Trends & Reports

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

The Lowdown: food markets

18-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The opening of Arcade Food Theatre in London’s Centre Point is the latest development in the runaway train that is the food market movement

Friday Five: the week's top news

12-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

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

The Lowdown: plant-based 'seafood'

11-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

A plant-based alternative to raw tuna, which up to now has only been available in the US, is to make its European debut at the Harro Food’s Japan Show at Hyper Japan this weekend.

Drinks-led operators more optimistic about future than restaurants

11-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

A survey of 140 hospitality business leaders has found more than a quarter believe their company has under-performed in the last six months.

Friday Five: the week's top news

05-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

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

The Lowdown: The Chef's Brigade

04-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

A new competitive cooking show, which airs on BBC Two later this summer, will see chef Jason Atherton mentor a brigade of ambitious chefs in a bid to transform their careers.

Can a restaurant survive moving to a four-day week?

02-Jul-2019 By Sophie Witts

In 2018 Stuart Ralston switched his Edinburgh restaurant Aizle from a five to a four-day week after struggling with long working hours. One year on we caught up with the chef to find out how the changes have worked out.

Friday Five: the week's top news

28-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

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

The Lowdown: the WalkIn app

27-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

A new app promises users that they’ll never have to stand in line for a restaurant again, by enabling them to join the queue from their phones.

Video: Unlocking seafood’s potential

27-Jun-2019 By BigHospitality

Restaurant magazine teamed up with Seafood from Norway earlier this month to host a seafood focused workshop, discussion and lunch at Frog by Adam Handling in Covent Garden.

Friday Five: the week's top news

21-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

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

The Lowdown: Salt Bae (again)

20-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

It has been reported that Turkish chef/restaurateur Nusret Gökçe (aka: Salt Bae) is to finally open his debut London restaurant in Knightsbridge this December.

The soft parade: 8 non-alcoholic drinks for summer

20-Jun-2019 By Restaurant magazine

With more and more customers choosing to lay off the hard stuff, the market for grown-up non-alcoholic drinks continues to expand. Here are some of the latest launches.

Whose dish is it anyway? When Instagram inspiration verges on plagiarism

19-Jun-2019 By Tony Naylor

The rise of Instagram has meant it’s never been easier for chefs to get inspiration from their peers across the world. But at what point does it turn into plagiarism? And who, if anyone, has ownership of a dish anyway?