Stay ahead of the curve and future-proof your business with Mintel’s UK Foodservice Delivery and Takeaway Market Report 2024. Our full report is packed with consumer-led market intelligence, the latest UK takeaway market research, trends, and consumer behaviours affecting your business. Get a 360° view of the foodservice delivery and takeaway market, market size, market share and forecasted growth to help you align your business strategy with the needs of your audience.
Below, we’ve handpicked the key insights analysed in the full report and summarised the core topics.
The UK foodservice delivery and takeaway market is showing resilience. Despite the cost of living crisis, 8 in 10 Brits still indulge in deliveries and takeaways, however there is a drop in order frequency. Streamlining operations and boosting the accessibility of foodservice delivery and takeaway options have been key to evolve in this changing landscape.
Consumer interest in mix-and-match
Consumer interest in mix-and-match options and personalised recommendations based on their past takeaway orders reveals a desire for control and customisation. This presents an opportunity to leverage technology and data to make it easier for customers to discover and order exactly what they want.
Healthy takeaways
The link between reliance on takeaway food and potential health risks for over-50s presents an opportunity for operators to expand their range of healthy options. This would not only attract health-conscious consumers in their 50s, but also speak to the broader trend towards healthier eating habits.
Purchase our UK Foodservice Delivery and Takeaway Market Report to receive a five-year forecast, consumer behaviour analysis, and recommendations for market opportunities. Readers of this report may also be interested in our UK Pizza and Italian Restaurants Market Report 2024, or our range of Foodservice Market Research.
Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats, Deliverect and many more.
This report, written by Trish Caddy, a leading research analyst, delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight trends in the UK takeaway market and add expert context to the numbers.
The expansion of convenient food ordering and collection channels such as drive-throughs and mobile kiosks is helping the takeaway market to continue its momentum.
Trish Caddy
Associate Director – Foodservice
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