Hotel F&B Trends Trends Redefining the Industry
February 24, 2017
Hotel food and beverage trends historically haven’t been on the cutting edge. For the most part, they’re still not forecasting trends so much as they
Hotel food and beverage trends historically haven’t been on the cutting edge. For the most part, they’re still not forecasting trends so much as they
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made headlines in June 2016, when he announced the e-commerce giant would invest $3 billion into India, citing the region’s “huge
Weakened by depressed oil prices, unfavorable currency trends and a still-ailing world economy, restaurants in the Middle East faced a challenge-packed 2016. About two-thirds of
Macroeconomic, social and political megatrends are shaping the future of the restaurant industry in the GCC. While 2016 was a slow year in terms of
Trying to determine the Trump impact on restaurants and foodservice is a difficult task. Will deportations (or that “big, beautiful wall” Trump promised) lead to higher food
There’s been a lot of chatter around a so-called “restaurant recession” recently. The phrase really took off in July 2016, when analyst Paul Westra warned that
Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s fastest growing restaurant markets, is in the midst of an unemployment crisis. Arabic Hospitality may provide part of the
The goal of Saudi Arabia’s Nitaqat (Saudization) system is simple: encourage KSA companies to maintain specific national-to-expat employment ratios. The program (first introduced in 2011)
Americans love hamburgers. With nearly 50,000 burger joints in the United States, there’s one location for every 6,300 citizens who – on average – consume
It isn’t enough to know that the fast-casual brands are eating into the market share of fast-food chains and full-service restaurants; nor is it enough
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