In comparison, the more expensive end of the market for eating out is struggling. Coffee shops gained the highest visit frequencies in the report with a surge in lunchtime visits up from last year.
Penny Manuel, director of Soho Coffee Co, states: “Our customer base includes an increasing percentage who are typically the ‘fast-casual’ demographic that sit down and eat lunch within 10 to 30 minutes.”
UK consumers are set to spend £42bn on eating out this year. Coffee shops have the highest visit frequency, with 23% of customers making at least one meal purchase per week according to Allegra Strategies 2011 report Eating Out in the UK.
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