There are approximately 564,000 care home beds in the UK (462 in England, 46k in Scotland, 26k in Wales and 16k in Northern Ireland) spread across 17,600 homes. Residential homes make up 70% of the stock vs. 30% residential. The UK care home market is highly fragmented. There are roughly 5,500 different care operators in the UK. 84% of care homes are privately run, a slight increase from the 82% in 2015. 13% are run by charities, such as MHA and 3% by local councils. Despite the fragmentation there are 5 providers (largely Private Equity owned) that own a significant share of the market. Known as the 'Big Five', they are: HC-One - the newsest group, founded in 2011, has 324 care homes with 14.

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According to Caterlsyt Insights, visitor attractions sub-sector makes up 1.6% of the value of oodservice industry. Key stats include: • Total number of outlets: 6,251 • Market Value: £1.49bn • Total attendance: 269m visits per year • Largest sub-sector by number of visitors: heritage sites • Largest group by number of visitors: Merlin Entertainments (32 UK attractions) • Theme Parks and Zoo’s average 216k visitors per year per site • Most visited site: Giant's Causeway, Antrim (665,681 visits) • Most visited heritage site: Cliveden House, Bucks (475,604 visits) • The National Trust has 350 cafes serving 11 million hot drinks and 2 million fruit scones per year (image: Merlin Entertainments)

Caterlyst Insights has found that the sports sector makes up 0.2% of the total value of the foodservice industry. Key facts & stats include: • Total number of outlets: 1,050 • Market value: £194m • Average yearly attendance: 75.1m • Largest sport by number of attendees: football - Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium offers 65 food and drink outlets, plus bakery and micro-brewery. It serves around £1m in beer sales on match days. • Top event by attendees: Wimbledon 473k - Number of meals served at Wimbledon 2019 (the last fully attended year): 234k - Number of strawberries & cream portions: 192k - Number of glasses of Pimms: 276k • Attendance at the major Rugby Uion matches: 2 million - Rugby Uniom match catering and hospitality generates over 40% of Twickenham stadium's income • Average attendance at UK horse racing fixtures in the UK: 3.

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Caterlyst Insights has found that the coffee shops and cafe subsectors make up 2.6% of the foodservice industry value. Key facts & stats include: • Number of sites: 38,344 • Market value: £2.5bn • Meals served: 422m • Branded chains: 9,159 (down 1.9% vs PY) • Largest Brand (based on sites): Costa Coffee • Group sites make up 24% but account for 34% of the value due to higher throughput • The three big chains, Starbucks, Costa and Caffe Nero hold 65% of group coffee shop sites

According to Caterlyst Insights, the Restaurant Sector makes up 28.1% of the total foodservice industry value. Key facts & stats: • Market value: £30bn • Number of sites: 44,646 • Group sites make up just under a third of sites • Group sites make up just over half the total value • Number of meals served: 2bn • Largest cuisine type by site number: Asian • Largest brand by site number: Nando’s

Caterlyst Insights has curated the latest facts and stats for Contract Catering. • Number of UK contract caterers: 363 • Number of sites: 23,117 • Number of outlets: 78,700 outlets • Number of meals served: 1.5 billion • Main areas of operations: Workplace, Public Services, Education & Healthcare • Largest sector by sites: Education • Largest sector by meals served: Workplace • Largest UK contract caterer: Compass with 6k+ sites - 46% are in Education • 60% of contract caterers have public sector contracts (image: pexels)

According to Caterlyst Insights, Public Sector makes up 0.4% of the Foodservice Industry value. Key market stats include: • Number of sites: 2,220 • Market value: £420m • Meals served: 209m • Contract catered sites: 26% Prisons • Number of prisons: 257 prisons, 14 are privately run • Number of prisoners: 77k (men), 3k (women) • Number of prison meals served per year: 88m • Average daily prison meal spend: £2.15 MoD • Number of MoD sites in the UK: 444 • Number of full time UK Armed Forces personnel: 142k • MoD's Pay As You Dine (PAYD) rates for meals: Breakfast £1.32, Lunch £1.80, Dinner (main meal) £2.17, Packed Meal Rate £1.92, Cold Snack meal £0.82 (image: https://www.

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According to Caterlyst Insights, the Top 10 Contract Caterers by sites are as follows: Eurest 1,284 Baxterstorey (WSH) 1,070 Sodexo UK 474 Elior UK 329 ESS Support Services 279 CH&Co Workplaces 252 Gather & Gather (Mitie) 249 Aramark 191 RA Group (Compass) 161 Compass Group (Uk & Ireland) 135 Olive Catering Services 125 Total sites: 4,549 (source: Caterlyst Insights)

Caterlyst Insights has found that workplace catering makes up 2.6% of the whole of the foodservice industry. Key stats include: • Number of sites: 15,515 sites • Market value: £2.5bn • Number of employees: 5.3m • Sites contract catered: 42% • Sites in-house: 58 • 60% of sites have over 200 employees • 64% of employees are served meals via contract caterers • 47% of trips to workplace restaurants are for snacks • Only 1 in 5 staff know what they want before they visit their eatery (source: Caterlyst Insights)

The education sector, excluding nurseries, make up 2.5% of Total Foodservice. • Number of sites: 31,798 • Number of LEA’s: 212 • Market value: £2.4bn • Number of meals Served: 1.24bn • Number of students: 15.1m • Number of school breakfast clubs: 1,800 • 43% of state funded schools have been converted to Academies Schools Over 60,000 people working in the provision of school food. Of those directly working in school kitchens: 56% are employed by the local authority 32% by a private contract caterer 12% by a school with in-house catering Universtities 92% of universtities are investing at least £100m in their campuses over five years (started in 2019), including catering improvements.

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NHS and private hospitals that offer overnight accommodation: • Number of sites: 1,512 • Number of Trusts: 135 (acute) • Market value: £643m • Number of meals served: 280 million • Number of beds: 191,437 • Number of private hospital sites: 221 • Number of private hospital beds: 10,000 (5% of all beds) (source: Caterlyst, video still: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust)

Here follows the latest available stats for the air travel sub-sector, which has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic for almost two years. • Total number of UK main airports: 40 - the UK has the third-largest aviation network in the world • UK airport passenger numbers dropped 75% (223m) to 74m in 2020. The latest figures available (Nov 2021) saw 24.8m passengers fly in Q3 2021 (between July and September 2021), (compared to 6.4m Q2), across 286,842 flights (126,138 flights in Q2). • Largest UK airport: Heathrow - Heathrow's cumulative losses from the pandemic have hit £3.4bn (Oct 2021) • Largest UK airline: EasyJet (68m passengers in 2019, down to 11.4m in 2020) • Largest UK-based international scheduled airline: British Airways (BA) - BA's parent firm.

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The very latest stats from Caterlyst show that pubs and clubs make up 24.2% of Total Foodservice Value. Key stats include: • Number of pubs: 46,251 sites • Market value: £23.3bn • Number of meals served: 2.2bn meals • Managed sites: 21% • Largest UK brand: Wetherspoons • 71% are independent • 29% are group-owned • The top 10 operators own 61% of the managed sites • Food of some description is served in 90% of pubs (source: Caterlyst, image: pexels)

Assessing serviced accommodation This is living accommodation for fixed term rental for holiday and business purposes. The normal letting term is 1 week; however shorter and longer periods may be arranged. To be appointed by the AA, properties are required to undergo a quality-based assessment and must achieve the minimum entry requirements as detailed in the Common Quality Standards for self-catering and Common Quality Standards for serviced accommodation. Serviced accommodation star ratings 1 star: Minimum quality requirements for cleanliness, maintenance, fixtures, fittings, and furnishings. Items provided are adequate and functional, all in working order, and are fit for the purpose intended.

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The AA and Visit England are the only nationally accredited bodies authorised to give star ratings to hotels The AA have been recognising accommodation since 1908 and first introduced the star rating scheme in 1912, recognising and rewarding establishments for the quality and range of their services and facilities. In 2006, The AA developed Common Quality Standards (alongside the main tourist boards) for inspecting and rating accommodation. These standards and rating categories are now applied throughout the British Isles. Hotel star ratings are only awarded and managed by four national and accredited bodies: The AA (specifically AA Hotel Services which is a division of the Automobile Association).

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Caterlyst reveals there are 12,926 hotels in the UK operated by 745 groups. Other key statistics: • Market Value: £6.2bn • Meals Served per Year: 485m Meals • Hotels with >100 rooms: 14% Large hotels • Premium 4* & 5* Hotels: 19% Premium sites • Largest UK brand by rooms: Premier Inn • Total number of bedrooms: 595,581 • The average number of rooms per site for an independent site is 21 vs 84 in a group owned hotel Top 3 Budget brands 1. Premier Inn 2. Travel Lodge 3. Holiday Inn Express Top 4&5 Star brands 1. Hilton 2. Mercure 3. Marriott Top 3 Star brands 1. Holiday Inn 2. Best Western 3. Britannia (source: Caterlyst, image: pexels)

The British sandwich market bought ‘on the go’ is currently worth £3.5bn. In the last year 1.69 billion sandwiches were sold ‘on the go’, at an average price of £1.66. Over 62% of the population buy a sandwich at least once a year and over 19.7% of sandwiches are bought in work (work canteens and staff shops etc). People in Yorkshire spend the most on sandwiches – an average of over £114 a year while those in the South West spend the least – an average of £55 a year. The most expensive place to buy a sandwich is London at£1.83 versus a national average of £1.66. Wraps account for 4% of total sandwich sales and baguettes make up 10% of the total. Market Size • Approximately 1.

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1870: Education Act makes it compulsory for all children to receive an elementary education. 1879: Manchester and Bradford provide free school meals to poor and malnourished children, recognising that many are too hungry to learn. The move is followed by the London School Board whose meals are free or very cheap. The Salvation Army and other organisations also play a part. 1899: A third of young men volunteering are too malnourished to fight in the Boer War prompting “A Committee on Physical Deterioration”. 1900: Children can get ‘Farthing Breakfasts’ from The Salvation Army. 1906: The Education (Provision of Meals) Act allows but doesn’t require Local Education Authorities (LEAs) to provide school meals.

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In March 2013, the quantity bought in the retail sector (or sales volumes) decreased by 0.5%.This follows strong year-on-year growth of 2.5% in February 2013 and a year-on-year decreasein January of 0.6%. Quarter 1 2013 does however show an increase of 0.4% compared with Quarter 4 2012.

• The largest contribution to the year-on-year decrease came from the non-food sector, wherecompared with March 2012, the quantity of goods bought decreased by 2.6%.
• March 2013 was the second coldest on record and this appears to have had a negative effect onsales in the non-food sector. Feedback from department stores, clothing stores and householdgoods stores suggested that sales were dampened by the weather as they prepared their storesfor the spring season.
  
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