Sweden

Coverage explores restaurant and bar openings, menu innovation and consumer dining trends in Sweden, with analysis of how these developments inform the UK hospitality trade. Editorial highlights the influence of sustainability, staffing approaches and international investment, offering UK operators valuable lessons for adapting menus, strengthening recruitment and responding to evolving guest expectations at home.

Dec- 2018 -

3 December

Opinion

Following the success of Hygge or Lagom…businesses should now follow the mantra of Prajāva

The Swedish lifestyle concept has become big news in recent years. First Hygge (cosy) and then Lagom (just enough) have become massively popular, even boosting Sweden to the Top 10 ranking in the World Happiness Report. This got me thinking – what international concept would most benefit the business world…
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May- 2018 -

30 May

Restaurants

York’s El Piano becomes world’s first restaurant to be certified palm oil free

The El Piano restaurant in York has become the first restaurant in the world to be certified as palm oil free following the approval of the Palm Oil Free Certification Accreditation Programme (POFCAP). The international body has been approved by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO UK) to officially certify UK…
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Mar- 2018 -

16 March

Features

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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