....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...

Following the PM’s announcement, the airwaves became very loud with talk of the death, even the murder of hospitality. Is this game over...

Can we take this as a green light for optimism? In this week’s Weekly Briefing Report, I welcome my good friend Robin Ashton, who has an...

The future of the restaurant sector is a bit like sheets of graphite. There are sheets that describe the past, others that represent how...

According to the ONS “happiness” survey, our happiness is more than 10% lower than it was in August 2020 and this really reflects what...

As a nation we eat an amount of food each year that is broadly fixed – maybe we eat too much, but the amount stays the same (after...

We know that the industry will open up. But, the lack of “when” is causing a web of uncertainty and unfathomable challenges not just for...

Dark kitchens are attracting interest from across the foodservice sector, as evidenced by the energetic discussion we had during my Open...

Pubs need three things to succeed; product, place and people. People are clearly the key. And, whilst people haven’t been able to...

As the Oxford vaccine begins to be rolled out, we are given hope and confidence. We are on a road to recovery, thankfully. But it will be...

I have taken the opportunity to gather my thoughts on this tumultuous and unprecedented year in a Seasonal Briefing Report. Please find...

Thunderbird Chicken, Oodles, Slim Chickens, Rosa’s Thai Café, Bar+Block, Crosstown Doughnuts, Tim Hortons…. My bi-annual Ones to Watch...