Datamonitor

Cafés and restaurants to replace 2,000 pubs

24-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin, Restaurant

A new café or restaurant will open for every pub or bar that closes over the next three years, as consumers adopt a more "European" lifestyle....

Consumers tired of celeb-based marketing

25-Jul-2008

Brands should stop basing marketing campaigns around sports, music and TV stars as consumers are becoming fed up of celebrity marketing, according to...

Whisky under pressure from Vodka chaser

05-May-2006 By John Harrington

Vodka is closing the gap on whisky as Britain's favourite spirit, according to a new study. Vodka is surging ahead because young adults in particular...

Research suggests more drink at home than in the pub

13-Apr-2006

People are becoming increasingly more likely to drink beer at home than in the pub, suggests a new report.Research company Datamonitor says British...

Pub meals count for one in four out of the home

01-Jun-2005

Pubs now account for almost one in four meals eaten out of the home, according to new analysis of consumer eating habits.The Centre for Research into...

Women's thirst for alcohol rising: study

28-Apr-2005

Alcohol consumption by young women is set to increase by 31% across the UK over the next five years, according to market analyst Datamonitor. The...

Informal dining on the increase

02-Feb-2005

British consumers are Europe's biggest spenders on eating out, with a growth in informal dining creating new opportunities for the pub trade.Market...

SFI adds four-week induction

02-Dec-2004

Slug & Lettuce operator SFI Group has launched a four-week induction programme for all new general managers as part of its recovery plan....

Consumer spending rubs off on pubs

24-Sep-2004

Licensees are set to reap the rewards as British drinkers are predicted to increase their spending in pubs by 10 per cent over the next five...

Chain reaction gives vodka a huge lift

01-May-2003

Vodka bar chains such as Style in the City's Babushka and Inventive Leisure's Revolution are behind the continued explosion in sales of the white...