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Food-to-go from around the world

Tom Fender – him! international

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Introducing him! international

Launched in early 2015  Sister company to him! in the UK What’s happening in convenience around the world? How can we all learn from each other. Achieved by speaking to thousands of shoppers

globally, annually (11 countries in 2014)

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Today’s Presentation

1. UK vs rest of world.

2. Key trends.

3. Examples from around the world.  

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Question:

Have we reached food-to-go saturation in the UK?

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In the last month, have you bought beverages-to-go?

% saying ‘yes’

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q25. In the last month have you bought beverages-to-go, coffee-to-to?

Most certainly

not!

40%

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Taiwan

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q25. In the last month have you bought food-to-go for lunch?

In the last month, have you bought food-to-go for lunch?(% saying yes)

32%

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Purchase frequency – snacks

q26_5. Approximately, how many times in a typical week do you buy food, drinks or snacks on the go? - Snacks

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Eating on the go – a global trend

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GLOBAL trends:

% shoppers who leave home regularly without eating breakfast

28%

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Will have lunch-on-the-go regularly (% saying YES)

UK 26%Ireland 32%

UK vs ….

Will regularly snack through the day/ week

UK 31%Australia 36%

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We are nowhere near saturation.

Food-to-go is going to increase further.

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And where does the convenience sector fit in to shoppers’ food-to-go

purchasing?

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q27. Which of the following types of store do you buy food-to-go/food-on-the-move from?- Convenience store

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Are shoppers buying food-to-go from convenience stores?

39%

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q27. Which of the following types of store do you buy food-to-go/food-on-the-move from?- Petrol forecourt

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Africa

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How about buying food-to-go from petrol forecourt shops?

23%

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Shoppers’ views on food-to-go?

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50% of UK shoppers think the food-to-go in c-stores is “basic”

Compared to other nations, shoppers think food-to-go in c-stores is:

They also don’t think it’s very good value for money (32%)

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What’s happening around the world to bring back to the UK.

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What makes this photo so interesting?

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There are 10 trends in food-to-go from our research and store visits

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Other global trends

1. Fresh.2. Healthy (….as well as indulgent)

3. Functional4. Prepared /made-to-order

5. Personalisation6. Hot/warm.

7. Global foodservice brands vs proprietorial brands8. Premiumisation, provenance, quality

9. Passion, commitment, theatre, POS – inspiring – feast for your eyes

10. Dine in, hospitality

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What we’re seeing on our travels.

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It starts with coffee

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Self serve…..

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…or Barista (both in the same shop)

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…or used as a HALO entry product

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Merchandising units created for specific meal occasions

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Fresh fruit-to-go solutions – Hong Kong

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Healthy & indulgent side-by-side

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Salad bars

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Salads to go in a vending style unit – America

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Personalisation

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Theatre & interaction - think about the kids

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Personalisation - choice of bakery base

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Global foodservice brand or proprietorial? How about both - because that's what shoppers want

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Functional impulse food-to-go/snacking

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A feast - for your eyes too

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Dwell time is a must

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Are shakes & fruit smoothies the next big thing?

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2 final thoughts:

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q27. Which of the following types of store do you buy food-to-go/food-on-the-move from?- Discounter

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A new threat. Discounters doing food-to-go?

Shoppers are using discounters on a food-to-go mission.

13%

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Food-to-go Cambodia - deep fried cockroaches & snake!

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