Earlier this year the Government confirmed its plans to make calorie labelling for out-of-home food businesses mandatory in April 2022. In this article, we look at who will be affected, when the new regulations are likely to come into effect and how your business could be affected.
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- Hospitality
Purchase to pay technology has seen a huge growth in the last twelve months. We look at what is driving that growth and how procurement technology is transforming back of house operations post-pandemic.
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- Hospitality
One million online bookings taken in seven days
Hospitality can expect a positive bounce back once restrictions are lifted according to the UK’s leading nightlife and discovery platform DesignMyNight, part of Access Hospitality.
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- Hospitality
Content marketing has become one of the most effective ways to enhance a brand’s visibility and deliver leads to a hospitality business.
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- Hospitality
Many unexpected business improvements have come out of 2020, with technology right at the top, certainly as far as hospitality is concerned. Kate Nicholls, CEO of UKHospitality acknowledged the speed at which tech had evolved to support business in 2020 saying “I have never seen such a rapid rollout of technology; things that would normally take three to five years to get through. We have now got that seamless integration of technology and the acceleration towards a single portal for a customer.”
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- Hospitality
Since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, most Brits – when permitted - have been taking their holidays within the UK.
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- Hospitality
As we find ourselves in another lockdown and with all restaurants, pubs, hotels and cafes closed again, businesses find themselves pivoting towards takeaway, click and collect and /or delivery once again.
While some businesses set themselves up during previous lockdowns to serve food for customers to takeaway, or for delivery, there are still businesses who will be new to this and social distancing measures also make the provision more challenging for everyone.
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- Hospitality
Contract catering is a term that those working in the sector will be familiar with, but for many outside it – even those in hospitality – there is a lack of clarity about what ‘contract catering’ actually means and the kind of services it provides.
Contract catering is a multi-faceted sector, providing catering services to a whole host of organisations and businesses – from schools and hospitals to workplaces, museums and sports arenas - so the challenges it faces are varied and wide.
In order to identify its challenges, it is, therefore, helpful to the first outline precisely what contract catering is.
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- Hospitality
The rise of takeaway and delivery services
Restaurant takeaways have become a traditional part of British life since they became popular during the 1950’s when people started to enjoy a meal prepared for them, in front of the TV. Deliveries followed and the typical fare of pizza after a long day at work, a kebab on the way home from a night out, Chinese or Indian banquet treats at the weekend started to expand to a wider range of options. After dropping in, or phoning ahead, for a takeaway or delivery became commonplace, the market was set to be revolutionised by the introduction of what is believed to be the world’s first online app, World Wide Waiter, in the USA in the mid 1990’s.
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- Hospitality
Market-leading P2P solution to roll out to 40 new hotels in the group
Bespoke Hotels, the UK's largest independent hotel group, has chosen sector technology experts Access Hospitality to supply “Access Procure Wizard” to manage its procurement, following a competitive tender process. The Purchase to Pay (P2P) solution will be implemented across a parcel of 40 hotels recently added to the Bespoke Hotel managed portfolio.
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- Hospitality
