Food within institutions and companies has gained little airtime in the past when it was provided as an afterthought or company cafes were placed as a space filler, gaining business by default due to workers passing through. Nowadays we are seeing a growing body of institutions and companies who are incorporating food into their business strategy as a way of living up to their ethos. This is because food has and will continue to become an integral part of our lives as it is not only a necessity to us to have but the hospitality of food is a powerful way to stand by values if you provide it based on building relationships, supporting wellbeing and choosing brands/offers which align with your core values. Here are three major ways in which a hospitality strategy can be a part of your core values. 

It’s one thing to say that the food and beverage industry has continued to grow but it’s another to back it up with data. Intermedia have released their annual market research report exploring the spend, behaviour and preference of the Australian population when it comes to eating out. Continue reading to learn just what Australians got up to last when they went out to eat, dine and enjoy. 

In 2017, we explored food and hospitality from all angles delving into what it means from a social, technological and economical perspective. We went back into what food means on a very fundamental level through to what food and hospitality will mean in the future and landed on the fact that food and hospitality are mainstays in modern precincts and developments for the life it brings to a space and the experiential aspect of enjoying a meal that current and future generations are seeking. From how to design a menu through to what tech disruption is causing in the food and hospitality industry, here are our most read articles of 2017. 

2016 brought in a new set of data delivered by Intermedia on what it means as Australia to ‘eat out’. It’s the first time data has been assessed like this thanks to a combination of operator research, consumer interviews and statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Here's what we learnt.