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Food Retailing - UK - November 2004
November 2004
The UK Food Retail Sector
The UK food, drink and tobacco market
Market value and trends
The term 'food retailers' is becoming ever more inappropriate as the operators of the largest stores increase their non-food offer. But food remains the core of the offer and the main reason that people visit the stores.
Figure 12: UK: Consumer spending on food, drink and tobacco, 1999-2003
(£m incl. sales tax)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
% change 1999-2003
Food & non-alcoholic beverages
57,025
58,563
59,974
61,170
63,082
10.6
Food
50,670
51,840
52,882
53,792
55,261
9.1
Non-alcoholic beverages
6,355
6,723
7,092
7,378
7,821
23.1
Alcoholic beverages & tobacco
24,458
24,617
25,158
25,960
27,342
11.8
Alcoholic beverages
10,166
10,395
10,700 &nbs ...