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The collective catering market - United Kingdom

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Study Overview

The mass catering market is the provision of an on-site catering service for a local authority or corporate client The main markets involved are the following educational institutions, corporations, administrations, health care institutions, air or rail catering services, as well as some other public or private entities (military, religious communities, prisons.....). The end customers are thus generally employees, public servants, patients, students.... Mass catering is more generally part of the out-of-home catering market alongside commercial catering (restaurants and fast-food restaurants), hotel catering, vending machines (vending machines), and other alternative food channels (bakeries, gas stations, department stores, etc.) There are mainly 2 methods of managing mass catering :

Restoration granted by using a service provider. The direct management of catering by the company requesting the service.

Key takeaways

Growth and sector challenges
Demand analysis
Market structure and organization
Supply and pricing analysis
Player segmentation
Latest trends and innovations

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Contents

Sommaire

1. Market Summary
- 1.1 Definition of the Contract Catering market
- 1.2 The global and European market
- 1.3 The market in the United Kingdom
- 1.4 The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict
2. Demand analysis
- 2.1 Demand in the United Kingdom
- 2.2 Demand drivers
- 2.3 The geographical distribution of demand
- 2.4 New trends in demand
3. Market structure
- 3.1 The market structure
- 3.2 The value chain
- 3.3 Distribution
- 3.4 The main actors
4. Supply analysis
- 4.1 Mass catering
- 4.2 The prices
- 4.3 New trends in supply
5. Rules and regulations
- 5.1 Regulations