Cafe & Food Service
Now more than ever, retailers are adding a new string to their bow in the form of cafés, food-to-go counters and restaurants. Here's how to get started in foodservice, and keep business booming once you've expanded
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Hygiene and safety key to consumer confidence in foodservice industry
04 August 2020 CoronavirusAs the hospitality sector opens up again, we look at how consumers have responded to reopenings, and what businesses are doing to gain their confidence -
Chancellor grants unprecedented support for cafés and restaurants
08 July 2020 CoronavirusRishi Sunak’s hospitality measures are part of an overall rescue package to kick-start the UK’s recovery, but the FDA calls for “additional employment support” to protect jobs and businesses -
What will the food and drink sector look like post-COVID-19?
29 June 2020 CoronavirusA new report lays out four possible scenarios to help businesses plan for the future -
What does the flexible furlough scheme mean for you?
26 June 2020 CoronavirusWe look at how the new short-term scheme will affect small businesses -
5 key merchandising steps for reopening
11 June 2020 CoronavirusFirst impressions count, and the impact you make visually as your customers enter will potentially make or break the new relationship you are about to have with them says Judy Roberts of Right Product Right Place -
Sunday trading laws could be extended to boost economy post-lockdown
11 June 2020 CoronavirusA cross-party group of 40 MPs backs the plan to loosen the restrictions for a year -
Seeking opportunities amidst record-low consumer confidence
10 June 2020 CoronavirusWe look at ways in which the food and beverage and hospitality sectors could reconsider their strategy, from communication to new initiatives, to overcome current challenges -
How to approach reopening during Covid-19
08 June 2020 CoronavirusFollowing weeks of reduced operating hours and closures across the industry, many food retailers, cafés and restaurants are now preparing to reopen -
What role will technology play in the food industry’s future?
28 May 2020 Food & DrinkWe look at how solutions and services are helping businesses during the pandemic, and how they could be implemented moving forward -
Webinars help food industry navigate the future
27 May 2020 NewsVirtual events offer insight on topics from novel crops, to reopening a retail outlet -
lunch! trade event postponed until September 2021
21 May 2020 CoronavirusThe show is considered the UK’s leading event for the café, coffee shop and food-to-go sector -
Retailers and cafés may soon be able to sell food and drink outside their premises
19 May 2020 CoronavirusA plan is being devised that will allow food and drink outlets to set out chairs and tables on the pavement