The UK catering equipment market was valued at £555m in 1997. This represents an increase of 4.9% on the 1996 market value and follows increases of 6.2% in both 1995 and 1996. After struggling during the recession, the catering equipment market generated real market growth between 1995 and 1997.
The largest sectors of the market are cooking equipment, accounting for an estimated 28% of all sales in 1997, followed by food handling equipment (25%), and food preparation equipment (20%). Other key sectors are refrigeration equipment (18%), bar equipment (6%), and servery and tableware (3%).
The importance of overseas suppliers is also reflected in the major companies supplying the UK market. The two leading suppliers are Hobart Manufacturing Ltd and H&K Rugby Ltd, with value market shares of 10% and 6% respectively. Both these companies are owned by US parents and a range of other overseas suppliers, led by companies such as Electrolux, Panasonic, Miele, Meiko, and the Swiss-based Winterhalter Gastronom Ltd. Leading UK suppliers include ABE Catering Equipment, part of the Associated British Engineering group, and Lincat.
Concentration is increasing in the catering trade and investment in new outlets, new catering concepts, and refurbished outlets by the major players such as McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC, Pizza Hut, Whitbread, Allied Domecq, Granada and Bass has boosted catering equipment sales. However, the majority of sales are still directed at small, often local, businesses. The result is a market which is primarily driven by price and a thriving second-hand and reconditioned machines sector. Outside the larger catering equipment companies, there are numerous small, local suppliers and distributors serving these small caterers.
The catering market is forecast to experience further healthy growth over the next few years and, as the major players continue to expand their outlets, the catering equipment market should continue to benefit. Technological developments and the growth of new markets, such as the market for smaller, mobile equipment best suited to the new non-traditional catering sites, will also benefit sales. Key Note is forecasting an increase in sales of 17.3% at current prices between 1997 and the year 2001, producing a market valued at £651m in 2001.
Executive Summary taken from ‘Catering Equipment’ by Key Note Ltd, price £279, to order your copy click here.
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By GlobalDataTable of Contents
Executive Summary | 1 |
1. Market Definition | 2 |
MARKET SECTORS | 2 |
Table 1: Selected Products Available in the UK Catering Equipment Market, 1999 | 2 |
MARKET POSITION | 4 |
Table 2: Catering Equipment Sales and Catering Market Trends (£m and % share), 1995-1999 | 4 |
MARKET TRENDS | 4 |
Table 3: The UK Catering Market by Value (£m), 1994-1998 | 5 |
Restaurants/Public Houses | 5 |
Fast Food/Takeaways | 6 |
Hotels | 6 |
Contract Caterers | 7 |
2. Market Size | 8 |
THE TOTAL MARKET | 8 |
Table 4: Sales of Catering Equipment in the UK by Value (£m), 1995-1999 | 8 |
BY MARKET SECTOR | 8 |
Table 5: The UK Catering Market by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m), 1995-1999 | 9 |
Restaurants | 9 |
Fast Food/Takeaways | 10 |
Public Houses | 10 |
Hotels | 10 |
Contract Catering | 10 |
PRODUCT SECTORS | 11 |
Table 6: UK Sales of Catering Equipment by Product Category (£m and %), 1999 | 11 |
3. Industry Background | 12 |
INTRODUCTION | 12 |
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE | 12 |
Table 7: Industry Average Return on Capital for Catering Equipment Companies, 1992/1993-1997/1998 | 13 |
INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION | 13 |
Table 8: The Number of Businesses in Catering and Allied Trades by Sector of Activity, 1998 | 14 |
Table 9: The Number of Businesses in the Catering Sector by Turnover (£000 and % of total), 1997 and 1998 | 15 |
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS | 15 |
Catering Equipment Suppliers Association | 15 |
Catering Equipment Distributors Association | 15 |
4. Competitor Analysis | 16 |
INTRODUCTION | 16 |
Table 10: Leading Catering Equipment Manufacturers and Suppliers in the UK by Turnover (£m), 1998/1999 | 16 |
Table 11: Estimated Shares in the UK Catering Equipment Market (%), 1998 | 17 |
MARKET LEADERS | 18 |
Glynwed Consumer & Foodservice Products Ltd | 18 |
Hobart Manufacturing Company Ltd | 18 |
H&K Rugby Ltd | 18 |
Lincat Group PLC | 19 |
Samuel Groves & Co. Ltd | 19 |
Richardson Sheffield Ltd | 20 |
ABE Catering Equipment Ltd | 20 |
Viscount Catering Ltd | 20 |
Bartlett Catering Equipment Ltd | 21 |
Winterhalter Gastronom Ltd | 21 |
Scobie & McIntosh (Catering Equipment) Ltd | 22 |
OTHER COMPANIES | 22 |
Foster Refrigerator (UK) Ltd | 22 |
Servequip Ltd | 22 |
W&G Sissons Ltd | 22 |
Welbilt UK Ltd | 23 |
Williams Refrigeration Ltd | 23 |
Zanussi | 23 |
Table 12: Other Companies in the UK Catering Equipment Market, 1999 | 23 |
ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION | 25 |
5. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats | 26 |
STRENGTHS | 26 |
WEAKNESSES | 26 |
OPPORTUNITIES | 26 |
THREATS | 27 |
6. Buying Behaviour | 28 |
INTRODUCTION | 28 |
THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR | 28 |
BRANDED CATERING CHAINS | 29 |
Table 13: Selected UK Fast Food and Restaurant Catering Brands by Number of Outlets, 1995-1998 | 29 |
NON-TRADITIONAL OUTLETS | 30 |
7. Outside Suppliers to the Industry | 31 |
INTRODUCTION | 31 |
SUPPLY Companies | 31 |
Kimberly-Clark Ltd | 31 |
DBC Food Services | 31 |
Key Catering PLC | 31 |
Bunzl Disposables UK Ltd | 32 |
Other Suppliers | 32 |
Paper Cups | 32 |
Dishwasher Powders and Cleaners | 32 |
Cleaners for Cookers and Ovens | 32 |
Equipment Maintenance | 32 |
8. Current Issues | 34 |
CORPORATE ACTIVITY | 34 |
Berisford PLC | 34 |
Gram (UK) Ltd | 34 |
Panasonic UK Ltd | 34 |
Wolf | 34 |
ESPRESSO COFFEE BREWERS | 34 |
Marco Beverage Systems | 35 |
CATERING UPDATE INNOVATION AWARDS | 35 |
The Gold Award | 35 |
The Silver Award | 35 |
The Bronze Award | 35 |
PROFIT MARGINS | 35 |
Table 14: Average Pre-Tax Profit Margins in the Catering Equipment Industry (%), 1992/1993-1997/1998 | 36 |
9. Forecasts | 37 |
INTRODUCTION | 37 |
FORECASTS 2000 to 2004 | 37 |
Table 15: Forecast UK Catering Equipment Sales by Value (£m), 2000-2004 | 38 |
End-User Markets | 38 |
Table 16: Forecast UK Consumer Spending on Catering at Current Prices (£m), 2000-2004 | 38 |
Market Sectors | 39 |
Table 17: The Forecast UK Catering Market by Sector by Value (£m), 2000-2004 | 39 |
10. Company Profiles | 41 |
Glynwed Consumer & Foodservice Products Ltd | 42 |
H&K Rugby Ltd | 44 |
Hobart Manufacturing Company Ltd | 46 |
Lincat Group PLC | 48 |
Samuel Groves & Co. Ltd | 50 |
Winterhalter Gastronom Ltd | 52 |
11. Further Sources | 54 |
Associations | 54 |
Periodicals | 55 |
Directories | 55 |
General Sources | 56 |
Hoppenstadt Bonnier Information Sources | 57 |
Government Publications | 58 |
Other Sources | 58 |
Key Note Research | 60 |
The Key Note Range of Reports | 61 |
Executive Summary taken from ‘Catering Equipment’ by Key Note Ltd, to order your copy click here.