Description:

Allegra’s UK Independent Restaurant Operator Survey is an authoritative study, examining key trends and strategic challenges facing the UK independent restaurant sector at present.

The report provides managers, owners and investors with valuable insight into latest market developments and key success factors.

Scope:

The report focuses on the sit-down dining market with a particular emphasis on independent restaurants, including fine dining, fast-casual dining, quick service restaurants and gastro pubs.

Specific Issues:

• Current trading environment
• Important consumer trends affecting the UK restaurant sector
• Key business challenges
• Impact of credit crunch
• Impact of branded restaurant chains on independent sector
• Restaurant success factors
• Supplier selection criteria
• Most admired UK restaurant brand and industry individual

Methodology:

• 108 in-depth interviews with owners/managers of UK independent restaurants
• Additional content provided from 95 senior executive interviews from Allegra’s UK Restaurant Leader Survey 2008
• Online surveys (qualitative and quantitative content)