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Public Houses

Published by: Key Note Publications Ltd

Published: Apr. 1, 2008 - 116 Pages


Table of Contents


Executive Summary

1. Market Definition

REPORT COVERAGE

MARKET SECTORS

By Ownership

By Trading Pattern

MARKET TRENDS

Impact of the Beer Orders

Long-Term Trends in Demand

Recent Market Trends

ECONOMIC TRENDS

Population

Table 1: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2003-2007

Gross Domestic Product

Table 2: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Annual Chain-Linked Prices (£m), 2003-2007

Household Disposable Income

Table 3: UK Household Disposable Income per Capita (£), 2003-2007

Inflation

Table 4: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2003-2007

Unemployment

Table 5: Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2003-2007

MARKET POSITION

The UK

Overseas

2. Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

Table 6: Turnover for UK Pubs at Current Prices and Constant 2003 Prices, and Number of UK Pubs (£m at rsp and number), 2003-2007

Figure 1: Turnover for UK Pubs at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 2003-2007

BY MARKET SECTOR

By Ownership

Table 7: UK Pubs by Type of Owner (number and %), 2007

By Trading Pattern

Traditional versus Modern

Destination versus Community

Drink versus Food

Table 8: Product Mix in the Typical UK Pub by Value (£m at rsp and %), 1990-2008

3. Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

NUMBER OF COMPANIES

EMPLOYMENT

REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE

HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET?

LEGISLATION

KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers

British Beer & Pub Association

Independent Family Brewers of Britain

Other Organisations

4. Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

Break-up of the `Big Six'

Growth of National `Pubcos'

Regional Brewing Consolidation

MARKET LEADERS

Table 9: The UK's Largest Pub Companies by Number of Pubs, 2005 and 2008

Table 10: The UK's Largest Managed Pub Estates by Number of Pubs, 2008

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

Greene King PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

JD Wetherspoon PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

Marston's PLC

Company Structure

Current and Future Developments

Financial Results

OTHER COMPANIES

Other Tenanted/Leased Estates

Other Managed Estates

Other Regional Brewers' Estates

Table 11: The UK's Leading Regional Brewers by Number of Pubs Owned, 2008

Late Bars and Nightclubs

OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS

The Supply of Beer

Table 12: The Leading Brewers for the UK Market and Their Major Beer Brands, 2008

The Supply of Other Drinks

5. Brand Strategy

INTRODUCTION

LEADING BRANDS

Mitchells & Butlers

The Laurel Pub Company

Other Brands

Table 13: Selected UK Pub Brands and Concepts by Number of Outlets, 2008

`Unbranded' Pubs

MARKETING ACTIVITY

Main Media Advertising

Table 14: Main Media Advertising Expenditure by Pubs and Pub-Restaurants (£000), Years Ending December 2004-2007

Other Marketing and Promotion

6. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

7. Buying Behaviour

INTRODUCTION

ATTITUDES TOWARDS PUBS

Table 15: Changes that Consumers Would Like to See in Pubs (% of adults), 2007

Table 16: Changes that Consumers Would Like to See in Pubs — Underage Drinking, Smoking and Binge Drinking (% of adults), 2007

Table 17: Changes that Consumers Would Like to See in Pubs — Better-Maintained Toilets, Return to Tradition and Better Food (% of adults), 2007

OCCASIONS FOR USING PUBS

Table 18: Use of Pubs in Great Britain by Time and Purpose of Visit (% of adults), 2002, 2006 and 2007

Table 19: Regular Users of Pubs — Weekends, Day Trips, Lunchtime and After Work (% of adults), 2007

Table 20: Regular Users of Pubs — Eating Meals, Celebrations, Meeting Friends and Family Occasions (% of adults), 2007

Table 21: Regular Users of Pubs — Entertainment, Watching Sports and Pub Quizzes (% of adults), 2007

DRINKERS OF ALCOHOL

Table 22: Drinkers of Alcohol by Sex, Age and Social Grade (% of adults aged 15+), 2007

FAVOURITE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

Table 23: Favourite Alcoholic Drinks (% of adults), 2005 and 2008

8. Current Issues

RECENT MARKET SURVEYS

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

9. The Global Market

INTRODUCTION

EQUIVALENT OUTLETS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET

GLOBALISATION IN BREWING

10. Forecasts

INTRODUCTION

Population

Table 24: Forecast UK Resident Population by Sex (000), Mid-Years 2008-2012

Gross Domestic Product

Table 25: Forecast Growth in UK Gross Domestic Product in Real Terms (%), 2008-2012

Inflation

Table 26: Forecast UK Rate of Inflation (%), 2008-2012

Unemployment

Table 27: Forecast Actual Number of Unemployed Persons in the UK (million), 2008-2012

FORECASTS 2008 TO 2012

Table 28: Forecast Turnover for UK Pubs at Current Prices, and Forecast Number of UK Pubs (£m at rsp and number), 2008-2012

MARKET GROWTH

Figure 2: Turnover for UK Pubs at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 2003-2012

Figure 3: Number of Pubs in the UK, 2003-2012

FUTURE TRENDS

Corporate Structure

General Growth Prospects

Impact of Legislation

Adapting to Legislation and Consumer Demand

11. Company Profiles

Enterprise Inns Plc

Greene King Plc

Marston's Plc

Mitchells & Butlers Plc

Punch Taverns Plc

JD Wetherspoon Plc

13. Further Sources

Associations

Publications

General Sources

Government Sources

Other Sources

Bisnode Sources

Abstract

If 2007 was a dramatic year for the pub trade, then 2008 could be a particularly gloomy one, with trading problems piling up for many pubs.

The scale of the predicted economic downturn — the result of a global `credit crunch' — is unclear, but consumer confidence is falling steeply, as are sales of beer in pubs, and the full effects of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places (in force throughout the UK since July 2007) have yet to be measured. These factors mean that Key Note is forecasting a further decline in pub turnover in 2008, similar to the decline seen in 2007.

Despite these declines, the pub market remains a huge one, worth an estimated £16bn in 2007, and the survival of so many traditional venues for eating and drinking (there are around 57,500 pubs across the UK) is perhaps the outstanding feature of the market. Licensing is one area in which the pub market changes only slowly. The widely predicted mayhem of liberalised licensing (i.e. `24-hour drinking') did not materialise and the majority of UK pubs have stuck to their original hours of trading.

Food sold in pubs accounts for 33% of the UK market for eating out, and the long-term trend toward pubs making an increasing share of their income from meals, rather than draught beer, is continuing, boosted by the ban on smoking. As a corollary, small `community' pubs without catering facilities or a suitable outside space for smokers are struggling to survive.

2008 could also bring some dramatic changes in pub ownership. A proposed merger between the UK's two largest pub companies, Punch Taverns and Mitchells & Butlers, would produce a 10,000-pub giant, and private equity is poised to play a larger role in the pub market. Also influential would be a proposed takeover by Carlsberg and Heineken of the UK's largest brewer, Scottish & Newcastle, which has a 2,200-strong pub estate.

Beyond 2009, Key Note is predicting a modest recovery for the industry as pubs continue to adapt to new consumer demands (e.g. for food, wines and live entertainment) and to various government restrictions.

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