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  • As I pen this, it’s been exactly 10 days 4 hours and 14 seconds since Government restrictions were lifted and hospitality was allowed to open outdoors, writes Kate Williams. Venues that have been able to open are working hard to give people the eating and…

  • The European footballing world was sent into a 48-hour frenzy on Sunday afternoon (18 April), as rumours began to circulate that a big announcement was impending. As football fans gazed quizzically at their phones long into the evening, thumbs frozen in crooked positions to refresh…

  • The past 12 months have had a dramatic impact on the wine industry. Through the closure of the hospitality sector, social distancing regulations slowing down production, dwindling sales that have left producers struggling with a lack of space for new vintages, a complete halt on…

  • This blog is about our friend and long-standing FSC-er Michelle, and to ask for your help. A few months before the pandemic Michelle received a devastating diagnosis. She was told that the general dizziness she had been experiencing, along with a pins-and-needles sensation in her…

  • With women typically making up 65% of respondents in hospitality company surveys and as more women are hired as non-executives within the industry, it’s imperative that male investors and business leads appreciate and understand the behaviour of female customers and colleagues writes Ann Elliott in…

  • From caipirinhas to calzones, daquiris to dumplings, and maki rolls to Manhattan’s; during lockdown, we have seen many operators diversify by introducing meal kits and cocktail deliveries to recreate in-venue experiences from the comfort of consumer’s homes, writes Charlotte Cavanagh. Having spent most of the…

  • The influencer landscape is changing, and hopefully for the better. FSC Account Director Laura Cunningham takes a look as the changing face of influence. Influencer: a person or thing that influences somebody/something, especially a person with the ability to influence potential buyers of a product…

  • Local PR is shaking off its dusty image to become a hugely important part of the comms mix in 2021, argues Ed Whitehead, head of FSC’s Birmingham office It’s almost a year since I last set foot in our Birmingham office, and it’s clear that…