Table 1.
Food outlet classifications.
| Classification | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Food - Narrow | Major chain outlets only. | Comprised only of: McDonald's; Burger King; KFC; Domino's; Dixie Chicken; Wimpy; Chicken Cottage; Papa John's; Southern Fried Chicken (SFC); Five Guys; Harry Ramsdens; Subway; Little Chef. |
| Fast Food - Moderate | ‘Narrow’ outlets, plus non-chain traditional fast food and takeaways with no/limited seating and no waitress service. | Outlets serving burgers, kebabs, fried chicken, fish and chips, pizza, Indian and Chinese. |
| Fast Food - Broad | ‘Moderate’ outlets, plus takeaway cafes, retail bakeries and chain coffee shops. | Subway, Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Greggs Bakery, Cooplands, Millie's Cookies, Shakeaway |
| Convenience - Narrow | Small convenience stores and newsagents, selling minimal or no fresh goods. Includes off-licenses and petrol station stores. | Recognisable franchises include small-sized Mace, Londis, Costcutter, McColl's. |
| Convenience - Moderate | ‘Narrow’ outlets, plus medium convenience stores selling a wider, but still limited range of fresh fruits and vegetables and frozen goods. | Recognisable franchises include medium-sized Nisa Local, Premier, Spar, McColl's, Londis, Costcutter. |
| Convenience – Broad. | ‘Moderate’ outlets, plus grocery stores small enough to be exempt from the opening hour restrictions of the Sunday Trading Act 1994 (i.e. < 3000 square feet). | Tesco Express/Metro, Sainsbury's Local, Co-operative (small stores), M&S Simply Food (small stores), large Nisa Local, Premier and Spar. |
| Supermarket - Narrow | Large chain supermarkets only. Often have long opening hours (e.g. 6am - 11pm or 24 h) and a wide range of facilities e.g. clothes/homeware departments. | Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Asda or large Waitrose |
| Supermarket - Moderate | ‘Narrow’ outlets, plus medium supermarkets with shorter opening hours and less extensive range of products and facilities. Large enough to fall under Sunday Trading Act. | Co-operative (large stores), M&S Simply Food (large stores), Waitrose (medium stores), Budgens, Aldi, Lidl, Iceland. |
| Supermarket - Broad | ‘Moderate’ outlets, plus small grocery stores, as defined for ‘Convenience – broad’ above. | See ‘Convenience – broad’. |
| Restaurants | Outlets serving evening meals and providing waited table service or a buffet. | Pizza Express, Nandos, Zizzi's, La Tasca, Toby Carvery. |
| Fruit and Veg Stores. | Market stalls or outlets primarily retailing fruits and vegetables; including farm shops. | ‘Bob's Fruit and Veg’, ‘Hall's Green Grocers' |
| Miscellaneous | All other outlets – including cafes, pubs not serving food and speciality stores such as butchers and fishmongers. | ‘The Wrinkled Stocking Tea Room’, ‘Addys Butchers’, ‘Holland & Barrett’, ‘Cello Coffee House’. |