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  • In the frenetic, kinetic chaos of the early lockdown days, I distinctly remember a conversation with Robin Rowland, former CEO of Yo! Sushi and now partner at restaurant investment group TriSpan, writes Mark Stretton. Amid the turmoil of a hospitality industry reacting to enforced closure,…

  • I have seen a good spectrum of hospitality in operation since ‘Super Saturday’ on July 4th, and a mixed picture emerges of the safe distancing and mitigation measures that are being taken, with some more relaxed or less strict, and others following guidelines to the…

  • Recently, FSC has been part of a collective of agencies contributing to the Pub, Restaurant and Coffee Shop 100 Day Brand, Marketing and PR Playbook. For many smaller operators considering their marketing mix, PR may well be a bit of a mystery, so we like…

  • Just the very mention of 4 July is starting to bring me out in hives, writes guest blogger Katy Moses. We’ve being told that some of the hospitality industry might be able to begin to open, tentatively and with the right hygiene practices and physical…

  • FSC has been part of a collective of agencies contributing to the Pub, Restaurant and Coffee Shop 100 Day Brand, Marketing and PR Playbook. As part of this playbook, we looked at the key role that content plays in helping operators set themselves apart from…

  • It’s hard to believe that, only a few weeks ago, coronavirus was thought of as a localised problem contained in the sprawling, far away city of Wuhan in China, writes Mike Berry. Now (17 April), there are very few places left on earth that remain…

  • In these unprecedented times of ‘rona induced isolation, most of us have now had to make the transition from office life, to working from home. A transition that at the best of times isn’t easy; let alone in the midst of a national pandemic! To…

  • The coronavirus pandemic has put the hospitality industry in an unimaginably difficult situation. However, under extreme duress and even when it has looked bleak for our sector, time and time again there has been news that has made me smile and given us hope, writes…