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Study of CHD expert – only 14 percent of restaurant owners expected more banquets average receipt decreases the austerity in the economy is noticeable also in the hospitality industry: almost half of the restaurants in Germany expected a decline at the company Christmas party this year. Only 14 percent of restaurateurs have been more festive events in the order books. In the boom year of 2007, roughly a third of the professional hosts had anticipated with revenues at the Christmas party. Now is a consolidation of the banquet and event business. Nearly 40 percent of dining establishments, the number of corporate parties at the end of the year remains constant.

This is expert, Scheessel near Hamburg, Germany, from a study of the international market of CHD. The announcement of numerous large companies to want to save, the special editions such as for example Christmas celebrations is made true”expert analyzes Thilo Lambracht, CEO of CHD / market square Hotel Ltd. has the number of restaurateurs with fewer Christmas parties when compared to the previous year almost doubled.” The restaurant faces a gloomy end of the business year. Cutbacks also in the number of participants and the average expenditure per Christmas celebration is applied after continuing sales declines this year. Over 43 percent of the respondents include fewer participants per company event compared to the previous year. Just eight percent of restaurateurs to greet more guests. After all, is a small bright spot remained at around 49 percent of the companies the number of participants constant”, so Labib to. The average receipt per Christmas party participant this year in half of the restaurants will be lower than in the previous year.

41 percent expect revenues on a constant level, and only nine percent hope to be able to charge more per guest. The average receipt at company Christmas parties is around 34, which is in the average of the banquet business”, says Labib. Only three per cent of the accommodation can be an average coupon of over 40 euro per participant Generate corporate Christmas parties. This proportion will tend to diminish the economic prospects for the year 2009 are more than vague for restaurants as well as corporate clients. For the study, selected restaurants and hotel restaurants were surveyed in the November 233 to their expectations in the business with corporate Christmas parties. About CHD expert / Marktplatz Hotel GmbH: the divisions range from market research about direct marketing and data management. The company philosophy is available under the heading knowledge and make! “.” The company was group in 1997 as a founder of Marktplatz Hotel GmbH and is one of about seven years to the international CHD expert with branches in all economically important countries in Europe and United States and Canada. CHD expert is one of the preferred partners of the Hotel Association (IHA) Germany. The customer base includes companies in the areas of food & beverages, equipment and media. More at:. Thilo Lambracht, lambracht.t chd-expert.de CHD expert Marktplatz Hotel GmbH Veerser WEG 2 b, D 27383 Scheessel (near Hamburg) Tel. + 49 (4263) 301-300, fax + 49 (4263) 301 333 Carsten Hennig, press chd-expert.de Tel. + 49 (4263) 301-131, mobile + 49 (160) 958 377 56 keywords: out of home market, commercial foodservice, catering, restaurant, hospitality, Germany, Christmas party