If you’ve always thought automated coffee machine mean high volume, low quality, it’s time to switch on to automation, says Scott Green of JURA UK. What is automation? Automatic coffee machines enable establishments to create high quality coffee, at the ...

Hospitality operators are constantly looking for innovative ways to grow their estate, footfall and offering. Livingbridge, a growth partner accelerating expansion for operators, has first-hand experience at identifying where these growth opportunities are, gained through investments in the likes of ...

Recent figures from the Fire Protection Association, reveal that large loss fires in hotels, motels and B&Bs cost an average of £1.4m each, prompting hospitality insurer NFU Mutual to issue advice to help prevent them. During the six year period, ...

by Nick Hucker, CEO, Preoday There is no escaping digitalisation in the hospitality industry. The way people want to order their food is at the front and centre of change for restaurants and takeaways. According to new research by Barclaycard, ...

By Tom Weaver, CEO of Flyt It’s fair to say it hasn’t been a brilliant year for the restaurant industry. Jamie’s Italian kicked off 2018 by announcing the closure of 12 restaurants. Shortly after, fellow Italian restaurant chain Strada said ...

Watchwords for 2019 include delivery, veganism, transparency, the environment and virtual restaurants! Global information company The NPD Group has identified five new trends that will shape Britain’s £56 billion out-of-home (OOH) foodservice industry in 2019. 1 – Delivery aggregators will ...

The UK hospitality industry is facing pressure from all sides, what with increases in business rates, rents, price inflation on produce and increases in labour costs. So, how as an industry do we decrease the biggest cost of all – ...

Deadly Legionella bacteria can spread quickly in any water system. SafeCare’s Jamie Tranter shares his tips for safely and responsibly controlling the risk in catering and hospitality environments. Food regulation and compliance present round-the-clock challenges for catering and hospitality businesses. ...

Hospitality operators are being reminded to monitor food safety procedures during the festive period. With the busiest period for the hospitality calendar almost upon us with operators often at full stretch ,this is also the season where food poisoning cases ...

The recent tragic death of a teenager following an allergic reaction to Sesame, which was an ingredient in a sandwich she had consumed has brought once again the issue of allergens in the hospitality industry to the forefront. Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, ...