Chris Stern FCSI

Subscriptions to encourage customer loyalty

Changing philosophies about ownership, a pandemic-driven rise in e-commerce and uncertain financial times have led to an explosion of the…

Cooling in the time of Covid

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the foodservice sector. Social distancing, lockdowns, restrictions on indoor seating and a huge swing towards…

Reopening foodservice: the freedom of the vaccine

Have you had your inoculation yet? As the vaccine to combat Covid-19 is being rolled out around the world, there…

Short-lived surge? The state of UK high-street restaurants

The current picture of the foodservice industry in the UK high street is unclear. While news broke last week that…

Staying ahead: pressure on the UK high street

UHY Hacker Young’s profit figures for 2018 make for difficult – albeit unsurprising – reading for those in the foodservice…

Perfect storm for supply chains as extreme weather hits Europe

The UK’s Met Office has called it “remarkable.” Swathes of Europe went weeks without rain and its northernmost extremities reached…

Borrowing from Top 100 UK restaurant groups nears £2bn

Accountants UHY Hacker Young recently sent out a release proclaiming that the top 100 UK restaurant groups’ debt pile grew…

The latest in foodservice innovation at Restaurant Technology Live 2017

For the past two days, this year’s Restaurant Technology Live show chose to sport the hashtag #Hungry4growth on Twitter. The…