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The Final Word from Future Food for 2017

The Final Word from Future Food for 2017

To our clients and associates, thank you for another bumper year. May 2018 be a year full of success for each one of you.  From myself and all the team at Future Food, best wishes of the Season. 

Food, Hospitality & Beverage Industry Trends - 2018

Food, Hospitality & Beverage Industry Trends - 2018

Francis Loughran, founder and managing director of Future Food, foresees more beautiful cafes and restaurants in our malls and high streets as operators move beyond just food and focus on design-driven spaces and genuine customer service. Read Future Food's ten predictions for food, beverage and hospitality trends that will surface in 2018. 

8 Stats that Show Food is Retail’s Best Friend

8 Stats that Show Food is Retail’s Best Friend

Where once the only way to access new clothes, homewares, luxury items and groceries was to visit a brick and mortar store, now people can do all of their shopping online without visiting a store at all. Australia’s e-commerce alone sales topped $20 billion in 2016. So how do you keep people coming in to your shopfront, retail centre of precinct? How does brick and mortar retail remain relevant in a world where people do their retail shopping online? The answer is you provide an experience and that experience is food. 

The Digital Foodscape

The Digital Foodscape

Whilst the hospitality industry might be protected from the impact of technology, it is still important that we are across how consumers are using technology as it plays a major role in how customers are making their decision on where and what they spend their food dollars on. 

The Digital Foodscape is the language of Millennials (the foodie generation) and Gen Z (the MasterChef generation). They read menus on their phones, choose items based on the photos they’ve seen and share their experiences with friends via their own social media platforms.