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%).

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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.


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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

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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

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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

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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

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STRENGTHS 26
WEAKNESSES 26
OPPORTUNITIES 26
THREATS 27

6. Buying Behaviour

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Glynwed Consumer & Foodservice Products Ltd

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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

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Associations 54
Periodicals 55
Directories 55
General Sources 56
Hoppenstadt Bonnier Information Sources 57
Government Publications 58
Other Sources 58

Key Note Research

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The Key Note Range of Reports

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Executive Summary taken from ‘Catering Equipment’ by Key Note Ltd, to order your copy click here.