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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Jun- 2018 -15 June
Debunking specialty coffee labelling
Terms like “rich” and ‘intense” ‘French Roast’ or ‘Italian Roast’ are familiar to most of us when thinking about coffee packaging. Lifestyle marketing phrases such as ‘Classic Breakfast’, ‘After Dinner’ or ‘Lazy Weekend’ are other common descriptions pertaining to somewhat outdated ideas of coffee. As a mass market commodity however,…
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11 June
The growing popularity of afternoon tea
“According to OpenTable, bookings for afternoon tea have increased by 54% over the past two years, and it has been found that 20% of the UK population now expect afternoon tea to be a standard offering on the menu. Whilst the traditional afternoon tea of sandwiches, scones and sponge cakes…
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7 June
How to give your pub a traditional British makeover
It’s the pinnacle of UK culture, with any excuse to take a trip down to the pub. But what makes a British pub so British? Invest in high-quality furniture In the Victorian era, interior for an establishment was everything, with no cost spared to demonstrate the prosperity of the landlords.…
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4 June
Whining and dining? Embracing technology is the answer
One in five UK diners consider waiting too long for their meals the most irritating thing about eating out, according to new research. The study, conducted by Quadranet, revealed that, as a nation, our bug bears when dining out also include inattentive staff and things on the menu not being…
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1 June
Could GDPR be an opportunity to boost sales?
Liam Hartley-Wright, email marketing manager at catering digital marketing specialists Fat Media, says: “In the wake of GDPR, you may be concerned about your email marketing activity, especially if your database has reduced in size after deleting old contacts. But, rather than a penalty, GDPR should actually be looked at as…
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May- 2018 -16 May
How Sodexo is working to de-institutionalise school meals
School dinners have come a long way in the last few years, thanks to Jamie Oliver’s shake up and the introduction of the School Food Plan and School Food Standards – yet there is still a stigma and barriers attached to school meals. Lunchtimes provide an important break in a…
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10 May
Top drinks trends in 2018
There’s no doubt about it, Britain loves a drink. In 2017, the UK alcohol industry made over £40bn, and 53% of this (a whopping £21bn), came solely from the sale of wines and spirits. Our wine market is the sixth largest on the planet and wines and spirits support over…
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4 May
What’s so special about specialty coffee?
Take a walk along your nearest high street and alongside the usual suspects, the ubiquitous major coffee chains, you will almost certainly also find a ‘specialty coffee’ shop. Go back to the turn of the millenium and, outside of London, specialty coffee shops were few and far between. Specialty roasters…
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Mar- 2018 -16 March
The Curious Gin Consumer
Gin has rapidly grown in popularity in the last few years. We asked Nicholas Cook, director general of The Gin Guild to share his industry expertise about why this has happened The gin craze is most definitely in full swing and doesn’t show any sign of slowing down. The interest…
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