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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Feb- 2019 -7 February
Tea time: The growing popularity of plant-based energy drinks
Plant-based diets are all the rage. However, they’re much more than just another eating fad. They appeal to a growing number of people that aren’t just interested in health and wellbeing, but who are also concerned about sustainability and living more ethically. This is reshaping menu choices and is now…
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Jan- 2019 -31 January
2019’s essential ingredients
2019 is well and truly upon us and with it comes a whole host of ingredients which are set to hit our plates and set our kitchens alight! 2018 was characterised by healthy eating, plant-based cuisine and mocktails as the heath train showed no signs of letting up. 2019 will…
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24 January
Sustainable values, health consciousness and the pursuit of pleasure
From street food to haute cuisine, the food and beverage landscape is responding to the changing tastes of Millennial and Gen Z consumers who are better informed and more adventurous. A growing number of eco-friendly and health-conscious customers want to know the story behind what they eat and drink, seeking…
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16 January
Top trends in hospitality for 2019
Accounting for over 10% of global GDP and the creation of one in five new jobs according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, travel and tourism continues to be one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. It is also an industry undergoing rapid transformation, shaped by new technologies and the…
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15 January
How LPG is fuelling the UK’s booming street food industry
The chances are that most of us will have eaten food from a street food vendor at some point in the last 12 months. From small summertime farmer’s markets, to giant festivals, to the numerous Christmas markets found in towns and cities throughout December, street food is now a part…
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4 January
Creating a sustainable healthy menu
On 8 November the Green Gown Awards, hosted at the National Railway Museum, honoured the exceptional sustainability initiatives being undertaken by universities and colleges across the UK and Ireland. As an event recognising the sustainability of others, it was only right that we demonstrate these values, so we created a healthy…
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2 January
Latest trends in baking for 2019
With over a hundred bakers creating the most amazing celebration cakes, biscuits and sweet treats. Noreen Khan cofounder of MY BAKER, the cake concierge shares some of the upcoming trends for 2019. Vegan cakes The popularity of veganism has definitely set a trend this year, with more and more people…
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Dec- 2018 -11 December
Is tea about to have its speciality moment?
Despite being an integral part of the British psyche, tea is set to be overtaken by coffee as the UK’s preferred hot beverage of choice by 2021, according to Euromonitor. This is driven by a perception that coffee is a more modern drink which, coupled with the explosion in coffee…
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5 December
Five eating out trends to watch in 2019
Global information company The NPD Group has identified five new trends that will shape Britain’s £56bn out-of-home (OOH) foodservice industry in 2019. 1 – Delivery aggregators will thrive as consumers cocoon themselves indoors Driven by technology, the rise in in-home entertainment subscription services like Netflix and Amazon Prime and a desire to…
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Nov- 2018 -23 November
What challenges will the hospitality industry face post-Brexit?
It is alarming as we inch closer to Brexit that it is still unclear what the impact of leaving the EU will have on the UK economy and its people. Pundits are trying to predict an outcome, but until the goalposts are cemented in, there is actually still no way…
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