Lumina Intelligence

Food to go market expected to outpace pre-pandemic value this year

04-Mar-2024 By Hannah Currie

The UK food to go market is expected to grow 3.5% to a value £23bn in 2024, outpacing its pre-pandemic value by 9.3%.

Frequency of dining out occasions flatlines in October despite rise in consumer confidence

29-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

A combination of poor weather and financial strains led to the frequency of dining out occasions flatlining in October, research from Lumina Intelligence’s latest Eating & Drinking Out Panel shows.

UK restaurant market growth remains behind pubs and fast food as outlet decline hinders recovery

15-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

The UK restaurant market is forecast to grow by 5.2% to a value of £18.7bn in 2023, the latest Lumina Intelligence Restaurant Market Report shows.

Want to get down with the kids? The answer is experiential dining

06-Nov-2023 By Hannah Currie

Social occasions and experiential dining are key to winning young consumers, latest research has shown.

Experiential dining 'key to winning young consumers'

06-Nov-2023 By Hannah Currie

Social occasions and experiential dining are key to winning young consumers, according to Lumina Intelligence.

Chain restaurants drive menu price increases

07-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

Food menu inflation has increased by 14.4% year-on-year, according to Lumina Intelligence’s latest Menu Tracker Quarterly Report of Q2 2023, driven primarily by chain restaurants and QSR operators.

Eating out market remains stagnant

17-Jul-2023 By Shwetali Sapte

The eating out market remains stagnant year-on-year, with weekly eating out frequency and penetration remaining unchanged due to the cost of living crisis, according to Lumina Intelligence.

UK eating out market poised for +4.6% value growth in 2023

05-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

The UK eating out market is forecast to grow by 4.6% this year, compared to 2019, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

QSR occasions rise as diners seek inexpensive meal options

31-May-2023 By James McAllister

QSR occasions have increased by 1.3 percentage points (ppts) year on year, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence, as consumers seek inexpensive meal options amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Weekly eating out occasions fall by 6%

26-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Weekly eating and drinking out occasions have declined 6.7% year on year as consumers continue to alter behaviours in response to the cost-of-living crisis, new data from Lumina Intelligence shows.

UK delivery market to grow by 7.8% this year

22-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

The UK foodservice delivery market is expected to grow by 7.8% and reach a total value of £14.4bn in 2023, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

Dinner occasions decrease as cost of living prevents increase in consumer frequency

15-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Dinner occasions have decreased and the rising cost of living has prevented consumers from increasing frequency of occasions post Covid, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

Menu inflation rises to 4.1%

31-Jan-2023 By Shwetali Sapte

The average price of food items has risen across all channels with total food menu inflation at 4.1% between the third and fourth quarter of 2022, according to Lumina Intelligence.

Operators lean on healthier eating trends to manage inflation

17-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Operators are capitalising on healthier eating and sustainability food trends to manage costs and inflationary pressures, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

Market penetration up but consumers still cutting back

22-Dec-2022 By Georgi Gyton

Eating and drinking out participation increased by +5.8 percentage points (ppts) during the 12 weeks to 27 November 2022, compared to the previous quarter, according to Lumina Intelligence.

Operators 'mitigating rising costs' through menu management

09-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Total food menu inflation from June to September was up 0.9%, according to the latest Menu Tracker Report by Lumina Intelligence, well below the consumer price index (CPI).

Coffee and sandwich shops among strongest performing channels

26-Oct-2022 By Helen Gilbert

Coffee shops, fast food, sandwich and bakery were among the strongest-performing channels between 2019-2022, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence has revealed.

Premium beer brands becoming more prominent on UK pub and bar drinks menus

11-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Premium beer brands are becoming more prominent on operator menus across UK pub and bar drinks menus, according to data from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker.

Spending remains flat as cost of living continues to bite

08-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Average hospitality spend increased just 2% in the 12 weeks ending 12 June despite opportunities for growth including the Jubilee weekend, Lumina Intelligence reveals.

Rising cost of living forcing younger people to eat out less

01-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

The rising cost of living is starting to bite among 18-34 year-olds with the demographic eating out less frequently in restaurants, new data shows.

McDonald’s cements position as brand leader in foodservice

27-Jun-2022 By Georgi Gyton

McDonald’s UK & Ireland has the highest share of eating/drinking out occasions in the UK, despite its share having fallen over the past year, according to Lumina Intelligence.

Pubs 'bouncing back' as they regain share of dinner occasions and drive higher spend

22-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

Pubs have seen a rise in their share of total dinner occasions across the eating out market, according to new figures from Lumina Intelligence.

UK eating out market set to top 2019 value this year but inflation outpaces growth

16-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

The UK eating out market is forecast to reach £95.2bn in value this year, according to data from the new Lumina Intelligence Eating Out Market Report 2022.

Operators face 'significant challenge managing costs and attracting footfall' as menu sizes and prices rise

20-May-2022 By James McAllister

Menus across the UK eating and drinking out market grew in size between February and April 2022, according to data from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker, with average prices also increasing.

Sandwiches help operators mitigate cost of living pressures

12-May-2022 By James McAllister

The proportion of main dishes on operator menus that are sandwiches has risen across four key eating out channels to give consumers cheaper meal-time options amid cost of living pressures.

UK café market set to exceed 2019 value in 2022

28-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The total UK coffee shop, sandwich and bakery market is set to exceed its 2019 market value in 2022, according to the latest data from Lumina Intelligence's Operator Data Index.

Pub and bar market predicted to recover to 99% of its pre-pandemic value in 2022

20-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The UK pub and bar market is expected to see the bulk of its market recovery in 2022 reaching a value of £22.6bn, 99% of its 2019 market value.

Rising cost of living sees average eating and drinking out spend decline

13-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Average consumer spend on dining out declined by 9% per visit in the 12 weeks to 20 March, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence Eating & Drinking Out Panel reveals.

Delivery now 'habitual to consumers' as market continues to grow

03-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

A new Lumina Intelligence report reveals the use of delivery has become 'habitual to consumers', with the market forecast to grow by £0.7bn in 2022 to a value of £13.3bn.

Chain restaurant dish counts down by a fifth

22-Feb-2022 By Georgi Gyton

The size of chain restaurant menus has reduced by 20% since 2019, according to Lumina Intelligence’s new UK Restaurant Market Report 2021/22.

UK restaurant market to grow 59% in 2022

21-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

According to the new Lumina Intelligence UK Restaurant Market Report 2021/22, the UK restaurant market is set to recover to 94% of its 2019 value in 2022.

Casual dining 'well placed to recover' from pandemic as outlet growth forecast

03-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

The 10 largest casual dining brands in the UK are forecast to grow their combined outlet count by 1.1% in 2022 to 5,566 sites, new data from Lumina shows.

Average spend per head in hospitality falls by a third

25-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

Average spend per head in the hospitality sector fell by almost a third in the four weeks to 26 December, according to Lumina’s Intelligence’s latest Eating and Drinking Out Panel data.

Menus remain smaller than pre-pandemic

23-Dec-2021 By Helen Gilbert

Menu options have shrunk by 18% as operators look to minimise disruption to kitchens and consumers amid supply challenges, the latest insights from Lumina Intelligence show.

October half term leads to rise in eating out frequency and spend

22-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Eating out frequency, penetration and average spend all increased in the four weeks ending 31 October, according to the latest data from Lumina Intelligence’s Eating & Drinking Out Panel.

Dine-in occasions continues to increase as restaurants, pubs and bars grow share

19-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

The proportion of out-of-home occasions that are purchased and consumed on-premise increased by 3.4% in the 12 weeks ending 3 October, new research from Lumina Intelligence reveals.

Top restaurant brands see 20% turnover decline in 2020

04-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

The UK's top restaurant brands saw their combined turnover fall by nearly a quarter last year, the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index reveals.

Food delivery maintains market share throughout summer

20-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

Food delivery’s market share remained steady over the summer despite the easing of lockdown restrictions, according to Lumina Intelligence.

Insight panels to feature at MCA’s Restaurant Conference

20-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Lumina Intelligence, CGA and AlixPartners will be delivering exclusive insight at MCA’s Restaurant Conference next month.

Food to go accounts for one-in-four out of home occasions

13-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

Food to go continues to account for more than a quarter of out of home occasions, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

Top fast food brands set to see strong turnover growth

08-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

Five Guys, Tortilla, German Doner Kebab and Coco di Mama are all set to fully recover and exceed their 2019 turnover values this year, the latest data from the Lumina Intelligence Operator Data Index shows.

Dine-in represents more than two thirds of reopening sales in restaurants

30-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

More than two thirds of reopening sales in restaurants were made on-site following the easing of restrictions, the latest update to the Lumina Intelligence UK Restaurant Market Report 2020/21 reveals.

UK pub and bar market expected to make full recovery by 2024

23-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

The UK pub and bar market will recover to nearly two thirds of its pre-pandemic value in 2021 with a full recovery expected by 2024, according to Lumina Intelligence.

Top pub groups expected to see 7% growth in 2021

16-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

The 10 largest pub groups are expected to see 7% growth with further consolidation in the pub market, the latest data from Lumina Intelligence's Operator Data Index shows.

Menus remain 'significantly smaller' than before the pandemic

13-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Average dish counts across both chain and fast food restaurants, as well as managed pubs and bars, remain 'significantly smaller' than before the pandemic, new data from Lumina reveals.

'Signs of normality' as average spend in hospitality increases

07-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

The average spend per consumer per visit in hospitality settings increased by 3.9% in the 12 weeks to 11 July, according to new data from Lumina Intelligence.

More than half of UK adult population has gone out to eat or drink post lockdown, data shows

01-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

More than half of the UK adult population went out to eat or drink following the easing of lockdown restrictions in July, new data has shown.

Staff shortages and import/export challenges the biggest impacts of Brexit for hospitality

23-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Staff shortages and challenges around importing and exporting have been the biggest impacts of Brexit to businesses within the hospitality sector, according to Lumina Intelligence.

A third of consumers plan to eat out less when restrictions are lifted

06-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

Almost a third of consumers plan to eat out less frequently than they did pre-pandemic, according to the Lumina Intelligence UK Eating Out Market Report 2021.

UK eating out market to make 'full recovery' in 2022

07-Jun-2021 By James McAllister

The UK eating out market is expected to make a full recovery and exceed its pre-pandemic value by the end of 2022, according to new research from Lumina Intelligence.