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Jan- 2024 -29 January
Franchises in and mid-market out: The year ahead for the restaurant industry
The last year has been a difficult one for the restaurant industry. While the pandemic was tough for a lot…
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18 January
‘It’s everyone’s responsibility’: are 50% plant-based menus the future for restaurants?
This year is the 10th anniversary of Veganuary, I’m curious to know your opinion on it. How has the trend…
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17 January
In conversation with Eco Pizza founder Sami Wasif
Can you tell us about your hospitality experience leading up to starting Eco Pizza in 1993? My love of food…
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15 January
Why are insolvencies more likely to affect the hospitality sector?
According to PwC’s outlook for 2024, there will be a significant rise in corporate insolvencies in 2024, just shy of…
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Dec- 2023 -20 December
Five AI predictions for the industry in 2024
This time last year, I said that the adoption of AI would accelerate massively in the hospitality sector. Look where…
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13 December
How digitisation across the restaurant sector is set to evolve in 2024
As we reflect on the last year, it’s fair to say that the restaurant industry has continued to go through…
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13 December
New immigration rules will make it “next to impossible” for hospitality to recruit overseas workers
The most important change announced by the Government concerns the skilled worker visa because from spring 2024, the earning threshold…
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4 December
How to manage food waste and charitable giving
One-third of all food produced globally goes to waste; if food waste was a country, then it would be the…
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4 December
Why have London’s restaurants continued to become more expensive?
Data from Harden’s London Restaurants 2024 guide found that the number of restaurants in London charging £150 per head or…
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1 December
Behind the opening of The Cotswold Butcher and Caterer
Can you tell us about your extensive hospitality career? I’ve spent about 25 years in the leisure and hospitality industry,…
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