In this week’s numbers, I examine the trends in virtual brands from Dark Kitchens. It seems we are headed for a choice of chicken…or chicken

In this week’s numbers, I consider what is contributing to the shortage of hospitality workers.

In my latest Weekly Briefing Report, I consider the continuous shifting of the landscape over the past 18 months.

In this week’s Weekly Briefing Report, I consider how the hospitality experience has evolved in the post-covid world.

The Bank of England is warning that inflation will soon exceed 3%; in the USA it is already at 4.2%. The headlines look worrying.

A headline in the FT last week immediately got my hackles up – “Hospitality pays for low-value view of labour”.

I’ve been thinking about change; more specifically I’ve been thinking about the changes that will make a difference to foodservice.

There are some clues from past experience in the graduates from my ten-year long project – Ones to Watch.

In my latest Ones to Watch (published later this week), I identify the fastest growing restaurant brands.

Recently, I have been struck by what a good job the hospitality industry has done to bring young people onboard.

The foodservice sector had to struggle with a strange set of new conditions.

....at least it is in the UK – and the great debate about WOO (Working Out of the Office, my freshly minted acronym) is hotting up. On...

When Covid started to bite and the first lockdown ensued, there were many questions about the shape of the future recovery of foodservice.

Haven’t we heard it before? Despite the zoom calls, furlough schemes and all the good intention to keep workers employed, once again our...

Like the waters that covered the world during the time of the Great Flood, covid covered the world of hospitality (indeed of course it...

I have been finalising my annual update of foodservice numbers and broadly speaking, they show a bad situation getting better. The top...

Something is afoot. And, to me, that something seems pretty close to panic. When the super logical Chancellor of Germany makes a dramatic...

This is the first anniversary of the Weekly Briefing Report. And, as the industry begins to reopen, I take a look at where I think we’ll...

The three largest players in the delivery market have released their 2020 figures in the past week. Deliveroo recorded 65% growth in the...

In today’s Weekly Briefing Report, I look at the impact of the budget. There are no grand plans, such as Eat Out to Help Out, to help...