Research from IGD shows that food-to-go specialists such as Greggs and Pret currently account for £5.1bn of the food-to-go market’s £17.4bn total. It expects this part of the market will be the fastest growing over the next five years, reaching £7.7bn by 2022. IGD sees this growth being fuelled by a couple of things: the high levels of innovation in this part of the market, both in terms of products but also with regards to targeting specific missions, or occasions, and the diversification of store estates to make the most of different locations such as travel.
Source: Kamcity; Namnews, 10th November