Ventes en hausse de 50% pour LaFourchette.com. La réservation de restaurants en ligne ne connaît pas la crise. Le principal acteur français, LaFourchette.com, doit réaliser un chiffre d'affaires de 12 millions d'euros (+50%) sur l'exercice clos fin mars 2013. Et pour l'exercice suivant, il vise un chiffre d'affaires compris en 18 et 20 millions, a indiqué Patrick Dalsace, directeur général et co-fondateur. Selon lui, la note d'un repas réservé via le site se situe entre "35 et 45 euros". C'est donc près de 200 millions d'euros d'additions qui ont été générées par l'application.
Sur chaque repas réservé et honoré, la société prélève une commission de 2 euros, a indiqué Patrick Dalsace, qui a célébré en novembre la 10 millionième réservation. Expansion internationale Le marché n'en est apparemment qu'à son balbutiement: selon la société, seuls 2% des repas sont réservés en ligne, un taux bien inférieur à celui constaté dans d'autres secteurs, comme l'hôtellerie ou le transport. OpenTable and Restaurant Marketing at Back of the Envelope | Jonathan Wegener's Technology/Marketing Blog. (This blog post was featured in Silicon Alley Insider’s 10 Things Investors Need To Know Before OpenTable’s IPO ) Online restaurant reservations company OpenTable filed for an IPO on Friday, revealing their finances for the world to see. The SEC filing contains all the financial figures you would expect: revenue, expenses breakdown, details of the public offering, and also operational data.
Brett Emerson wrote a fantastic blog post a few months ago ( Behind the Curtain: Open Table ) which gives a thorough evaluation of OpenTable from a restaurateur’s point of view. Emerson is in the process of opening Contigo , a new restaurant in San Francisco and he lays out the pros and cons of OpenTable and shares his cost and volume expectations from the service. Viewed from a restaurant’s pespective, the operational data in OpenTable’s finances gives an amazing amount of insight into the OpenTable system, especially when some analysis and number crunching is applied.
Per-Restaurant Data. Www.katzvaluation.com/documents/Full-Service-Restaurant.pdf. According to CHD Expert Independent Full Service Restaurants in the USA Outnumber Major Chains Eight to One. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 CHD Expert is America’s leader in collecting, managing and analyzing data in the away from home foodservice market, and they expect independently owned full service restaurants to continue to hold strong during tough economic times. If you think that Chili’s, IHOP and Applebee’s are taking over the full service restaurant (FSR) industry, think again. Independent FSR locations across the United States outnumber the major chains by eight to one (Source:1). This is a bit surprising, as our streets and highways are seemingly lined with major chain restaurants. How are they doing it? Whatever the reason, the resilience of the local independent restaurant is unmistakable. Of particular interest on this note is the northeastern U.S. One might argue that the ethnic diversity of the northeastern states results in numerous specialty restaurants to service the various cultures here. 1.Source: CHD Expert, Internal Data, April 2012.
Lafourchette lève des fonds pour nourrir ses ambitions. Www.macroeconomicwoes.com/wp-content/uploads/Open-Table.pdf. Urbanspoon’s restaurant booking service growing fast, reservations up 325% this year. 1 November '11, 12:50pm Follow One of the earliest iPhone apps to make a name for itself in restaurant recommendations with its trademark fruit machine slots-type interface, Urbanspoon also offers a service called Rezbook, which allows restaurant owners to manage bookings from Urbanspoon users via an iPad app. Today, the Seattle-based startup has announced that 1000 restaurants have signed up to the service, while online reservations processed by Urbanspoon have increased by 325% since January this year. Rezbook pitches itself against OpenTable, the online booking service with over 12,000 restaurants around the world on its books.
Although it’s around only a twelfth of the size of OpenTable, UrbanSpoon’s service launched in May 2010, while its larger rival debuted twelve years earlier in 1998. As a result, it would seem that Rezbook is growing nicely. Restaurant Reservation Service LaFourchette Sticks Its Fork Into $10.5M. The European online restaurant reservation service LaFourchette announced that it has raised €8 million ($10.5 million) from Serena Capital and Partech at a valuation of more than €50 million ($65.8 million).
This funding will be used to consolidate its leading position in Europe. New country-specific websites are said to launch soon. Restaurant reservations online are still new in Europe. “There is significant room for improvement because only 2% of restaurant reservations happen online — against 40% to 50% for hotel reservations for example,” said Bertrand Jelensperger co-founder and CEO in a Les Échos interview. But it appears that LaFourchette aspires to go further than providing a website for making restaurant reservations. Second, it will put emphasis on its mobile applications.
Investors are seeing much potential in the online restaurant reservation space. Competitors include French companies such as RestoBookings and TableOnline. Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Financial Results (NASDAQ:OPEN) , /PRNewswire/ -- (NASDAQ: OPEN), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended . (Logo: ) reported consolidated net revenues for Q4 2011 of , a 21% increase over Q4 2010.
Consolidated net income for Q4 2011 was , or per diluted share. Non-GAAP consolidated net income for Q4 2011, which excludes tax-affected stock-based compensation expense and tax-affected amortization of acquired intangibles, was , or per diluted share. provides operating results by geography as the Company is at different stages of development in its and International operations. North America Results Installed restaurant base as of , totaled 17,150, a 24% increase over .Seated diners totaled 24.6 million, a 38% increase over Q4 2010.Revenues totaled , a 22% increase over Q4 2010.
About. Thesis.haverford.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/10066/6949/2011LeedsJ_thesis.pdf?sequence=2. Mobile Upgrades for Restaurants Through OpenTable. To boost online restaurant reservations and keep pace with mobile technology, OpenTable, the largest online reservation system, is offering to upgrade restaurant Web sites that are part of its paying membership. The upgrade will make it easier for customers to book tables using their phones. Matt Roberts, chief executive of OpenTable, said that most reservations are still booked by phoning a restaurant; 12 percent are booked on line.
But of those, he said, “there has been a tremendous shift toward mobile bookings – 28 percent from mobile phones, smartphones and tablets – when we were at 100 percent on desktops only four years ago.” Only 10 percent of restaurants “have mobile-friendly Web sites,” Mr. Roberts said. “That is a lost opportunity.” OpenTable has hired DudaMobile, a Palo Alto, Calif., site developer, to do mobile upgrades for the Web sites of 25,000 restaurants in the United States, Canada and England that pay OpenTable for its reservation service.
A Steady Decline in the Number of Restaurants. Restaurant Numbers Shrinking In US. The shuttering of more independent restaurants in the last quarter of 2011 has resulted in an overall drop in the number of restaurants in the U.S., according to industry researcher NPD Group. Meanwhile, the number of chain restaurants has grown, although there were slight declines in particular restaurant sectors. NPD Group defines independent restaurant owners as those owning one or two units; anything more than that is classified as a small, minor, midsize or large chain. Although disheartening for independent restaurant owners, experts say the number of closures is easing compared to losses sustained earlier on in the recession. For more on this continue reading the following article from Blue MauMau.
The total number of restaurant establishments dropped in the fourth quarter of 2011 from a year earlier says a prominent restaurant researcher. According to the NPD Group, total U.S. restaurant unit count dropped from 587,335 in the fall of 2010 to 580,852 in 2011. OpenTable Investors Queasy After Google-Zagat Deal - Tricia Duryee - Commerce. OpenTable’s shares tumbled more than 10 percent during the day, following the announcement that Google was buying local review site Zagat. By the end of the day’s trading, the restaurant booking site had regained some ground, closing down only eight percent, or $5.23 to $57.50 a share. But at least one analyst called the market’s bluff, concluding that the purchase did not mean Google was interested in competing with OpenTable. OpenTable currently accounts for 10 percent of all diners who end up being seated in a restaurant, while Google mostly gains customer reviews and surveys from Zagat.
“The risk here … is that this marks Google’s attempt to compete directly with OpenTable in the Restaurant Reservation segment. For now, we don’t believe it,” wrote Citigroup’s Mark Mahaney in a note to clients. Mahaney also noted that there’s little risk that traffic to OpenTable will fall because of the deal. Citigroup reiterated its buy and said its current price target is $82 a share. Resources to Start a Restaurant Business. To ensure that your restaurant can bring in patrons, come up with a concept that will be appealing to a major demographic of the area you plan to occupy.
Major age demographics are generally separated into Generation Y (born 1980 to 2000), Generation X (1965 to 1977) and Baby Boomers (1946 to 1964); older individuals are generally grouped as empty nesters (ages 50 to 64) or senior citizens (65+). Younger diners appreciate faster service, while the older population enjoys a more formal dining experience. Restaurants are generally categorized as either quick service, family dining or casual dining. Quick service restaurants include fast food restaurants or other similar dining businesses that value speed of service above all else.
Family dining restaurants offer a fixed menu with set prices for all items, and provide seating arrangements for larger parties. Casual dining restaurants offer a laid back atmosphere with more moderately priced food. U.S. restaurant count declines. CHICAGO The number of U.S. restaurants fell this past fall as the industry continued to suffer from serious declines in traffic and sales. The rate of closures, however, was less than what was reported last spring.
According to The NPD Group's ReCount data released Wednesday, the total number of U.S. restaurants declined 0.3 percent, or by 1,652 restaurants, to 578,353 locations in the fall of 2009, compared with the fall of 2008. ReCount tracks commercial restaurant locations twice a year, ... It’s free but we need to know a little about you to continually improve our content. Why Register? Registering allows you to unlock a portion of our premium online content. Attention Print Subscribers: While you have already been granted free access to NRN we ask that you register now. Already registered? Restaurant Industry Statistics Industry Figures, and Information - GrabStats.com. Get More Orders. More Orders. GrubHub. Www.cognizant.com/InsightsWhitepapers/Casual Dining vs Quick Service white paper.pdf. Mike Evans's Answers on GrubHub. Restaurant Management Software and Restaurant Marketing. Is OpenTable Worth it? | Incanto.
Posted in Letters on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 by Mark Pastore We’ve often been asked why Incanto is not listed on OpenTable.com. For those of you not familiar with the service, OpenTable is the most successful online restaurant reservation portal on Earth; a place on the Web where diners can search for and make reservations at leading restaurants, via a browser or smartphone. Restaurants like Incanto that chose not to offer their seats through OpenTable find themselves in a shrinking minority. Let me start by stating the obvious: the convenience and immediacy of booking a table online anytime day or night is beneficial to both diners and to restaurants.
This was my belief nine years ago, when we first approached OpenTable to inquire about becoming one of its early customers. It’s possible, however, for convenience to come at too dear a price. What are the actual economics of listing your restaurant on OpenTable? In a perfect world, this situation would matter to you, the diner.
Entretien avec Bertrand Jelensperger, LaFourchette.com, « nous touchons 2 euros sur chaque réservation honorée » C’est grâce à un ami (merci Raphaël) que j’ai entendu parler il y a quelques mois de LaFourchette.com. De quoi s’agit-il ? D’un site qui permet de réserver une table dans un restaurant sans décrocher son téléphone. Directement sur Internet en quelques clics et sans débourser un seul centime. Le tout avec des réductions sur l’addition qui avoisinent assez régulièrement les 50%. L’occasion de faire le point sur le business model du service, sur ses points forts et faibles ainsi que sur les nouveautés qui seront disponibles prochainement.
Alexandre Habian : D’où vous est venue l’idée de créer LaFourchette.com ? C’est une histoire amusante : nous avions une précédente société qui distribuait des bipeurs pour des serveurs (un petit appareil qui permet d’être prévenu lorsque les plats sont prêts). Pouvez-vous nous décrire le service ? LaFourchette est une plateforme de réservation de restaurants.
Combien comptez-vous de salariés ? LaFourchette est disponible en France et en Espagne. Www.packagedfacts.com/docs/PF_Foodservice_Landscape_2010_Sample_Pages.pdf. Restaurant and Food Services Industry: Market Research Reports, Statistics and Analysis. Global Restaurant & Food Services Industry The world foodservice industry is expected to reach almost $992 billion in 2014, according to Datamonitor, with a volume of over 586 billion transactions. This represents more than 18% growth in five years. Cafés and restaurants represent the leading market segment at over 50% of overall industry value. Regionally, Asia-Pacific holds almost 43% of the world foodservice industry market share. Food demand is rising in tandem with the global population. Key Market Segments The world restaurant industry generated nearly $1.6 trillion in revenue in 2010, reports MarketLine.
Regional Market Share The US fast food industry is expected to record yearly growth of 4% through 2014, according to RNCOS. Market Outlook The global foodservice sector continues to feel the pressures of the economic recession, unstable food and energy prices, a fragile housing sector, and depleted consumer confidence. Leading Industry Associations More » As OpenTable Booms, Who Gets The Dough? ONE SATURDAY evening last summer, Steve Jobs and a friend showed up for dinner at Flour + Water, a booked-to-the-rafters pizza-and-pasta place in San Francisco's Mission District. They didn't have a reservation. But it's Steve Jobs, right? There's always a table for a billionaire walk-in. To the delight of a few passersby with cameras, the Apple CEO was turned away.
Next time, Steve, use OpenTable. The online reservations service is a classic network-effect business: Like eBay, PayPal, Facebook, or, of course, Apple's App Store, OpenTable gets better as more people use it. It now accounts for just under 10% of the 700 million dining sessions that occur in North American restaurants every year. The dark side of networks, though, is the bigger they get, the harder it becomes for everyone in the industry to avoid. The crux of the debate is that neither OpenTable nor its restaurant clients knows for sure whether the service is actually bringing more people to dinner. Food-beverage-grocery-market-research - Industry Trends. La Fourchette lève 8 millions d'euros auprès de Serena et Partech - JDN web & tech.
Worldspan and OpenTable.com Announce Alliance. Chain Restaurants in the US Market Research. Www.restaurant.org/pdfs/research/PocketFactbook_2012.pdf. Reservations for none.