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Public Houses Market Report Plus 2007

Published by: Key Note Publications Ltd

Published: Apr. 1, 2007 - 130 Pages


Table of Contents


Executive Summary

1. Market Definition

REPORT COVERAGE

Definitions

Background

The Big Six Legacy

The Emergence of the Pubco

Securitisation and Private Equity

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET TRENDS

Long-Term Trends

Recent Trends and Events

ECONOMIC TRENDS

Population

Table 1: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2002-2006

Gross Domestic Product

Table 2: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Annual Chain-Linked Prices (£m), 2002-2006

Inflation

Table 3: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2002-2006

Unemployment

Table 4: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2002-2006

Household Disposable Income

Table 5: UK Household Disposable Income Per Capita (£), 2002-2006

MARKET POSITION

The UK

Overseas

2. Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

By Value

Table 6: The Total UK Public Houses Market by Value at Current Prices and by Volume (£m at rsp, number and £000), 2002-2006

Figure 1: Turnover of Public Houses in the UK at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 2002-2006

Table 7: Turnover of Public Houses in the UK at Current and Constant 2002 Prices (£m at rsp and index 2002=100), 2002-2006

By Volume

Number of Pubs Open

Figure 2: Number of Public Houses in the UK, 2002-2006

BY MARKET SECTOR

Food in the Product Mix

Table 8: Trends in the Typical Pub Product Mix (£m and %), 1990-2007

Figure 3: Trends in the Typical Pub Product Mix (%), 1990-2007

Types of Alcohol in Pubs

By Type of Pub

Traditional Versus Modern

Community Versus Destination

3. Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

Consolidation Among Pubcos (Early 2000s)

Consolidation in the Regions

Legislation on Licensing and Smoking

INDUSTRY SYNOPSIS

Table 9: Financial Results for UK Public Houses and Bars (number, £000, % and £), Latest Financial Year

NUMBER OF COMPANIES

Table 10: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged as Bars† by Turnover Sizeband (number and %), 2000, 2003 and 2006

EMPLOYMENT

Table 11: Number of UK VAT-Based Local Units Engaged as Bars† by Employment Sizeband (number and %), 2005 and 2006

REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE

HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?

LEGISLATION

The Beer Orders

Licensing Act 2003

Smoking Legislation

Other Legislation

KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers

British Beer & Pub Association

Independent Family Brewers of Britain

4. Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

Table 12: Pub Ownership by Type of Owner (number of pubs and %), 2007

MARKET LEADERS

By Number of Pubs

Table 13: Leading Pub Owners by Number of Pubs, 2005-2007

By Turnover

Table 14: Leading Managed Pub Estates by Number of Pubs, 2007

Leading Regional Brewers

Table 15: Leading Regional Brewers by Number of Pubs Owned, 2007

Mitchells & Butlers PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Punch Taverns PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Enterprise Inns PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Admiral Taverns Ltd

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

JD Wetherspoon PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Greene King PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Marston's PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Other Companies

County Estate Management Ltd/Pubfolio

Orchid Group Ltd

R20/Rotch Group

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises Ltd

Trust Inns Ltd

Wellington Pub Company PLC

Whitbread Group PLC

Other Managed House Groups

Other Leased Pub Groups

OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS

Beer Supply

Table 16: Leading Brewers and Their Major Beer Brands, 2007

Other Suppliers

MARKETING ACTIVITY

Main Media Advertising Expenditure

Table 17: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Pubs† (£000), Year Ending September 2006

Other Marketing and Promotion

5. Brand Strategy

OVERVIEW

Background to Pub Marketing

Branded Multiples

6. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

7. Buying Behaviour

PUB USAGE

Table 18: Pub Usage in Great Britain by Time and Purpose of Visit (% of respondents), 2002, 2006 and 2007

Consumer Penetration

By Time of Visit

During Weekends and Day Trips

Table 19: Regular Pub Users During Weekends and Day Trips (% of respondents), 2007

At Lunchtime and After Work

Table 20: Regular Pub Users At Lunchtime and After Work (% of respondents), 2007

By Purpose of Visit

Eating Meals and for Celebrations

Table 21: Regular Pub Users for Eating Meals and for Celebrations (% of respondents), 2007

Meeting Friends and Family Occasions

Table 22: Regular Pub Users for Meeting Friends and Family Occasions (% of respondents), 2007

For Entertainment, Watching Sports and Pub Quizzes

Table 23: Regular Pub Users for Entertainment, Watching Sports and Pub Quizzes (% of respondents), 2007

ATTITUDES TOWARDS PUBS

Table 24: Changes That Consumers Would Like to See in Pubs (% of respondents), 2007

Consumer Penetration

Current Issues

Table 25: Attitudes Towards Underage Drinkers, Binge Drinking and Smoking in Pubs (% of respondents), 2007

General Improvements

Table 26: Attitudes Towards Better-Maintained Toilets, a Return to Tradition and Better Food in Pubs (% of respondents), 2007

8. Current Issues

SUPERMARKET PRICES

SMOKING BANS

NEW LICENSING REGIME

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

9. The Global Market

OVERVIEW

10. Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

The Economy

Population

Table 27: Forecast UK Resident Population by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2007-2011

Gross Domestic Product

Table 28: Forecast UK Growth in Gross Domestic Product in Real Terms (%), 2007-2011

Inflation

Table 29: Forecast UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2007-2011

Unemployment

Table 30: Forecast Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2007-2011

FORECASTS 2007 TO 2011

Table 31: The Forecast Total UK Public Houses Market by Value at Current Prices and by Volume (£m at rsp and number), 2007-2011

MARKET GROWTH

Figure 4: Turnover of Public Houses in the UK at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 2002-2011

Figure 5: Number of Public Houses in the UK, 2002-2011

FUTURE TRENDS

Smoking Bans

Food in Pubs

Sports Events

Gambling Reform

11. Company Profiles

Admiral Taverns Ltd

Enterprise Inns Plc

Greene King Plc

JD Wetherspoon Plc

Marston's Plc

Mitchells & Butlers Plc

Punch Taverns Plc

Scottish & Newcastle Plc

12. Company Financials

13. Consumer Confidence

METHODOLOGY

KEY FINDINGS THIS QUARTER

THE WILLINGNESS TO BORROW

Confidence Improves

Table A: The Average Amount Consumers Are Willing to Borrow in Order to Purchase Expensive Items at Current and Constant November 2004 Prices (£ and £bn), February 2006-2007

Willingness to Borrow Slips Slightly

Table B: The Number of Adults Willing to Borrow in Order to Purchase Expensive Items (000 and %), February 2006-2007

SPENDING FROM SAVINGS

Slight Increase in Spending from Savings

Table C: The Average Amount Consumers Are Willing to Spend from Savings in Order to Purchase Expensive Items at Current and Constant November 2004 Prices (£ and £bn), February 2006-2007

Saving Grows in Relative Importance

Table D: The Average Amounts Adults Are Confident Spending to Purchase Expensive Items (£ and %), February 2006-2007

14. Further Sources

Associations

Publications

General Sources

Government Publications

Other Sources

Bisnode Sources

Abstract

Public houses all over the UK will be smoke-free by July 2007 following government announcements that England, Wales and Northern Ireland will follow the lead taken by Scotland in banning smoking.

Since March 2006, smoking in public places has been outlawed in Scotland. Most Scottish pubs have experienced a decline in sales, as the majority of regular pub-goers are smokers. However, the impact has not been as bad as once feared, because Scottish pubs are attracting more non-smokers and the outdoor smoking areas, in summer at least, can be sociable for drinkers.

The real benefit of the smoking bans will be to drive up sales of food even further. Since 1990, the share of average pub turnover taken by food and soft drinks has risen from under 10% to nearly 25%.

In 2006, total UK pub turnover was £16.35bn at retail selling prices (rsp), a rise of 1.9% on 2005, but this is likely to decline slightly in the wake of the smoking bans. The number of pubs open has already started to decrease, although this has been a gradual process (from 60,000 in 2004 to 57,500 in 2006), and there has been no shortage of companies (pubcos) prepared to buy up the estates put on the market by brewers, the traditional pub owners.

The largest pubcos are Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns, with approaching 17,000 pubs between them, although their outlets are typically small, leased pubs. By turnover, the largest company is Mitchells & Butlers (with 1,950 pubs and sales of £1.72bn in 2006), which specialises in owning larger, managed pubs, and has branded chains such as O'Neill's, Harvester and All Bar One. Other major players are JD Wetherspoon, which is familiar on most high streets, and two regional brewers, Marston's and Greene King.

Consumer usage of pubs has not changed dramatically, even since the introduction of the new Licensing Act, which allowed pubs to stay open longer (from November 2005). Generally, the public prefer a traditional type of pub and the threat of `24-hour drinking' never materialised. This suggests that pub usage may again find an equilibrium in the wake of the smoking bans.

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