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Free information • Definitions • Why you can trust Horizons’ data
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Free information
The latest statistical summary of the UK foodservice market
How can food fill a £1bn gap? A report that examines the role of food in bolstering pub sector sales
The Top 100 Foodservice Operators in Europe
Definitions
Our detailed glossary of definitions and terms.
Why you can trust Horizons' data
Here is the methodology we use to construct and maintain our statistical database.
We don’t just say that you can be certain about our data, we have put it up for independent evaluation. Click here for a copy of the report.
We also work closely with industry bodies. For example, in conjunction with the IGD we produced the first-ever definitive statement of the size of the combined foodservice plus retail market for food and beverages. Click here to download the results.
We regularly work with the British Hospitality Association; each year we jointly produce a report on the size of the hospitality, leisure and tourism market.
The Out of Home Group of The Food and Drink Federation feature Horizons on their website because we provide the information that their members appreciate and find helpful.
Horizons in the Media
Horizons' data and commentary are frequently quoted in print and online and the views of Peter Backman, Horizons' MD, have been used in a variety of broadcast media:
Soup Opera - Caterer and Hotelkeeper 15/01/10
How to make packaging and simplified preparation an integral part of your business model 01/10/09
Pub Food in Focus - How have they managed that? - The Publican 18/05/09
City Spy - Credit crunch of healthier eating? - London Evening Standard 17/04/09
Can we predict who will survive the crunch? - eatoutmagazine 06/03/09
Declining pub sales - no quick fixes - Blue Oar Securities 11/11/08
Organic sales drop as operators cut costs - Caterer and Hotelkeeper 09/10/08
Will sustainability survive the slump? - Foodservice Footprint 10/08
UK Catering Industry - British Hospitality: Trends & Developments, BHA 2008
Food price savings not being passed on - Caterer and Hotelkeeper 25/09/08
Caterer food costs have soared 9.3% - The Grocer 02/08/08
Increasing customer revenue - Cost saving has to be the answer - The Friday Wrap www.caterersearch.com 06/06/08
US v UK economic cycles and the foodservice market - Blue Oar Securities 28/05/08
US restaurants consider smaller portion sizes - www.eatoutmagazine.co.uk 28/05/08
Our partners
Arena
We support Arena - the hospitality network - because it helps us, and the rest of the industry, to work together more closely. Peter Backman, Managing Director of Horizons, was a founder and Chairman of Arena.
British Frozen Food Federation
We work with the British Frozen Food Federation because the federation represents the interests of manufacturers, processors and distributors of frozen and chilled food. Together, these sectors represent a significant contributor to the foodservice sector's shopping basket accounting for 35% of caterers' total food purchases in 2007.
British Hospitality Association
The BHA is the association for operators across all sectors of the industry - from restaurants and hotels to contract caterers. The BHA publishes regular reports - such as The Food and Service Management Survey and British Hospitality: Trends and Statistics - to which we are proud to contribute information and insight.
FDF Out of Home
The Out of Home Group of the FDF represents food and drink manufacturers with a significant involvement in the foodservice sector. We are pleased that the Out of Home Group have asked us to provide regularly updated data - and comment - for their website.
Hale Group
The Hale Group is our international advisory food sector partner based in Boston, USA. The Hale Group has a similar philosophy to our own and, in particular, develops fact-based strategies for its clients, translates information and makes it relevant to them. The Hale Group provides proven operational processes that are ultimately geared to implementing targeted growth strategies.
Hospitality Action
For those people who work - or who have worked - in the hospitality sector and who require help, Hospitality Action is an important port of call. We do whatever we can to support the work of HA.
Springboard
Springboard brings young people into the hospitality and tourism industries - to provide career prospects for the young people that it helps and to assist the industry in meeting its needs for motivated and conscientious new recruits. We support Springboard, as much as we are able, in this vitally important task.
