Corporate Catering Leaders Share Insights On Consumer Demand, Labour Shortages, Sustainability And Technology
The corporate catering sector faces a host of challenges, including labour shortages and the Herculean task of making the supply chain more sustainable. In a recent TrendTalk hosted by Rational, catering industry leaders discussed how they are tackling the challenges and what they are doing to stay relevant and competitive. Innovation took centre stage in […]
7 Restaurant Industry Trends for 2024 – Shifts in Business Models and Operational Strategies Explained
The restaurant industry is transitioning from a static and predictable environment to a dynamic and innovative one. Let’s unravel the restaurant industry trends for 2024. What is Going On? For decades, customer expectations, business models, and business strategies in the restaurant industry haven’t changed much. Things were more or less predictable. Today, the restaurant industry […]
93 Restaurant Industry Statistics Every Food Service Operator Needs to Know in 2024
2023 has been a challenging year for restaurant operators, caught as they were between rising food costs and labour shortages. To give you the full picture of the positives and negatives of what lies ahead for 2024, we combed through dozens of recent industry reports and compiled a list of 93 restaurant industry statistics. At […]
Which Restaurant Innovations Are Here To Stay
The restaurant industry is in full transformation. It’s looking for new and better ways to handle changing customer preferences, rising food costs and crippling staff shortages. What innovations will stick around when the air clears up again, and why? What Drives Innovation? It is not a pandemic. COVID-19 delivered a massive blow to restaurant and […]
Trends and Tactics: How to Navigate the Changing Landscape of the European Restaurant Industry
There is good and bad news. On the one hand, the future of Europe’s restaurant industry is looking bright. People are dining out again in ever-increasing numbers. On the other hand, growing demand is overshadcowed by several major challenges. High inflation, labour shortages, supply chain problems and changing consumer demands are black clouds on a […]
85+ Restaurant Industry Statistics That Every F&B Operator & Manager Needs to Know in 2023
The F&B industry grew in 2022… and it will keep growing in 2023. However, we’re seeing some major shifts around menu creation, procurement, and dining habits of guests. This 85+ item list of food service statistics results from meticulous combing through dozens of industry reports. It highlights those shifts so that you can prepare your […]
7 Restaurant Trends To Watch In 2023
Many market forces that shaped the restaurant industry over the past few years were linked to the disruptions caused by the global pandemic. But despite the aftermath, the sector has gradually recovered by 2022 – to a point where a new sense of normality has set in. However, normality is not the same as stability. […]
75+ Restaurant Industry Statistics | The Ultimate List of 2022
Have you seen the restaurant industry statistics of 2022? You definitely should. The restaurant industry is undergoing dramatic changes. New players are emerging and we are seeing crazy shifts in business practices, while new trends and innovations are taking hold. We have researched a ton of reports on the foodservice industry and put the most […]
The Future of the Restaurant Industry after COVID-19: 7 Trends that will Outlast the Pandemic
The past two years have brought countless challenges for the restaurant industry. The pandemic forced restaurant operators across the globe to think on their feet as shutdown orders brought dine-in business to a standstill. Proving once again that agility plays a crucial role in their survival, restaurants had to reinvent themselves countless times. They had […]
