Emergency Budget to Reignite the Restaurant Voucher War

Over 2 million vouchers are downloaded per day, and Britain’s best known chains are fighting to ensure they have the winning offer to give to their customers, as well as attract more.
 
In a Crunchlunch study of top UK restaurant chains, Pizza Express is named the Restaurant Voucher Kings of 2010, with a massive 33% of the online restaurant voucher market. Rustic Italian chain, Zizzi come in at second place with a more modest 15%, followed by GBK, ASK and La Tasca all taking a share of 8%. At the other end of the scale Pizza Hut and Slug & Lettuce took a measley 4% of total downloads.
 
“Average disposable incomes have shrunk by over 30% in the past 2 years, with this set to continue now the emergency budget has come in.” says James Nixon, founder of Crunchlunch.co.uk.
 
“It is now more important than ever for restaurants to promote their restaurant deals effectively online, and capture a share of this ever growing market of savvy consumers”.

But MoneyAgonyAunt says: "don't forget that your trusty local transport may still amount to better value for money than a restaurant meal even with a discount voucher! And the trend for home made packed lunches continues. Think about your overall weekly budget before deciding where to eat."