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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…
Thirsty for more - Strong profits from soft drinks
Are you making as much from drinks as you could be? A recent study by Technomic shows how much of the foodservice industry is taken up by non-alcoholic beverages - it’s huge. The US market accounted for over $181 billion in annual sales…
Superstitions and Catering
What “superstition” do you believe that is actually true? That was a question asked on Reddit couple of days ago, and the top voted comment was an age-old caterer’s curse…
Wake up to the revenues you’re missing
Britain’s coffee chains and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are eating into each other’s primary revenue streams, looking to reduce downtime while increasing profits. As the market for meeting room food grows…