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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Sep- 2020 -7 September
The coronavirus diaries: Aaron Wilson, The Bow Bells
At The Bow Bells, we felt the effects of Coronavirus before the lockdown began. Around two-to-three weeks before we had to close, we saw a massive reduction in trade – around a 70/80% drop. We knew immediately that this was going to be serious, so we began bringing in our…
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2 September
Why the food and beverage sector now faces major insurance challenges
Mactavish, the specialist outsourced insurance buyer and claims resolution expert, is warning companies operating in the food and beverage sector that any significant operational changes they have made in response to Covid-19 could place them in breach of their existing insurance policy terms, potentially leaving them unable to access crucial…
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Aug- 2020 -14 August
New branding trends for food and drink
In the highly competitive F&B sector, standing out from the competition is harder than ever. New products are launched every week and the market is becoming ever more saturated. Innovative approaches to visual design and branding are increasingly used in an effort to connect with the target audience on an…
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Jul- 2020 -24 July
Mental health in the catering sector
For employees working within the catering sector, the workload is very demanding, and it is often pressurising to meet the satisfaction of customers. Seeing that restaurants are beginning to accelerate again, following lock down being eased, no doubt that catering employees will now be expected to work within a new…
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23 July
Yoca: The future of ordering
How does the platform work in practice, both for businesses and consumers? For businesses, we have a completely self-controlled self-service portal. We provide them with an account, which gives full access to menu tools, settings and an orders dashboard. Shops tailor their own structure, and control the naming of their…
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13 July
The coronavirus diaries: Shumana Palit, Ultracomida
So, this has been a journey I had never imagined – even as a natural born pessimist I hadn’t seen this coming. We’ve been through some lows, some small highs and some more lows, but we’ve kept going, and I think that luxury of having a working week has helped…
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10 July
The fourth of July was just the beginning for food and drink brands
The whole of the UK has its eyes on the 4th of July. It’s being described as an Independence Day for the hospitality industry, and consumers, as well as business owners are champing at the bit for the moment when doors can officially open. Brewdog, for one, has made it…
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9 July
Food labelling guidance: Bringing F&B businesses back up to speed
Restaurants, bars, cafés and catering providers cannot afford to take chances with their food-labelling processes as it only takes a single slip-up to potentially put customers in danger and threaten the reputation of every business involved in the supply chain. In recent years, a brighter-than-usual spotlight has been shone upon…
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Jun- 2020 -17 June
From the garage to the boardroom
Over the course of the last three months, while stuck in my garage working away in some of the coldest conditions known to man (or a least this man), I have looked for positives where there only seem to be negatives. In doing so, I remembered that, in my career…
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12 June
It’s time to rethink your branding
With social media engagement rising by 61% during the pandemic and the majority of dining-out options still on hold, brands are searching for exciting new ways to engage with customers. Many of them are turning to experience-driven packaging as a powerful marketing tool. Check out our top tips on how…
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