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Pub Visiting - UK

DateOct, 2006
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Abstract:
 The UK’s 70,000 publicans have every justification to feel the media has harshly treated them in recent years. Having waded through the re-licensing procedure in 2005 - in most cases, pubs countered the allegations about ’24-hour drinking’ by simply opening a bit earlier to serve breakfasts or afternoon teas - the pubs now find themselves having to handle draconian legislation against smoking, on top of their existing problems: staff shortages, mountains of red tape, supermarkets selling cut-price beer by the cartload and an increasingly militant anti-alcohol lobby.

The landlord can, therefore, be excused for having a quiet moan behind the bar, but in reality the prospects are now more cheerful than they have been for a while, and this Mintel report looks to the future with some optimism. Smoke-free pubs will, in the long run, be far more conducive to broadening the pub’s appeal; the licensing situation, although controversial, is much clearer as regards opening hours and the provision of entertainment; and pubs are starting to reap the benefits of some fascinating innovations and diversifications of the new century.


Table of contents:
ISSUES IN THE MARKET
Definitions
ABBREVIATIONS


MARKET IN BRIEF
It’s a pretty stable market, overall
A universal appeal
But a broad church, too
Is it a dry-led future?
But there must be limits to the pub-food trend
Tradition is preferred, along with familiar faces
Time to diversify?
Going ‘Green’
The future, in perspective


INTERNAL MARKET ENVIRONMENT
Changing attitudes towards drinking
Figure 1: Agreement with lifestyle statements on drinking, 2000 and 2005
From pub grub to gastronomy
Falling gaming machine revenue
Negative factors:
Positive factors:
New licensing regimes


BROADER MARKET ENVIRONMENT
The consumer economy
Figure 2: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2001-11
Population trends and projections
Figure 3: Forecast adult population trends, by lifestage, 2001-11
Figure 4: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group, 2001-11
Drinks market trends: the ‘big night in’
Figure 5: UK consumer expenditure on alcohol, 1995 and 2005
Other lifestyle factors


COMPETITIVE CONTEXT
Figure 6: Comparison of spend on selected leisure activities, 2000 and 2005
Figure 7: Regular leisure activities undertaken in free time, April 2006

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN THE MARKET
Strengths:
Weaknesses:


MARKET SIZE AND FORECAST
Figure 8: UK pub market, 2001-11
Pubs on a plateau
Anxious times around the corner
The longer term view is more optimistic


SEGMENT PERFORMANCE
Figure 9: Main products sold in UK pubs, 2002-06
Wet or dry?
Young or old?
Quiet or lively?
The chameleon solution


PUB COMPANIES: NEW MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Figure 10: Leading pub operators, by total outlet numbers, September 2006
THE PROPERTY GIANTS: PUNCH AND ENTERPRISE
NEWER BODIES: ADMIRAL, LONDON & EDINBURGH, LAUREL
THE MANAGED-HOUSE INNOVATORS: M&B, WETHERSPOON, REGENT INNS
RISE OF THE REGIONALS: GREENE KING AND WOLVERHAMPTON & DUDLEY
OTHER NOTABLE PUB OPERATORS


TRADE PERSPECTIVE
OPENING HOURS: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE FIRST SIX MONTHS
SMOKING BANS: HEAVEN OR HELL?
THE NEED TO ENTERTAIN
SKY TV: A MIXED BLESSING?
THE INEXORABLE RISE OF PUB FOOD
THE BROADER IMPACT OF THE PUB-RESTAURANT TREND
THE BIG ISSUES? THEY VARY FROM PUBLICAN TO PUBLICAN


BRAND COMMUNICATION AND PROMOTION
Key points:
Figure 11: Pub companies, by media expenditure, July 2005-June 2006
Greene King - a sign of things to come?


FREQUENCY OF PUB VISITING
JUST A QUICK DRINK OR STAY FOR A MEAL?
Figure 12: Frequency of visiting a pub to drink and eat in, June 2006
DETAILED DEMOGRAPHICS: FREQUENCY OF PUB VISITORS
Figure 13: Frequency of visiting a pub to drink in, by gender, age, socio-economic group, marital and working status, detailed lifestage and age of own children, June 2006
Figure 14: Frequency of visiting a pub to drink in, by region, ACORN category, media, Internet and supermarket usage, and commercial TV viewing, June 2006

ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE SMOKING BAN
Figure 15: Attitudes towards the smoking ban, by consumers who have eaten and drunk in a pub, June 2006

ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE SMOKING BAN: DETAILED DEMOGRAPHICS
Figure 16: Attitudes towards the smoking ban among pub drinkers, by gender, age, socio-economic group, marital and working status, detailed lifestage and age of own children, June 2006
Figure 17: Attitudes towards the smoking ban among pub drinkers, by region, ACORN category, media, Internet and supermarket usage, and commercial TV viewing, June 2006

TRADITIONAL VERSUS TRENDY PUBS
WHAT THE PUB VISITOR IS LOOKING FOR
Figure 18: Attitudes towards pubs, June 2006
Regulars want the social side
Figure 19: Most popular attitudes towards pubs, by frequency of visiting for a drink, June 2006
Quality is important for the ‘occasionals’
Figure 20: Next most popular attitudes towards pubs, by frequency of visiting for a drink, June 2006
Smoke needn’t be part of the traditional atmosphere
Figure 21: Most popular attitudes towards pubs, by attitudes towards the smoking ban, June 2006
Consumers who visit urban pubs will find the smoking ban the most intrusive
Figure 22: Next most popular attitudes towards pubs, by attitudes towards the smoking ban, June 2006
It’s a social visit
Figure 23: Most popular attitudes towards pubs, by attitudes towards pubs, June 2006
Polarisation: some want the friendly local, others want a repertoire
Figure 24: Next most popular attitudes towards pubs, by attitudes towards pubs, June 2006
ATTITUDES TOWARDS PUBS: DETAILED DEMOGRAPHICS
Most popular attitudes towards pubs
Figure 25: Most popular attitudes towards pubs, by gender, age, socio-economic group, marital and working status, detailed lifestage and age of own children, June 2006
Figure 26: Most popular attitudes towards pubs, by region, ACORN category, media, Internet and supermarket usage, and commercial TV viewing, June 2006
Next most popular attitudes towards pubs
Figure 27: Next most popular attitudes towards pubs, by gender, age, socio-economic group, marital and working status, detailed lifestage and age of own children, June 2006
Figure 28: Next most popular attitudes towards pubs, by region, ACORN category, media, Internet and supermarket usage, and commercial TV viewing, June 2006

APPENDIX: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY




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