Lumina Intelligence

Delivery and click & collect increases dominance of out of home occasions in Q1

19-May-2021 By James McAllister

Delivery and click and collect accounted for 44% of all out of home (OOH) occasions in first quarter of 2021, up from 42% in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Food to go? What the re-opening of dine-in means for restaurant delivery

05-May-2021 By Sarah Coleman

Following exceptional growth in 2020, the food delivery channel is predicted to see modest decline in the full year of 2021. Should restaurant operators continue to invest, or is now the time to step back?

Food delivery market reaches £11.4bn as a result of the pandemic

22-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Food delivery grew by £3.7bn in 2020 to reach £11.4bn - double its 2015 market value - as it benefited from being one of the few routes to market during the pandemic, Lumina Intelligence reports.

Hospitality businesses believe vaccine passports will likely be introduced, poll finds

16-Apr-2021 By BigHospiality

Hospitality businesses are anticipating the introduction of vaccination passports once restaurants and pubs reopen fully, a latest poll has found.

Hospitality sector confident UK will avoid another post-summer lockdown

12-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

Operators within the hospitality sector are confident that the UK will avoid going into another lockdown after the summer, according to the latest Lumina Intelligence Hospitality Leaders Poll.

UK food to go market suffers significant decline in 2020

08-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

The UK food to go market suffered a 45.5% decline in 2020 as the Coronavirus pandemic severely restricted travel and movement, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence shows.

Majority of hospitality operators say new track and trace rules will have a negative impact on business

01-Apr-2021 By Restaurant

A large majority of hospitality businesses believe that the new track and trace rules requiring all guests to sign in will have a negative impact on their business.

Report suggests room for optimism in restaurant sector post lockdown

30-Mar-2021 By Sarah Coleman

With the prospect of turnover rents and a glut of properties on the market, there is cause for optimism among small and medium-sized restaurant businesses in 2021 and beyond.

City centre dining to be lower than pre-Covid levels post pandemic, operators predict

08-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

Diners will return to city centre restaurants post the pandemic, but in smaller numbers than in pre-Coronavirus times, hospitality operators are predicting.

Value of UK restaurant sector expected to grow by a third in 2021

03-Mar-2021 By Restaurant

The value of the UK restaurant sector is expected to grow by 32.1%, to reach £11.7bn, in 2021, on the back of market contraction of 53.1% last year, according to a new report from Lumina Intelligence.

Decline of branded restaurant outlets set to continue

02-Mar-2021 By James McAllister

The branded restaurant segment of the UK eating out market is set to experience a further outlet decline of 0.5% in 2021, new research from Lumina Intelligence’s Operator Data Index indicates.

Two thirds of hospitality businesses believe April reopening isn’t viable, says poll

26-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Almost two-thirds (63%) of hospitality businesses say it is not viable to reopen in April when outside trading is permitted, according to the latest Hospitality Leader’s Poll from Lumina Intelligence.

Branded restaurants see steep decline

03-Feb-2021 By James McAllister

Branded restaurants experienced a 16.6% outlet decline in 2020, according to research from Lumina Intelligence’s Operator Data Index.

Hostech: Order and Pay technology

How mobile ordering and payment systems are putting power in the right hands

01-Feb-2021 By Restaurant

Order and pay technology will help revolutionise a post-pandemic restaurant sector.

Majority of hospitality operators would prefer to delay reopening to avoid restrictions, says poll

29-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

More than three-quarters of operators would rather delay reopening their businesses in order to operate with no restrictions rather than open early with high or very high-tiered restrictions, the latest Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll has...

Most hospitality businesses won't survive lockdown until May without further support

22-Jan-2021 By Restaurant

The vast majority of operators (79%) will not be able to survive a lockdown until May without further Government support, according to the latest findings from Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll.

Majority of hospitality operators expect to be in tier 3 in January

07-Dec-2020 By Restaurant

Over two thirds of hospitality operators say they expect to be in a tier 3 style lockdown in January following the busy Christmas period, during which people can meet outside of their bubbles for a small number of days.

Hospitality businesses remain unclear on the impact of Brexit

03-Dec-2020 By Restaurant

Business leaders across the UK food and drink industry remain unclear on the impact that Brexit will have on their business over the coming 12 months, despite the looming Brexit deadline.

UK pub market faces 61% decline in 2020

26-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

The impact of the Coronavirus pandemic will wipe £14bn from the pub sector in 2020, although the market is set to tentatively recover next year according to Lumina Intelligence.

Hospitality operators sceptical about 3 December reopening

20-Nov-2020 By Restaurant

Hospitality operators across the country are sceptical that they will be allowed to reopen on 3 December, the current date set for the lifting of the second lockdown in England, according to a new survey.

Hospitality divided over second England lockdown

06-Nov-2020 By Restaurant

The hospitality sector is divided over the second national lockdown, according to the latest Lumina Intelligence data.

Almost 40% of hospitality businesses say Government’s tier system is difficult to enforce

30-Oct-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Hospitality operators are struggling to adhere properly with the Government’s three tier system, which impacts on how businesses can trade depending on where they are located.

Tier 2 and 3 restrictions are proving catastrophic for hospitality businesses, says poll

23-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

The Tier 2 and 3 restrictions are proving catastrophic for hospitality businesses with some experiencing a huge drop in trade as a result of the Government measures.

Hospitality sector: "we want to be open for usual at Christmas"

19-Oct-2020 By Restaurant

Almost two thirds of hospitality operators (64%) would rather shut down for a ‘circuit-breaker’ now if it meant they could open as usual for the Christmas period, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll.

Rule of six will hit hospitality hard, says poll

18-Sep-2020 By Restaurant

The Government’s ‘rule of six’ will negatively impact an overwhelming majority of hospitality businesses, according to the latest Lumina Intelligence’s Hospitality Leaders Poll.

UK food to go market to contract by £6bn in 2020

17-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

The UK food to go market is set to contract by 29% in 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic's catastrophic impact, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence shows.

Delivery to account for a greater share of consumer meals post Coronavirus

07-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Increased consumer exposure during lockdown is set to provide a 'long-lasting boost' to the foodservice delivery market, according to Lumina Intelligence’s new Foodservice Delivery Market Report Update 2020.

Mandatory calorie counts strongly opposed by hospitality bosses

07-Aug-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The hospitality industry is strongly opposed to mandatory calorie counts on menus and alcohol point of sale material, according to the latest Hospitality Leaders Poll carried out by Lumina Intelligence.

HIM & MCA Insight launch Lumina Intelligence

29-Jul-2020 By Restaurant

William Reed’s HIM & MCA Insight is launching a new analytics and data visualisation solution that will bring all of the two brand’s data sources together under a new name - Lumina Intelligence.