Datamonitor's Cost Foodservice in the United Kingdom industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the cost foodservice industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

Foodservice is defined as the sale of food and drinks for immediate consumption either on the premises from which they were bought, or in designated eating areas shared with other foodservice operators, or in the case of takeaways transactions, freshly prepared food for immediate consumption. Datamonitor's definition excludes sales through vending machines and is restricted to sales in specific foodservice channels (please see channel definitions below).

For the purposes of this report, Europe consists of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 8
1.3 Market Analysis 9
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 10
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 11
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I 12
CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II 13
CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis 14
6.1 Buyer Power 14
6.2 Supplier Power 15
6.3 New Entrants 16
6.4 Substitutes 17
6.5 Rivalry 18
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 19
7.1 Compass Group PLC 19
7.2 Sodexho Alliance 22
CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 25
8.1 Market Value Forecast 25
8.2 Market Volume Forecast 26
CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators 27
CHAPTER 10 Appendix 29
10.1 Methodology 29
10.2 Industry Associations 30
10.3 Related Datamonitor Research 30

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom Cost Foodservice Sector Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 10
Table 2: United Kingdom Cost Foodservice Sector Volume: Transactions million, 2002-2006 11
Table 3: United Kingdom Cost Foodservice Sector Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 12
Table 4: United Kingdom Cost Foodservice Sector Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 13
Table 5: Key Facts: Compass Group PLC 19
Table 6: Key Financials: Compass Group PLC 21
Table 7: Key Facts: Sodexho Alliance 22
Table 8: Key Financials: Sodexho Alliance 24
Table 9: United Kingdom Cost Foodservice Sector Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 25
Table 10: United Kingdom Cost Foodservice Sector Volume Forecast: Transactions million, 2006-2011 26
Table 11: United Kingdom Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 27
Table 12: United Kingdom GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 27
Table 13: United Kingdom Inflation, 2002-2006 27
Table 14: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2002-2006 28