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Connecting great Clubs with great Food and Beverage Operators
Food and beverage provides Clubs with substantial competitive advantages:
Positive Business Case. A well-performing F&B venue can translate into a substantial revenue stream for Clubs.
Point of Difference. Hospitality and food & beverage service can be the differentiator that advances a good Club experience to an exceptional one. The ability to get it right in food and beverage can underpin a Club's individuality, attracting in-demand membership and increased visitation. In a crowded market, where Clubs vie for attention, a superior F&B offering becomes a key aspect of distinguishing one Club from another.
The future strategies of fresh food markets in Australia – what's on the horizon?
This year we have had the privilege to provide food consultancy for some of Australia’s best fresh-food markets; both existing and under redevelopment. Our exposure to projects such as the new Sydney Fish Market, Adelaide Central Market (both under redevelopment), plus Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market and Camberwell Market have provided us with contemporary insight and research into the opportunities, challenges, management and direction of large and small footprint, fresh food and specialty produce market-retail.
Adapting to Changing Consumer Food and Hospitality Needs Amidst Rising Cost of Living Pressures
As the cost of living pressures continue to bite in Australia, consumers are becoming increasingly discerning about where, when and how much of their disposable income they spend on eating out. For shopping centre management and F&B operators, this scenario presents a partnership opportunity to plan and implement strategies to adapt to new consumer F&B spending patterns and continue to drive visitation, overall spend and maintain or increase asset value. In this article, we delve into practical strategies that shopping centres and F&B operators can employ, considering the specific needs of different customer segments, to maximize visitation frequency and spending in a time of escalating cost of living.
Customised EOI procurement strategies – find the right F&B partner to achieve best practice outcomes.
Future Food has long been recognised as a leader in Food & Hospitality Master Planning. However, in the past 5 years, we have assembled a new specialist skill set that involves actively managing expressions of interest (EOI) and tender campaigns for a wide range of companies and sectors. This niche service is gaining popularity in the food and hospitality industry, and at Future Food, we have revolutionised the methodology of connecting our clients with the talent they have been seeking for the betterment of their assets, precincts, and venues.
A new Era for Food & Hospitality in Commercial Property & Office Buildings
Commercial property & office buildings are shifting into the new era that demands a flexible rethink to the traditional commercial model and this creates opportunity to challenge the conventional approach to food and hospitality only playing a passive ‘tick & flick’ role in this environment.
Driving in-office participation is now an all to familiar topic that many property managers and asset owners must address following a wave of commentary in the media, architectural journals and thought-leadership papers across the property sector.