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The global foodservice market, worth around $502 billion, is segmented by price, occasion and menu type into three sectors: QSR, (quick service restaurants) Casual Dining and Fine-Dining. In Europe, the top 111 foodservice Operators had combined sales of €83 billion in 2007, these companies growing by 8.3%. QSR accounted for 34%, contract catering 26% and Restaurants and Hotel sectors around 9% each. In the UK, the value of the consumer catering market is c. £13 billion, but current economic conditions indicate a slow down in the historic 3% annual growth rates.

Key Trends

Current trends and priorities in foodservice include:

Reducing food costs
Improving labour productivity
Reducing wastage
Rationalising estates
Web 2.0 digital marketing programmes
Menu value engineering
Searching out new NT’s (non traditional venues)
Re-establishing & communicating USPs
Managing next-generation franchisees
Experimentation with diffusion lines
Reputation building and protection

Foodservice Consultancy - How can we help?
We have an in depth understanding of global foodservice markets and can provide foodservice consulting support on a wide variety of projects, whether Quick Service Restaurants, Fast Casual, Casual Dining or Fine Dining.

Our consultants work in traditional and non-traditional foodservice sectors including: shopping centre and airport catering, transportation, business and industry, education and university catering, armed forces feeding and catering for resorts. We offer a full suite of consultancy services, including Strategy, Concept Development & NPD, Business Planning, Franchising, Feasibility and Market Studies and Marketing programmes.

Please contact us today to find out how our Foodservice consultancy services can help solve your issues, answer your questions or more generally help your business.