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Issues in the Market
Insights and Opportunities
Fast Forward Trends
Market in Brief
Internal Market Environment
Broader Market Environment
Competitive Context
Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
Who’s Innovating?
Market Size and Forecast
Segment Performance
Companies and Products
Onboard Ferry Catering
Onboard Rail Catering
Onboard Catering – Who, When, Where and Why?
Plane Travel
Ferry Travel
Train Travel
Airline Onboard Catering Targeting Opportunities
Ferry Onboard Catering Targeting Opportunities
Train Onboard Catering Targeting Opportunities
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Onboard Catering - UK - May 2007
Table of Contents

Issues in the Market

Insights and Opportunities

The green effect

Healthy all the way

Price problems

Fast Forward Trends

Trend 1: Duvet Dining

What it is
Observations
What next?

Trend 2: Chips with Everything

What it is
Observations
What next?

Trend 3: Oliver’s Army – Celebs and Social Engineering

What it is
Observations
What next?

What is Fast Forward Trends from Mintel Inspire?

Market in Brief

Snacking on the Go - UK - April 2008 -

A flighty market

Premium offerings for some

No-frills knock ferries

Upward track

To refuel or enjoy?

Foodie fest…

…and a snacking nation

Internal Market Environment

Airport Catering - UK - February 2010 -

Key points

Travel trends

Air budget travel boom – snack vs meal

Figure 1: Trends in UK air transport movements and terminal passengers (excluding Channel Islands), 2001-05
Figure 2: Scheduled passengers carried by main low-cost airlines, 2001-06

Ferry future

Figure 3: Total sea and Channel Tunnel passenger traffic, 2001-05

Rail rising – Eurostar shining

Figure 4: Passenger kilometres on national railways, 2001-05
Figure 5: Number of passengers carried by Eurostar and Eurotunnel, 2001-06

Working relations

Logistical limits

Broader Market Environment

In-store Catering - UK - November 2011 -
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Key points

Consumer confidence

Figure 6: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2002-11

Growth of 45-54-year-olds to boost premium products

Figure 7: Trends in the age structure of the UK population, by gender, 2002-11

Affluent opportunity

Figure 8: Forecast adult population trends, by socio-economic group, 2002-11

Food age

Figure 9: Forecast adult population trends, by lifestage, 2002-11

Eating out on the up

Figure 10: The eating out market, 2001-06

Snack attack…

...and premium produce

Home and away

Playing the green card

Commuter catering

Competitive Context

Onboard Catering - UK - May 2010 -
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Key points

Terminal treats

Figure 11: Food offerings at Gatwick Airport, 2007

Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market

Onboard Catering - UK - May 2010 -
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Strengths

Weaknesses

Who’s Innovating?

In-store Catering - UK - November 2011 -
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Food for thought

Cultivating celebrity status

Grab-and-go

Personalisation

Healthy eating

Copy-cat no-frills service

Market Size and Forecast

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Key points

Figure 12: Market size and forecast of the onboard catering market, at current and 2007 prices, 2002-12
Figure 13: The UK onboard catering market, by sector, 2002-07

Mintel foresight

Factors incorporated in the forecast

Segment Performance

In-store Catering - UK - November 2011 -
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Key points

In-flight catering market

Figure 14: In-flight catering market, 2002-07

Onboard ferry catering

Figure 15: UK onboard ferry catering market, 2002-07

Onboard rail catering

Figure 16: UK onboard rail catering market, 2002-07

Companies and Products

In-store Catering - UK - November 2011 -
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Key points

Alpha Airports Group

Background
New Developments
Financial results
Figure 17: Alpha Flight Services, financial performance, 2002-06

Gate Gourmet

Background
New developments
Financial results

LSG Sky Chefs

Background
New developments
Financial results
Figure 18: LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG*, financial performance, 2002-05

Onboard Ferry Catering

Brittany Ferries

Background
New developments

P&O Ferries

Background
New developments

SeaFrance

Background
New developments

Stena Line

Background
New developments

Onboard Rail Catering

Figure 19: Train operating companies, by type of onboard catering provision, 2007

Rail Gourmet

Onboard Catering – Who, When, Where and Why?

Cruises - UK - April 2012 -
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Key points

Consumers who have eaten on board

Popular plane, favourable ferry

Figure 20: Usage of onboard catering, by plane, ferry and train, February 2007

To eat or not to eat?

Figure 21: Consumer usage of onboard catering on all three modes of transport, by types of holidays taken in the last two years, February 2007

Duration of journey determines attitudes

Figure 22: Consumer usage of onboard catering on all three modes of transport, by types of holidays taken in the last two years, February 2007

Plane Travel

Long-haul Holidays - UK - March 2012 -
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Key points

Cost and quality – key issues

Figure 23: Usage of onboard catering, by plane, February 2007

Wealthy flyers

Figure 24: Most popular consumer usage of onboard catering on planes, by detailed demographics, February 2007

Experience or refuel?

Figure 25: Next most popular consumer usage of onboard catering on planes, by detailed demographics, February 2007

Expense and quality – major inhibitors

Figure 26: Most popular consumer usage of onboard catering on planes, by consumer usage of onboard catering on planes, February 2007

Consumers willing to pay for experience

Figure 27: Next most popular consumer usage of onboard catering on planes, by consumer usage of onboard catering on planes, February 2007

Cost-conscious independent travellers

Figure 28: Consumer usage of onboard catering on planes, by types of holidays taken in the last two years, February 2007

Long trip not just long-haul affects the importance of catering as part of the experience

Figure 29: Consumer usage of onboard catering on planes, by types of holidays taken in the last two years, February 2007

Ferry Travel

Onboard Catering - UK - May 2010 -

Key points

Passing time

Figure 30: Usage of onboard catering, by ferry, February 2007

Affluent third agers boost demand

Figure 31: Consumer usage of onboard catering on ferries, by detailed demographics, February 2007

Added value

Figure 32: Consumer usage of onboard catering on ferries, by consumer usage of onboard catering on ferries, February 2007

Length of holiday is significant

Figure 33: Consumer usage of onboard catering on ferries, by types of holidat taken in the last two years, February 2007

Train Travel

Onboard Catering - UK - May 2010 -

Key points

To eat or not to eat?

Figure 34: Usage of onboard catering, by train, February 2007

Young guns and broadsheet readers

Figure 35: Consumer usage of onboard catering on trains, by detailed demographics, February 2007

Refuel not experience

Figure 36: Consumer usage of onboard catering on trains, by consumer usage of onboard catering on trains, February 2007

Airline Onboard Catering Targeting Opportunities

Key points

Waste Not Want Not (24% of respondents or 12.04 million adults aged 15+)

Experience Seekers (14% of respondents or 7.02 million adults aged 15+)

Food Packers (16% of respondents or 8.03 million adults aged 15+)

Non-flyers (46% of respondents or 23.08 million adults aged 15+)

Are airlines too focused on their bottom line to change?

Figure 37: Onboard plane catering target groups, by use of plane onboard catering, February 2007

Airline onboard catering targeting opportunities – detailed demographics

Figure 38: Onboard plane catering target groups, by detailed demographics, February 2007

Ferry Onboard Catering Targeting Opportunities

Key points

Quality and Price Seekers (37% of respondents or 18.56 million adults aged 15+)

Satisfied Diners (15% of respondents or 7.52 million adults aged 15+)

Non-sailors (48% of respondents or 24.08 million adults aged 15+)

Perceived value for money an issue

Figure 39: Onboard ferry catering target groups, by use of ferry onboard catering, February 2007

Ferry onboard catering targeting opportunities – detailed demographics

Figure 40: Onboard ferry catering target groups, by detailed demographics, February 2007

Train Onboard Catering Targeting Opportunities

Key points

Unsatisfied Diners (14% of respondents or 7.02 million adults aged 15+)

Food Packers (10% of respondents or 5.02 million adults aged 15+)

Non-eaters (6% of respondents or 3.01 million adults aged 15+)

Non-train travellers (70% of respondents or 35.12 million adults aged 15+)

Expensive fare

Figure 41: Onboard train catering target groups, by use of onboard train catering, February 2007

Train onboard catering targeting opportunities – detailed demographics

Figure 42: Onboard train catering target groups, by detailed demographics, February 2007