Category: Hospitality
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The conundrum of menu pricing
The conundrum of menu pricing >>By Simon Stenning, executive director, Allegra Foodservice Allegra’s Eating Out Panel data from Q1 this year showed an increase in average spend at dinner, indicating that consumers were treating themselves and turning dinner into a more indulgent occasion, whereas breakfast and lunch were more functional with consumers spend more cautious.…
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Taking Action on Waste
Taking Action on Waste Hospital caterers are being urged to recycle more and reduce food waste as part of a new campaign. >> The Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) has joined forces with WRAP in a bid to prevent waste in the healthcare sector. The HCA has signed up to the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement (HaFSA),…
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Nothing beats a cool, refreshing cocktail on a warm summer’s day.
>> Nothing beats a cool, refreshing cocktail on a warm summer’s day. But with cocktail trends constantly changing and updating, it’s important that you keep your drinks menu in vogue and remain ‘shaken, not stirred’. Here, five experienced mixologists concoct the perfect recipes for this season’s tipples. Cocktail Hour Summer thirst quenchers to keep your…
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New allergen toolkit launched for healthcare catering
New allergen toolkit launched for healthcare catering >> The British Dietetic Association (BDA) has unveiled a new toolkit that addresses food allergies/intolerances within healthcare catering settings. The toolkit has been compiled by the BDA’s Food Counts! specialist group in association with the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA). The BDA is the professional association for dietitians in…
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Nation’s most annoying niggles
Nation’s most annoying niggles – the behaviours which wind Brits up the most when eating out >> New research, from online restaurant booking service Bookatable, reveals that Brits are far from being on their best behaviour when visiting restaurants, leaving friends, loved ones and other diners with a less than enjoyable dining experience. The findings…
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Dramatic Rise in Mobile Restaurant Bookings
Dramatic Rise in Mobile Restaurant Bookings This figure is up a staggering 34% from 2012, when the figure stood at just 7%. The research – by restaurant booking service, Bookatable – also reveals that mobile devices are driving a new after work fast dining culture, with restaurant searches on mobile and tablet spiking at 7.07pm…
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Perfecting the Profit Sector
Perfecting the Profit Sector How to keep your offering on trend – and on budget According to Allegra Strategies, the restaurant market growth rate will double over the next three years, expanding the market by £3.8billion to reach £52billion in 2017. However, competition remains fierce as the big chains edge their way further onto the…
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Hospitality: Hospitality at the heart of Coastal Regeneration
UKHospitality has welcomed the House of Lords Select Committee on Regenerating Seaside Towns report and called on the Government to put hospitality at the centre of efforts to revitalise resort towns. Commenting on the publication of the report, UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls, who gave evidence to the committee in September 2018, said: “Hospitality has…
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Ignite the Senses and your Profits with two New McCain Staycrisp Fries
McCain Foods is launching New Menu Signatures Staycrisp Medium and Julienne Skin-on Fries, helping caterers to ignite the senses of their customers and stand out from the competition with fresh-style, crispy fries that stay hotter for longer. The two new cut options extend the popular Staycrisp range of fries, giving caterers the opportunity to deliver…
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How to be a great restaurant manager
How to be a great restaurant manager Lessons from Diego Masciaga By Chris Parker(Author of ‘The Diego Masciaga Way’) >> Over the last four years I have had the great privilege of getting to know and write about Diego Masciaga, director and general manager of the world-famous3 Michelin starred restaurant The Waterside Inn. Regarded by…