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10 Quick Service Restaurants We're Enjoying Right Now

10 Quick Service Restaurants We're Enjoying Right Now

At Future Food, we are constantly on the lookout for operators and concepts that are pushing the envelope on the food and beverage experience. Whether it's a modern update on the classic sandwich bar or an on-trend superfood cafe to replace the chain coffee shop, we are enjoying the growth in unique, customer-centric and exciting options we have when it comes to masterplanning precincts and projects which we work on. We've listed 10 food and beverage brands from around Australia which have caught our eye this year. 

Future Food News: Celebrating the 1st Year Anniversary of Marae Izakaya

Future Food News: Celebrating the 1st Year Anniversary of Marae Izakaya

In October 2016, the doors to the reinvigorated Chadstone Shopping Centre were swung wide open. Future Food had the pleasure of working alongside this project, assisting in creating an innovative and strategic food mix across both new dining precincts, including 24 outlets in Food Central and seven full-service style restaurants in The Dining Terrace, one of which was Marae Izakaya. Last Thursday marked the one year anniversary since the opening of Marae Izakaya. The team enjoyed a night filled with music, Japanese tradition, culture, delicious food and vintage sake cracking barrel services.

The Global Food and Beverage Market in 2017

The Global Food and Beverage Market in 2017

Around the globe, the food and beverage markets is growing with reasons for and rate of growth varying dependant on the region whether it's The Middle East and Africa, The Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. These variations come from changes in lifestyle situations, cultural shifts and the economic status of each region however, one thing that does not vary between regions is that the food and beverage market is attracting bigger spends from consumers in each region than ever before. We've put together a brief snapshot of how the global food and beverage market looks today as determined by Cushman & Wakefield's market report for 2017 as well as discuss what the future growth of food and beverage holds for regions around the world. 

Who is Australia's Best Quick Service Restaurant? Roy Morgan's 2017 Best QSR for Customer Satisfaction

Who is Australia's Best Quick Service Restaurant? Roy Morgan's 2017 Best QSR for Customer Satisfaction

Recent research published by Roy Morgan has shown that 11.8 million people visit a quick service restaurant (QSR) every month in Australia. This figure is 13% higher on what it was four years ago meaning more and more Australians are frequenting QSR’s however, it also means that the competition in the QSR sector is far greater. So who topped the charts for customer satisfaction this year?

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.