Category : Hospitality

  • 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 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…

  • 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…

  • 2020 has been a year that no one could have predicted. The hospitality landscape has completely changed and brands have had to re-evaluate how they interact with customers. FSC Account Manager, Emily Burnett, takes a look at digital offerings and how some brands and operators…

  • You wouldn’t think many sectors experienced a ‘good coronavirus’, but there have been some beneficiaries of this unprecedented crisis, writes Lucy Hatherell. Online food and delivery platforms experienced rapid growth, taking advantage of consumers going digital; witness the success of HelloFresh, which saw its active…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • With research showing 78% of consumers preferring to spend money on experiences[1], it is clear that a DJ and a light up dance floor will no longer cut it with consumers as we enter 2020, says Kate Goodbrand-Dillon While this ongoing emphasis on seeking out…