Press Releases
- Nation’s favourite dishes revealed - Menurama, April 2012
- Pubs must think beyond traditional food and compete with high street chains - Numis conference, March 2012
- Shopping malls becoming must-have locations for expanding eating out brands - Ones to Watch, February 2012
- Eating out reserved for special occasions as cautious consumers make spending cutbacks - QuickBite, January 2012
- Hospitality sector must continue to innovate as trading set to toughen in year of austerity - Comment, January 2012
- Growth of new eating out brands evidence of demand for something healthy and different - Ones to Watch, November 2011
- Trading in the UK’s foodservice sector remains tough but new start-ups are making the most of opportunities - Breakfast Briefing, September 2011
- Eating out beats home cooking for sheer convenience - QuickBite, July 2011
- Horizons urges food manufacturers to take NPD for the catering sector more seriously - Comment, March 2010
- Sterling weakness could help hospitality UK see modest signs of recovery - Comment, March 2010
- Eating out expected to rise over Christmas, but it could be a grim January ahead as consumers rein-in spending further - QuickBite, December 2009
- Foodservice operators hike price of starters and desserts while cost of main courses remains flat - Menurama, November 2009
- Pubs lead the way at maintaining margins through menu engineering - Menurama, October 2009
- Cost-conscious consumer here to stay for the long-term - QuickBite, September 2009
- The downturn could be levelling, but keep costs under control urges Horizons - Comment, August 2009
- Canny diners find ways to eat out for less - QuickBite, July 2009
- Innovative promotions keep American consumers eating out as economy hits rock-bottom - Comment
- The changing face of British menus: has sirloin steak lost its appeal for good? - Menurama, April 2009
- Eating out under more pressure as supermarket sector steps up 'meal deal' offers - QuickBite, April 2009
- A recession puts your business acumen to the test - Comment, March 2009
- Can we predict who will survive the crunch? - Comment, February 2009
- Save it for something special mentality means going out less but spending more - QuickBite, January 2009
Horizons News
Food provenance gaining importance on British menus
Britain’s high street restaurants are working hard to give diners a choice of innovative new dishes with bold flavour combinations, as well as offering an increasing amount of information on their menus about the
ingredients they are using.
Nation’s favourite dishes revealed
Horizons has announced the top ten dishes found when eating out of home at an industry insight event hosted by Quorn Foods at Alyn Williams at the Westbury.
Outlook more positive for foodservice UK, concludes Horizons’ Annual Briefing
With consumers’ average spend on eating out now standing at £13.80 and some 72% of UK adults eating out on a regular basis, the UK’s foodservice market is in a strong position from which to emerge from the downturn and to capitalise on the fact customers are starting to have more money in their pockets.
Consumer eating out trends - 10 things you need to know…and what they mean
This is a flavour of the report.
Pubs must think beyond traditional food and compete with high street chains
Pub operators need to think beyond traditional pub food and compete head-on with high street restaurant chains in order to secure their survival into the future. Pubs, under pressure from falling drink sales, are increasing looking at food as a way of boosting revenues. However, Peter Backman, Horizons’ managing director, told the audience at a Travel & Leisure Conference, organised by investment bank Numis Securities in London on 21 March 2012, that while the pub food market was heading for saturation, there was still growth opportunities in the UK for mid-market, quick service and casual dining restaurants serving cheaper food, more quickly.
Shopping malls becoming must-have locations for expanding eating out brands
Operators of fledgling restaurant, café and quick service chains are increasingly looking to shopping malls as must-have locations as the UK’s latest malls become showcases for established eating out concepts as well as the market’s emerging brands.