Features
The Features section on Catering Today offers in-depth coverage of the people, businesses, and ideas driving the UK hospitality industry. Through interviews, case studies, and long-form reports, it highlights innovation, leadership, and best practice across restaurants, pubs, catering firms, and suppliers. From technology adoption and menu development to workforce strategy and sustainability, Catering Today’s features provide hospitality professionals with detailed insight into the trends and transformations shaping the sector’s commercial future.
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Jun- 2023 -26 June
Restaurants turn to tech to take on a tough economy
The restaurant industry has demonstrated unprecedented resilience in recent years. Coping with wave after wave of challenges, from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic to chronic labour shortages and skyrocketing energy costs, it has bounced back again and again. At a time of extreme economic and financial volatility, restaurant…
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21 June
Discounts and freebies: what else can loyalty programmes offer?
Restaurateurs and bar owners will be well used to the concept of a customer loyalty programme. From the large chains with highly organised reward apps offering points and vouchers, to basic ‘loyalty stamp’ cards, there are many organisations in the field making use of customer loyalty to boost their footfall…
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20 June
Word on the street: The secrets of Street Kitchen Collective
What was the idea behind the new street kitchen collective? So it was driven actually, from a combination of client demand operational feedback. We have a central innovations team here at Elior who scan the market, look at trends, and especially post Covid street food seem to be on the…
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16 June
The Steel Keg Association launches new keg champion awards
The Steel Keg Association (SKA) is honouring the inaugural 2023 Keg Champions for UK today, World Refill Day, in celebration of pubs, bars, breweries and restaurants embracing the remarkable benefits REUSABLE steel kegs and casks deliver; sustainability, efficiency and a fresh experience most consumers can’t get at home. The 2023…
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15 June
Cooking up a solution – saving costs by recycling food waste
According to a study of more than 200 catering sites by AI technology business Winnow, commercial kitchens typically throw away between 4-12% of all the food they purchase. From plate scrapings and spoiled produce to shells, gristle and bones, the vast majority of unwanted waste is simply binned. However, with…
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13 June
‘Innovate or die’: the conundrum facing a rapidly changing catering industry
Historically known to drag its feet when it comes to new technology, the catering sector is quickly playing catch up thanks to mounting competition and technological advances that are making it more accessible. Cloud-based tools have been leading the tide of change, with the aftermath of Covid-19 acting as the…
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12 June
All About The Cooks: the future of catering is local produce
What is All About The Cooks? All About The Cooks is an online marketplace, which enables talented home cooks to sell their food to local people. The plan was to launch earlier than 2020 but we got delayed because of the pandemic. As of now, we have 70 cooks and…
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5 June
The rise of the gluten free demand: how should businesses accommodate it?
Where did the idea of growing and processing gluten free oats come from? This is our home from I think about 1970 and I grew up on Glebe Farm. From 2009 we started to do gluten free oats because we wanted to start selling again things we could grow on…
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May- 2023 -31 May
Collaborative robots: how can they enhance customer service?
Do you think hospitality is one of the sectors that could potentially benefit from implementing AIs? Yes, very much so. Robotics is one area, such as the delivery tray bots that we have, but they could also be used in the areas of for example guest greeting or taking reservations,…
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31 May
The Experience Economy: Meeting changing expectations in a cost-conscious world
To today’s consumer, the experience economy has evolved beyond going to the cinema or to a pub quiz. According to research, one in three people are now seeking out a memorable experience regularly, and willing to pay 28% more to get it. On top of this, 56% of consumers are…
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