IGD’s Away From Home insight service is your authoritative source for complete UK market data and business-focused analysis across hospitality and foodservice.
Designed to inform your future success, Away From Home is powered by IGD’s expert analysts, who draw on decades of experience to equip your business with unequalled commercial insights:
Whole UK market data across 100+ sub-sectors
Macro-economic data to understand the forces affecting your business
Global insights into foodservice consumer behaviour and industry trends
Expert advice on growth opportunities and solutions to industry challenges
Five-year forecasts so you can plan for a prosperous, resilient future
We can also provide consultative support to interpret data, apply insights and uncover possibilities, with a proven track record of guiding clients through complex landscapes.
Nicola Knight
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Nicola Knight specialises in providing insight on global strategic developments in the away from home and food-to-go sector for clients such as Heinz, Compass and Greggs. With over 20 years’ experience, she is one of the creators of IGD's away from home market sizing model and unique total consumption view.
Rhian Thomas
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Rhian Thomas brings nearly 20 years of research and insight expertise to help companies stay close to the needs of their shoppers and consumers. Having worked in market research for all of her career, her work has translated shopper and market insights into actionable plans for multiple brands.
Shannon Goldsmith
Shannon's expertise lies in the Away From Home and Food To Go markets. This includes our market forecasts, trends and researching global inspiration. She also specialises in consumer insight, leading our research into occasions in and out of the home.
Nichola Gallasher
Nichola has extensive knowledge of the AFH market, including the various dynamics and performance characteristics of its nine sectors, as well as how economic changes affect this performance. She leads the forecasting for AFH and total consumption, leveraging her background as a management accountant and her experience in financial and commercial planning.
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