Bye Bye Burgers and Fries: The Rise of Healthy Food in Food Precincts

Bye Bye Burgers and Fries: The Rise of Healthy Food in Food Precincts

Walk through a Future Food-curated food precinct Today and you won’t see any fast food majors in sight. Nor are the people using these spaces asking for them. This is because, for a growing number of consumers, health is at the forefront of their consciousness so the ‘cheeseburger and fries’ does not quite cut it anymore. Not only do fast food options not quite cut it but people are measuring health differently now. We’ve moved beyond counting calories and into the era of good, honest food that people see as nutritious and nourishing...

The Unique Selling Point: How to Stand Out from the Crowd

The Unique Selling Point: How to Stand Out from the Crowd

Your unique selling point or USP is your selling proposition. It is what defines your centre or development’s unique position in the market and contributes to achieving the desired ‘destination’ status that asset holders should be striving for today. At the end of the day, every centre or precinct wants to be known and wants to be famous. This is why your USP is so important to the success of centres today.

The Future is Food – Part 1

The Future is Food – Part 1

While the ever changing and increasingly demanding customer wants and needs grow, it is crucial to understand principles that constitute successful hospitality and how these affect F&B master planning. Furthermore, with expenditure within the cafe and restaurant category on the rise, developers and operators need to refocus and invest in the planning and development of their F&B precincts to ensure they provide their customers with what they want and need, now and in the future. How do you do that? The customer experience and providing hospitality is the key. 

The Night Time Economy

The Night Time Economy

Strategic food and dining master planning is a central component of a city’s or shopping centre’s night time economy (NTE). With successful application and maintenance of a master plan, there is major potential for the trading day to be extended for many food and beverage operators thereby maximising sales and subsequent rental optimisation. So, what are the key elements of F&B master planning that are required to produce the world’s best practice when it comes to developing experience and retail food as a key player in the night time trade?

Divide and Differentiate Part 3: Understanding How 'Local' Dictates the Business of Food in Retail Centres

Moving into the future of retail centres and F&B outlets, understanding what constitutes a customer-centric curation of options is integral to the longevity of food halls and the sustainability of retail centres. In part three of this series, we look into what customers’ are favouring when it comes to F&B offerings and how the ‘Divide and Differentiate’ principal is the key to future proofing your retail centre.