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Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET POSITION

Table 1: Catering Market in the UK at Current Prices (£m), 1992-1996

Table 2: Expenditure on Catering Equipment Market as a percentage of the Total Catering Market (£m and percent), 1992-1996

Table 3: Number of Enterprises in Catering and Allied Trades by Sector of Activity (number and percent share), 1996

Table 4: Number of Businesses in the Catering Sector by Turnover (numbers and percent share), 1996

Table 5: Net Capital Expenditure by UK Catering Sectors (£m and percent share), 1990-1994

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

VENDING MACHINES

IMPORTS

EXPORTS

Table 6: UK Market for Catering Equipment (£m), 1990-1997

Table 7: Segmentation of the UK Catering Equipment Market ( percent share), 1997

Table 8: UK Imports of Non-Domestic Food Refrigeration Equipment (£m), 1993-1996

Table 9: UK Imports of Non-Domestic Dishwashing Machines (£m), 1993-1996

Table 10: UK Imports of Non-Domestic Percolators and Other Appliances for Making Coffee and Other Hot Drinks (£m), 1993-1996

Industry Background

INTRODUCTION

PRODUCT AREAS

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 11: Major Cooking Equipment Product Categories

Table 12: Selected Other Catering Equipment Product Categories

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

SELECTED COMPANIES

Table 13: Selected Catering Equipment Manufacturing Companies in the UK, 1997

Table 14: Turnover and Pre-Tax Profit of Selected Catering Equipment Companies in the UK (£000), 1995/1997

Table 15: Selected Distributors and Suppliers of Catering Equipment, 1997

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

GENERAL TRENDS

BUYING TIPS FROM CESA

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

Table 16: Producer Price Index for Selected Catering Equipment Components and Raw Materials (1990=100), October 1996 to October 1997

Current Issues

CATERING OUTLET EXPANSION

NEW LEGISLATION

HEALTH RISKS

CATERING EQUIPMENT PRICES

Table 17: Leading Brands/Companies in the UK Restaurant/Fast-Food Markets (number of outlets), 1995 and 1997

Table 18: Cost of Selected Catering Equipment (£), 1997

Forecasts

CATERING MARKET

FORECASTS FROM 1998 TO 2001

CATERING EQUIPMENT

Table 19: Forecasts of the UK Catering Market at Current Prices (£m), 1998-2001

Table 20: Forecasts of the UK Catering Market by Sector (£m), 1998-2001

Table 21: Forecasts of the UK Catering Equipment Market (£m), 1998-2001

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The UK catering equipment market was valued at £555m in 1997. This represents an increase of 4.9 percent on the 1996 market value and follows increases of 6.2 percent in both 1995 and 1996. After struggling during the recession, the catering equipment market generated real market growth between 1995 and 1997.

The largest sectors of the market are cooking equipment, accounting for an estimated 28 percent of all sales in 1997, followed by food handling equipment (25 percent), and food preparation equipment (20 percent). Other key sectors are refrigeration equipment (18 percent), bar equipment (6 percent), and servery and tableware (3 percent).

The importance of overseas suppliers is also reflected in the major companies supplying the UK market. The two leading suppliers are Hobart Manufacturing Ltd and H&K Rugby Ltd, with value market shares of 10 percent and 6 percent respectively. Both these companies are owned by US parents and a range of other overseas suppliers, led by companies such as Electrolux, Panasonic, Miele, Meiko, and the Swiss-based Winterhalter Gastronom Ltd. Leading UK suppliers include ABE Catering Equipment, part of the Associated British Engineering group, and Lincat.

Concentration is increasing in the catering trade and investment in new outlets, new catering concepts, and refurbished outlets by the major players such as McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut, Whitbread, Allied Domecq, Granada and Bass has boosted catering equipment sales. However, the majority of sales are still directed at small, often local, businesses. The result is a market which is primarily driven by price and a thriving second-hand and reconditioned machines sector. Outside the larger catering equipment companies, there are numerous small, local suppliers and distributors serving these small caterers.

The catering market is forecast to experience further healthy growth over the next few years and, as the major players continue to expand their outlets, the catering equipment market should continue to benefit. Technological developments and the growth of new markets, such as the market for smaller, mobile equipment best suited to the new non-traditional catering sites, will also benefit sales. Key Note is forecasting an increase in sales of 17.3 percent at current prices between 1997 and the year 2001, producing a market valued at £651m in 2001.

Text © 1998 Key Note

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