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Spoonfed caterers saw a 54% increase in their web order values in 2017
Caterers using Spoonfed to take orders online saw a huge 54% increase in revenues from online ordering in November 2017 compared to the previous year. If you’re still looking for a New Year’s resolution…
Pickle bottoms and fish bones - Getting rid of catering waste
A recent article in Forbes listed ‘zero-waste cooking’ among the top 10 food and restaurant trends of 2017. Alongside exotic grains and edible insects, the panel of experts recognized caterers’ awareness of food waste as one of the biggest movements in 2017…
Catering in 2018 - Getting delivery right
In last week’s blog I wrote about the tough business environment caterers are predicted to see in the early months of 2018. This week I read that while businesses will suffer from rising supplier prices, they will struggle to pass these costs onto the customer…
Hard times ahead in catering
As we near the year’s end, unwelcome predictions about the state of the catering industry in 2018 make this a great time to ask... could your business be more efficient…
Is your customer's wish your demand?
We have all heard the mantra that ‘the customer is always right’. In fact, famed retailer Stew Leonard's in the US has a huge carved stone in the entry way, that reinforces this statement…
Allergens - it’s time to get a good reaction from your customers
Allergens are becoming an increasingly important part of catering. Being able to show clearly which menus contain certain ingredients, and to guarantee that they won’t sneak into an order…
Less is more - the art of the simple menu
The temptation with menus is to think that more choice is better. If a single person might want an item, you keep providing it. New items are added, but nothing is removed, for fear of disappointing the customer…
Trick or Treat - Are mobile ordering apps a caterer's curse?
As Halloween approaches, we ask when 3rd party apps are a caterer’s treat, and when a cruel trick? In a recent article on eater.com restaurant owners discussed the pros and cons of using third-party apps for catering…
How customer feedback and tech can change everything
In 2009, a video of Domino’s employees making pizzas with contaminated ingredients went viral. Some thought that a recovery for the 50-year old company was impossible. Since then, the share price has consistently risen…
Top 3 Tips for Independent Restaurants
It’s day one of Restaurant Tech Live, where we are exhibiting Spoonfed and seeing the latest ideas that will be shaping the future of the restaurant industry. Today, our co-founder and MD Willie Biggart spoke at RTL…
