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EDITOR’S VIEW: Freight crisis threatens to nudge catering equipment prices in an uncomfortable direction

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 19th February 2021

There will be many operators out there with the very best intentions of reigniting kitchen projects or strategic equipment decisions that were forced onto the back-burner last year when the coronavirus pandemic plunged the industry

EDITOR’S VIEW: Give hospitality a fighting chance

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 5th February 2021

Latest figures published by the ONS highlight just how economically important the hospitality sector is to the UK, which makes

EDITOR’S VIEW: Operators and suppliers want the same thing

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 29th January 2021

I can’t say for definite, but I am pretty sure that every column I’ve written in the past 12 months

EDITOR’S VIEW: Put your magic moneypot away Rishi and give the industry what it really needs to spark a recovery

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 8th January 2021

One-off grants that often don't even cover the cost of closure must be replaced with more meaningful fiscal measures that give restaurant owners commercial certainty

EDITOR’S VIEW: The robots are coming

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 18th December 2020

Most operators are all for automation, but where do you draw the line? Some of the latest equipment on the

EDITOR’S VIEW: Inside Flexeserve’s nerve centre things have never been busier

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 12th November 2020

A recent visit to the home of the hot-holding specialist revealed why R&D innovation remains so important to foodservice equipment manufacture in the UK

EDITOR’S VIEW: Latest rules leave operators in limbo – no wonder the industry is exasperated

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 16th October 2020

On Monday morning at 10.30am, members of the hospitality industry will march on Westminster to carry out a peaceful protest

EDITOR’S VIEW: Suppliers face a tricky time working out who wields the power

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 5th October 2020

Significant restructuring within some of the biggest operators has a knock-on effect for long-term kitchen equipment relationships and decision making

EDITOR’S VIEW: The ‘lost’ revenue that has left the industry in need of support from wherever it can find it

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 18th August 2020

Hospitality is a resilient and dynamic industry, but further support from the government and public will determine how quickly it is able to recover

EDITOR’S VIEW: It’s been a desperate time for every operator but SSP has sailed into the eye of a perfect storm

Opinion by Andrew Seymour on 10th July 2020

Even when the furlough scheme was announced by the government at the end of March, there was an instant expectation

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