Trends & Reports

Analysis of all the latest consumer trends and industry reports to help you operate your business more effectively.

Six areas to make your restaurant more sustainable

18-Mar-2019 By Patrick McGuigan

From growing herbs on the wall to using ethical dairy suppliers, we run-down the key areas where you can make more sustainable choices in your restaurant.

Friday Five: the week's top news

15-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week

The Lowdown: Deliveroo’s automated food market

14-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The food delivery giant is switching things up with a new 40-seater dine-in space in Singapore.

Friday Five: the week's top news

08-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week

The Lowdown: International Women’s Day 2019

08-Mar-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Today (8 March) marks International Women’s Day, the worldwide event that celebrates women’s achievements and campaigns for gender equality

Children's meals in restaurant chains are "getting saltier"

05-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

Restaurant, pub and fast food chains must act to reduce “shocking” levels of salt found in children’s meals, a campaign group has warned.

Connecting the dots: all you need to know about back of house tech

04-Mar-2019 By Fiona Griffiths

Name any task that you need to perform in your restaurant – or restaurants – and there will be a technological solution for it.

Friday Five: the week's top news

01-Mar-2019 By Sophie Witts

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Restaurant sector urged to speed up efforts on sustainability

28-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

UK restaurants need to redouble their efforts to tackle climate change and environmental damage, according to a new report published today (28 February) by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA).

The Lowdown: Authentically Italian restaurants

28-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

San Carlo has become the first restaurant group in the UK to be certified as ‘authentically Italian’.

Casual dining bubble bursts as number of restaurants falls

25-Feb-2019 By Sophie Witts

The number of casual dining restaurants in Britain fell for the first time in nine years in 2018.

Friday Five: the week's top news

22-Feb-2019 By Sophie Witts

We round-up some of the top hospitality stories you might have missed this week.

Why the industry needs to get real about recruitment

21-Feb-2019 By Tony Naylor

A tendency to circle wagons at any media criticism inhibits the industry’s ability to modernise. Greater honesty about the sector is needed to effect real change.