with statements about food and drink at leisure venues, February 2007

Figure 25: Next most popular statements about food and drink at leisure venues, by agreement with statements about food and drink at leisure venues, February 2007

Attitudes towards food and drink at sports venues

Figure 26: Detailed demographics for views on sports venue catering, February 2007

Figure 27: Detailed demographics for views on sports venue catering, February 2007

Abstract

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• Advertising and Promotion
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• The Consumer
• The Future
• Forecast

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