Features
The latest exclusive features, from industry figures and the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.
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Jan- 2021 -15 January
Q&A with Larkin Cen
Where did your passion for food come from? I grew up like many British-born Chinese kids, in a Chinese takeaway which is where I developed my love for Chinese food. We came from very modest beginnings yet we used to eat like kings, because there was a great passion with…
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11 January
Q&A with Brad Nobbs
How has the business adapted to Covid-19? We actually started off mainly focused on nightlife and late night events. We only really started diversifying into the hospitality industry because of the pandemic. We originally provided a range of different services to clubs, bars and late night events that were essentially…
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Dec- 2020 -22 December
Reflecting on 2020 as a restaurant owner
I am preparing for the new year with a sense of weariness and exhaustion. 2020 has, to say the least, had its moments of worry, pain, emotion, and tears for the country and certainly most of us in hospitality. ‘Unprecedented’ is now a hackneyed phrase and that perhaps that speaks…
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8 December
Three steps to getting your business ready for Natasha’s Law
From October 2021, all food businesses in the UK selling pre-packed for direct sale food products (PPDS), will be required to clearly label all ingredients and allergens for the benefit of consumers. Food nutrition and labelling experts, Nutritics, have partnered with experts from Manchester Metropolitan University, EuroFIR and the Quadram…
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Nov- 2020 -24 November
The four post-lockdown personas – and how to cater to each one
If the UK hospitality sector has demonstrated any collective characteristic during this turbulent year, it is resilience. In responding to new restrictions while adapting to ever-changing government guidelines, operators across the country have demonstrated their ability to accommodate guests and create exceptional hospitality experiences, despite the challenges of a pandemic.…
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18 November
Keep your staff motivated and inspired through lockdown 2.0
The hospitality industry has faced some of its toughest challenges amid the pandemic. With a second lockdown in England, operators are once again forced to either close their doors or revert to a takeaway only option at what is typically one of their busiest times of the year. Despite a…
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13 November
How Covid-19 has changed the progression of FoodTech
No industry has escaped the wrath of COVID-19, but the hospitality sector has arguably faced the brunt of the virus’ shockwaves. If we are to focus on the silver lining, however, it is that cafés, bars and restaurants alike have been able to demonstrate their remarkable ingenuity as they…
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2 November
Q&A with Jonathan Dockrell
What difficulties were there in opening the shop in Canary Wharf, especially during the pandemic? I suppose that the initial pain was getting people to fit the new kitchen in as you normally would. Usually you go in with relatively large teams and very quickly sort it so we’ve had…
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Oct- 2020 -26 October
Pivoting during a Pandemic
You could have once argued that London’s Chinatown was one of the best spots to open a restaurant (prior to Covid of course), placed strategically just minutes away from the city’s theatre district, vendors could attract hungry musical goers and tourists right after they emerged from the latest West-End show. …
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Sep- 2020 -14 September
The green initiative overlooked by the hospitality industry
The hospitality industry has a significant role to play if the UK is to achieve its ambitious recycling targets, and to this end there are many carbon reduction measures catering businesses have adopted in recent years. With the media spotlight on the problem of waste packaging, and food waste becoming of…
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