All Opinion articles – Page 8
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OpinionDavid Read: Supply challenges will get worse before they get better
This is the time to have people with deep supply chain knowledge and insight playing on your team, believes David Read, founder and chairman of Prestige Purchasing.
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OpinionHow hospitality can tackle its image problem
Recruitment has been a key challenge for hospitality businesses over the course of the pandemic, and as furlough comes to an end and restrictions ease to something close to normal, there will be challenges ahead as competition for staff heats up in the run up to Christmas and New Year.
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OpinionIn support of an industry legend
With West Berkshire Brewery facing allegations by employees past and present of propagating a toxic culture, Dominic Walsh reflects on the many positive achievements of its chairman, David Bruce.
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OpinionDavid Read: Agility is essential for survival
Successful growth will be delivered not just by what we do right, but how we set up our organisations to limit the impacts of the things that go wrong along the way, believes David Read, founder and chairman of Prestige Purchasing
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OpinionPeter Martin: Survival is not a level playing field
Just under 9,000 licensed premises have permanently closed in Britain since the start of the pandemic, with another 7,400 teetering on the brink of survival. With everything that the last 18 months has thrown at hospitality, it’s not entirely clear whether that’s a good or bad result.
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OpinionThinking of expanding? It is a capital idea if you choose the right option
For the last 18 months, the key word in hospitality and leisure has been “survival”. But as we start to get back to some degree of normality, the sentiment has shifted to “opportunity”. We are seeing more and more activity in the sector, with operators now ready to take advantage of the possibilities the pandemic has created.
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OpinionCould the end of furlough prove fruitful?
There can be no avoiding the headlines around staff shortages in the hospitality sector. The pingdemic has been forcing businesses to fully or partially close venues left, right and centre – four in 10 to be specific.
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OpinionThe hospitality industry’s road to recovery
The hospitality sector has been incredibly hard hit by the pandemic, wiping out £80.8bn of sales between April 2020 – March 2021.
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OpinionMove over drive thrus; the drive-in is here
Drive thru’ restaurants are not new. McDonald’s pioneered the trend in the UK in 1986, and was soon joined by Burger King, Pizza Hut and KFC, all of whom have had a long-term presence. More recently, the likes of Starbucks and Costa have entered the fray, providing the public with ever more choice and convenience.
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OpinionPeter Martin: How radical is Danny Meyer?
Danny Meyer is a hero of the global restaurant industry, never afraid to be radical or provocative.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: ‘Freedom’ lasted all of 17 hours
It was dubbed Freedom Day. The moment when all Covid-related restrictions would be lifted and life – notably going to the pub or eating out at a local restaurant – would return to normal.
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OpinionPeter Martin: Meanwhile, back at the cricket…
If you are feeling a little short of sporting inspiration to pep up your teams now that Gareth Southgate’s men have departed the arena, you might want to take a look at the more parochial cricket scene for a story to enliven your business thinking.
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OpinionPeter Martin: Hoping for a return to healthy pragmatism
Will the arrival of a brand new health secretary herald a more pragmatic approach to health policy in England – and not just in tackling Covid?
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OpinionTed Schama: The moratorium extension is only good for zombies
It is much easier to start a war than to work out how to end it. In the case of the war against Covid, I totally understand the many initiatives the government has taken to support our economy.
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OpinionDavid Read: Why supply matters
David Read, founder & chairman of Prestige Purchasing discusses the current shortage of HGV drivers and the outlook for supply in our sector
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OpinionPeter Martin: No time to be isolationist
Our government is fond of claiming world-beating and Europe-leading status for a whole raft of supposed achievements. But it rarely feels the need to back up those assertions with any compelling or detailed data, vaccine roll-out apart.
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OpinionDominic Walsh: Is BrewDog being sincere?
It seems somehow appropriate that a company that has become (almost) a household name on the back of increasingly madcap PR stunts now faces a PR nightmare after finding itself at the centre of hugely damaging allegations over the rotten culture at the business.
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OpinionLumina Intelligence: The importance of a defined proposition
As the hospitality industry re-opens and savvy consumers vote with their feet, the most successful venues will be those that offer a clear consumer benefit, whether that’s a high-end experience that cannot be replicated at home or seamless, low contact interaction.
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OpinionHospitality and the Infinite Game
In his book The Infinite Game, Simon Sinek champions a move away from trying to be the ‘best’ and towards a constant pursuit to be ‘better’, a shift from a finite way of thinking to an infinite-minded one.
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OpinionPeter Martin: Wanted in London, New York and Berlin
The jobs crisis in hospitality is not just a British phenomenon. Developed countries from the United States to Germany are experiencing similar worker shortages.