All Opinion articles – Page 10
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OpinionPeter Martin: Working from home? Get over it
News of a major office investment in central London doesn’t mean an end to working from home, says Peter Martin. It’s more like the start of a hybrid experiment
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OpinionDominic Walsh: A zest for life that belied 'veteran' status
Dominic Walsh looks back on the colourful character Jerry Brand, one of several ‘veterans’ the industry has recently bid a fond farewell to
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OpinionBuilding a fair and inclusive sector
The way forward lies in supporting the development of talent already within the sector, which will in turn attract more diverse talent to it, suggests Lorraine Copes, founder of Be Inclusive Hospitality
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OpinionPeter Martin: Beware the diet hype
Is it all over for lab-produced meat substitutes? Judging by the way shares in Beyond Meat have tumbled of late you might think so, writes Peter Martin – but that’s not the full story
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OpinionMuddled thinking on food trade
The government is guilty of disjointed thinking on its food strategy, Prestige Purchasing chairman David Read suggests
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OpinionDominic Walsh: ‘Ambition was his middle name’
Dominic Walsh reflects on the colourful life and language of Luminar founder Steve Thomas following his untimely death last week
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OpinionDavid Read: 'Enforced absences will pose greatest challenge'
Enforced absences due to self-isolation will create the greatest challenges over the next eight weeks, according to David Read, founder and chairman of Prestige Purchasing
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OpinionPeter Martin: So what’s your Plan B?
If the latest Covid restrictions have taught us anything, it’s that we could all do with our own Plan B, C and potentially a whole raft of contingencies to keep our businesses running, Peter Martin writes
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OpinionRecruitment: ‘There are spoils for the brave'
The funnel by which candidates are viewed may have got smaller, but smart operators know great people are key to success, writes Daniel Cornwell, managing director, SPE Resourcing
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OpinionBrussels is trying to regulate the gig economy the wrong way
Britain can be an alternative to Europe’s clumsy crackdown on the likes of Deliveroo and Uber Eats now we are out of the EU, the Sunday Telegraph reports
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OpinionDominic Walsh: Fridays and more
TGI Fridays – or Fridays as it has now become – has evolved significantly under current CEO Robert Cook, acknowledges Dominic Walsh, with further concepts and deals on the horizon
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OpinionPeter Martin: So, who is the weakest link?
MCA’s contributing editor asks whether it’s about time the eating out market took a much firmer grip of its supply chain
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OpinionIs the writing on the wall for centralised supply chains?
Prestige Purchasing chairman David Read looks at the future of food and drink supply in a post pandemic and COP 26-impacted world
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OpinionGoing public
Having been dominated by private equity, established restaurant brands are increasingly considering the public markets as an option for growth.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: A game of marginal gains
Although progress has been slow, under CEO Dominic Paul there has been some improvement in the “explosive relationship” with Domino’s and its biggest franchisees
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OpinionWhat is that light at the end of the tunnel?
David Read, founder and chairman of Prestige Purchasing looks at how food and drink supply will be impacted as hospitality slowly exits the pandemic
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OpinionLeon and the paradox of Trigger’s broom
The departure of Leon’s long-standing property director Adam Blaker is the latest in a series of senior management exits from the brand, which draw a firm line under the John Vincent era.
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OpinionPeter Martin: Life in the fast lane
If Neat Burger is anything to go by, green, fast and tech-centric appear to be key attributes for an attractive investment in the out-of-home market these days
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OpinionWhat can Greggs’ marketing teach us about surviving the Covid storm?
The top 75 UK brands are currently growing faster than the FTSE 100, indicating the power of strong brand equity to drive business performance, writes Kantar’s Dom Boyd.
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OpinionIt’ll take more than higher pay to get work-shy Britain working
The hospitality sector faces collapse, in part due to our cultural aversion to unsocial hours