Cafe & Food Service
Now more than ever, retailers are adding a new string to their bow in the form of cafés, food-to-go counters and restaurants. Here's how to get started in foodservice, and keep business booming once you've expanded
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How to capitalise on the return of the retail experience
26 April 2021 CoronavirusAs consumer confidence returns, reviving bricks and mortar retail ‘theatre’ with Covid-19 safety measures will be a recipe for success -
What’s in store for cafés and food to go post-Covid?
23 April 2021 CoronavirusAfter a tough year in 2020, food to go is back on the rise. We look into the predicted £1.1 billion sales opportunity and how fine food independents can cash in -
Confessions of a (former) deli owner, part 1
23 April 2021 DelicatessenTracey Tannenbaum, former deli owner and chef, describes the mixed emotions brought about by selling her shop and giving up creative control -
Inspirational Cheese Retailers: Funk named ‘the pivoter’
13 April 2021 CoronavirusHow does one transform a restaurant empire into a bricks-and-mortar cheesemonger during a global pandemic? Inspirational Cheese Retailers finds out -
Inside the local food community of South Wales
26 March 2021 Cafe & Food ServiceFor The Independent Shopper, Phill Lewis, founder of Dusty’s Pizza and Nook, explores the “symbiotic relationship” between food suppliers and restaurateurs -
Fine food sector prepares for brighter future out of lockdown
24 March 2021 CoronavirusAs shopper confidence rises, Speciality Food looks at how the industry is preparing for the gradual relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions in 2021 -
How the food sector can bounce back from Covid-19 disruption
12 March 2021 CoronavirusThe pandemic brought new challenges for the food and drink industry, and while many adapted admirably, the easing of restrictions offers an opportunity to reflect on what’s next -
Why Generation Z is behind a boom in new food start-ups
03 March 2021 CoronavirusYoung people have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, but enterprising entrepreneurs have started up hundreds of new food businesses -
What does the £5bn high street fund mean for the food sector?
01 March 2021 CoronavirusChancellor Rishi Sunak revealed grants worth £5bn will be announced as part of the Spring Budget to boost retail and hospitality ahead of the easing of lockdown -
“Speciality food businesses need clarity”: businesses react to reopening plans
26 February 2021 CoronavirusCautious lockdown exit plans have been announced in England, but in Scotland fine food retailers are calling for further guidance -
What does the future hold for foodservice?
22 January 2021 CoronavirusCafés and restaurants have taken a hit from the Covid-19 pandemic. We look into how they can recover – and thrive – once lockdown restrictions are eased -
Lynsey Harley, Modern Standard: “What I’ve learned from opening a café”
16 December 2020 Cafe & Food ServiceLynsey Harley, founder of the coffee brand Modern Standard, has recently added a café to her professional portfolio. Here, she shares the lessons she’s learned since launching the new arm of the business
