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2025 Food and Hospitality Trends Reshaping the ...

Future Food have curated a list of food trends that we have seen through our work and experience in Australia and around the world. Which food and hospitality trends will inspire you and your team to enhance your centre, precinct, campus or club to drive value and improve the customer experience?

2025 Food and Hospitality Trends Reshaping the Australian landscape
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Evolve to Thrive: Strategic Food & Beverage ...
Evolve to Thrive: Strategic Food & Beverage Planning for Clubs
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'Local' Food and Hospitality influences in the ...
'Local' Food and Hospitality influences in the Business of Food
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Successful Food Procurement RFP Delivers ...
Successful Food Procurement RFP Delivers Exceptional Results Across Clubs
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How Food and Dining is shaping a nation; ...
How Food and Dining is shaping a nation; driving social & cultural change, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Food Halls and The 3 ‘C’s: Community, Changing Demographics and a Commitment to Quality

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Food Halls and The 3 ‘C’s: Community, Changing Demographics and a Commitment to Quality

By 2019, the US food hall marketplace will have more than doubled in size in just four years and Europe who already has over 100 food halls dotted across it has double that figure in the pipeline. As with all trends, not every one of these food halls will succeed and reach business sustainability however, the past and present show that the food hall which aims to embrace the community it is in, model its masterplan based on the new consumer and provide top-tier food options based on quality as well as reputation are and will be placed in an advantageous position in Today's food and hospitality marketplace.

Is it Ethical? 3 ways to be a more ethical operation

Is it Ethical? 3 ways to be a more ethical operation

For the Millennials, it was “is it organic?” but for Generation Y and Generation Z, the big question on their lips is “is your business ethical?”. These up and coming generations care for not only the food they consume on an individual level, but the supply chain in which it came through to get there and what happens afterwards. With these generations moving into the spending seat and favouring food purchases over many other categories, how can your hospitality business ensure it upholds ethical standards that not only win the hearts of these customers but gives back to the community it services? We’ve got three ways for you to get started. ​​​​​​​

Future Food's 5 Must Try Plant-Based Eateries

Future Food's 5 Must Try Plant-Based Eateries

Whether it’s for climate change reasons, personal preference or for wellbeing, more people are swaying towards eating a mainly or completely plant-based diet to the point where big businesses including McDonald’s and Pret-a-Manger are updating their menus to accommodate the group of people seeking these foods. But this way of life started long before these big companies found it thanks to a group of forward-thinking, health focussed and quality driven chefs and entrepreneurs. We’ve picked five interesting and innovative food outlets that have been plugging the plant-based life long before the ‘trend’ rolled around. 

The Humble High Street Cafe as a Benchmark for Dining in Retail Precincts

The Humble High Street Cafe as a Benchmark for Dining in Retail Precincts

There is one type of food outlet found outside the food court that consistently meets these customer expectations and is becoming a suitable benchmark for the way in which food operators conduct themselves and precinct management services an area. That outlet is the much-loved, local cafe.

4 Ways Food and Hospitality Precincts Can Capture the Experience Economy

4 Ways Food and Hospitality Precincts Can Capture the Experience Economy

Tapping into the customer’s need for experience is a relevant part of all retail and luckily for the food and hospitality industry, giving that to them is not difficult to do with dining and eating being an experience in itself. However, as the industry grows and businesses continue to compete for customer spend it is important that developers and retail masterplanners continually develop the experience they are offering to continue enticing the customer and fulfil their want to spend on more than just a sandwich wrapped in paper. Here are just four simple ways in which food precincts and operators within developments around the world are delivering on an experiential level. 

Sustainability: A Key to Your Food Business’s Future Success

Sustainability: A Key to Your Food Business’s Future Success

Sustainability in the food and hospitality sector is a big topic to touch on. Future Food placed it on the list of top 10 trends to look out for in 2018 with it being less of a ‘trend’ and more of responsibility that food and hospitality businesses must now uphold. Whether it’s a food precinct in a development or a single food operator, we all need to be thinking about ways in which we can deliver on sustainability to ensure the food and hospitality industry is doing their part for the environment and in doing so, business gains can be achieved. 

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