With talk of the easing of lockdown and restaurants set to reopen sometime in the spring, we ve finally dusted down the crystal ball to see what 2021 might bring in terms of restaurant and eating out trends. Part one: lifestyle trends.
Wednesday is the new Friday
Past contenders for the new Friday have been Thursday (why wait for the weekend?) and Sunday (why let the end of the weekend stop the fun?) but hump day has always seemed a rather unlikely contender for this title. But then Covid came along and changed the game. Every day might feel like a wet Sunday at the moment but once offices finally reopen the after work meal and drink ritual will return. However, predictions that people will be in the office for fewer days, most likely at the start of the week, are leading some to predict that the new end of the office working week - aka Wednesday - will see the biggest spike in trade in the week. Michelle McIntosh, founder of the soon-to-launch restauran
Top restaurant takeaway and delivery platforms 27th January, 2021 by Phoebe French
As restaurants remain closed, we round up the top new delivery apps and platforms in the UK that are catering for the growing number of fine dining restaurants now offering food to go.
Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have long dominated the takeaway food app sphere, offering takeaway food on-demand. While some dine-in restaurants have joined their ranks during the hospitality shutdown, other platforms which allow customers to pre-order food for takeaway and delivery have emerged.
Some, such as Slerp, Supper and Tock, were around before lockdown, while others were launched last year to cater for those wanting to recreate the restaurant experience at home.
Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites 22nd January, 2021 by Phoebe French
In restaurant news this week: the UK government plans to discuss further restrictions with hospitality leaders, a new meal kit platform prepares to launch, and chef Jack Stein renews his partnership with St Austell.
Government plans to discuss Covid restrictions with hospitality industry:
The Catererreports that government ministers are planning to discuss the impact of future coronavirus restrictions with hospitality leaders in coming weeks as rumours circulate about when outlets can expect to reopen.
JD Wetherspoon and the former boss of Greene King eye Covid opportunities: Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has raised a total of £93.7 million through a share placing to help fund expansion in London. In a statement to the London Stock Exchange, it said it was looking to acquire the freehold in some prope
Top chefs join soon-to-launch meal kit delivery plaform Restaurant Box Karl O Dell, former head chef at Texture restaurant in London, and Olivia Burt, 2019 MasterChef The Professionals finalist are among the chefs soon to launch delivery meal options on new restaurant meal delivery platform Restaurant Box.
The soon-to-launch platform will also feature restaurant brands such as Chotto Matte, Café Spice Namaste, Dinings, Café Murano, The French House and Haar at Home.
O Dell was appointed head chef of Texture in 2018, a role he held until the restaurant announced last year that it would not reopen as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
2020 saw the emergence of ‘makeaway’ meal kits as restaurants battled for survival during the pandemic. With the end of lockdown now in sight, what will 2021 hold for businesses thinking out of the box?
If, a few years back, you’d proposed to a restaurant business that it makes their dishes available for people to cook in their home kitchens you would have been met with incredulity and no doubt laughter: why would they choose to offer something that would take a lot of time and effort to achieve and, moreover, why would anyone feel the need to buy something they could get for a similar price in the comfort of a restaurant environment?