1.3 Trends in food & beverage
Following are some key trends in the UK:-
● Guests become more sophisticated
● More emphasis on food safety & sanitation
● More casual/less formal & theme restaurants
● Increase in ethnic restaurants & ethnic food
● Growth in chains –all cuisines
● Increase in convenience food
● Increase in coffee chains – coffee culture
● Increased take out meals & home meal replacement
● Outsourcing outlets in hotels – co-branding
● More focus on healthier eating
● Increase in organic food consumption, food sustainability & provenance