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Style and Substance
Spoonfed are delighted to add Freedom Pay to their range of payment gateway partners which customers can integrate with. Such a significant piece in the catering jigsaw.…
What do you put up with? And Why?
Many businesses are time poor because what began as ‘put up with it just now’ became a ‘that’s just how we do it’, solidified into an accepted ‘process’.…
Picking a Favorite
Which is your favorite? If this is a question about a holiday destination, or an ice cream flavour, you’ll happily get involved. However, if it’s about your kids the question is best avoided - especially if it’s being asked by one of them! With so many options now online in the marketplace how can your business be the ‘golden child’ and avoid being the overlooked, ‘demanding’, ‘tricky’ one?…
Money Rich - Time Poor
It was Rob Parsons who used the phrase ‘Don’t settle for being money rich – time poor’ What is striking is that having a moment to stop and reflect on things this year is allowing people to consider how they can stop throwing their time down the drain. Many businesses are time poor because what begun as a ‘put up with it’ became a ‘that’s just how we do it’ solidified into an accepted ‘process’.…
"It’s all about Me"
2020 has been the year of Zoom and Team meetings and across the globe we have heard this year’s most used phrase: ‘estas en silencio’, ‘ти німий’ and of course ‘tu es muet’. What else have these virtual meetings taught us about ourselves and how we might view catering in the future?…
Our Black Friday 'Foodie' Five
For this year’s Black Friday frenzy Spoonfed have saved you the trouble of scouring the web pages to get the best deals. Here are our top 5! Things you didn’t know you needed and items you could easily live without - we’ve found them!…
Adding to the Team - Getting the Basics Right
Spoonfed are adding to their team - again! What’s behind this move in the middle of these difficult times for the Hospitality sector?…
Be a Hospitality Hero
Many businesses are going to find themselves in a quandary this year? There’s no opportunity for their usual end of year party and all the treats that go with that. Boo!!However, a creative caterer…
Solidarity. Empathy. Patience.
So many in the hospitality sector have needed a helping hand - they couldn’t stand up without depending on others in a whole host of different ways. Everyone will have their own story about contracts being re-worked, suppliers being understanding, customers being prepared to adapt. ‘Self sufficiency’ was not part of this story - solidarity, empathy and patience were the foundations for pushing through the challenges.…
Contactless or Uncontactable
I still smile at the old adage – ‘What’s the difference between Knowledge and Wisdom? Knowledge is understanding a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad’. Try this one: ‘What’s…