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KEY NOTE CONTRACT CATERING MAY 1998

Overview

ISBN 1-85765-690-3

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Contract Catering's Share of the UK Catering Market (£m and percent), 1992-1996

Table 2: Contract Catering by Market Sector ( percent), 1996

Table 3: The Changing Structure of the UK Contract Catering Market by Sector ( percent of outlets), 1992-1996

Table 4: Number of Outlets of the UK Contract Catering Market, 1992-1996

Table 5: Number of Meals Served by UK Contract Caterers by Sector (million), 1992-1996

Table 6: The Changing Structure of the UK Contract Catering Market by Sector ( percent of meals served), 1992-1996

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

MARKET SECTORS

OVERSEAS TRADE

Table 7: Retail Value of the UK Contract Catering Market (£m), 1992-1996

Table 8: Breakdown of Contract Catering Turnover by Expenditure (£m), 1992-1996

Table 9: Breakdown of Contract Catering Turnover by Expenditure ( percent), 1992-1996

Table 10: Number of Outlets in the UK Contract Catering Industry by Sector (number of outlets and percent of total), 1996

Table 11: Number of Meals Served in the UK Contract Catering Industry by Sector (number of meals and percent of total), 1996

Table 12: Average Number of Meals per Outlet per Year, 1996

Industry Background

BACKGROUND

NUMBER OF BUSINESSES

INDUSTRY FRAGMENTATION

EMPLOYMENT

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 13: Number of Contract Catering Businesses in the UK, 1986-1995

Table 14: Growth in Catering/Contract Catering Businesses (number and percent share), 1989-1995

Table 15: Number of Contract Catering Businesses by Size of Turnover, 1995

Table 16: Employment Trends in the Contract Catering Industry, 1991-1996

Table 17: New Entrants from Schools and Colleges Entering the Contract Catering Sector in 1995 and 1996

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

OTHER COMPANIES

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 18: The Top Four UK Contract Caterers, 1997

Table 19: Turnover and Profit of the Major UK Contract Catering Companies (£m), 1995/1996

Table 20: UK Acquisitions in 1996 and Early 1997

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

TYPES OF CONTRACT

BRANDING

Table 21: Trends in the Type of Contract (number and percent), 1993-1996

Table 22: Respondents Eating from a Branded Food Outlet During the Last Year ( percent of respondents), 28th August to 3rd September 1996

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

CATERING EQUIPMENT

FOOD MANAGEMENT

Current Issues

BRANDING

COMPANY NEWS

CANTEEN PRICES

COURT RULING

Table 23: Branded Outlets Operated by Contract Caterers, 1994-1996

Table 24: Price Index for Canteen Meals, Catering and Retail Prices (1987=100), May 1996-December 1996

Forecasts

FORECASTS 1997 TO 2001

KEY MARKETS

Table 25: Forecasts of the Value of the Contract Catering Market at Current Prices (£m), 1997-2001

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

In 1996, the UK contract catering market was valued at £2.23bn, a slight decrease of 1.3 percent on the 1995 value of £2.26bn. The decrease in market value in 1996 was primarily caused by a fall of 2.4 percent in the largest component of contract catering turnover, wage costs. Generally, however, contract catering continues to be one of the most dynamic sectors of the catering market, and its share of the total UK catering market stood at 8.9 percent in 1996, compared to only 7.4 percent in 1992.

The contract catering market has undergone rapid change in the last few years. A dramatic growth in the customer base, increased branding, increased concentration in the industry, the removal of subsidies from many staff feeding and institutional catering facilities, and diversification into other contracted services by some contract caterers, have all played their part in transforming the sector.

The strong growth in the industry is reflected in the growth of contract catering outlets and meals served. Between 1992 and 1996, the number of outlets increased by 58.3 percent and the number of meals served by 38.2 percent. The traditional market for contract caterers has been business and industry, but this sector's share has fallen from 72.6 percent in 1992 to 45.4 percent in 1996. The main growth areas have been state education, healthcare, and public catering.

Public catering sites, particularly in shopping malls and courts, department stores, sports venues, leisure centres, theme parks, and heritage sites, have broadened the contract catering market even further. Branded outlets are now increasing their penetration moving into business and industry, education, and healthcare.

As the industry has grown, concentration has also increased and, in the last few years, the UK-based companies Compass and Gardner Merchant have been transformed into global contract catering operations. The industry is still largely based around small companies, but the larger players are increasing their hold on the market and acquisition activity is likely to remain strong.

With more outsourcing of non-core activities by clients, the development of more branded concepts, and the growth in the public catering sector, the market will continue to expand. Key Note forecasts that the market will increase by 5.2 percent in 1997 to reach £2.34bn and, by 2001 the market is expected to be worth £3.28bn.

Text © 1998 Key Note

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