Casual dining visits stabilized in the first half of 2025
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5 catering strategies from experienced restaurant executives
This article was written by Saladplate. Click here to read the original article After the COVID-19 pandemic catering has become a much larger and more viable channel for the restaurant…
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FOCUS ON: Saudi Arabia – Eysy
🍽 Saudi Arabia's foodservice patronage has declined. Consumers prefer purchasing foodservice for regular meals, with Middle Eastern cuisine being the most popular by a significant margin. However, sauces for proteins are generally less appealing in Saudi Arabia compared to other countries.
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E-Magazine Issue #11 – EYSY
📖 Saladplate is a content hub for the Hospitality, Food, and Beverage sector under Informa Markets. It offers insights into industry trends through weekly news, a monthly newsletter, and a bi-monthly e-magazine. Users gain access to over 10,000 brands and products and updates from over 35 international trade events.
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Market, Menu, and Foodservice Trends in APAC and Beyond – EYSY
🍽 Asia Pacific's foodservice industry is rapidly transforming, driven by digital ecosystems, bold innovations, and consumer demands. China leads with digital-first strategies, while Southeast Asia adopts personalized and health-focused menus, with hybrid formats in the Philippines and Indonesia. Sessions cover evolving consumer preferences, hyperlocal strategies, and chef collaborations. The focus is on APAC's culinary growth and experimentation, with insights into creating unique guest experiences and sustaining operational excellence across diverse markets.
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Market, Menu, and Foodservice Trends in APAC and Beyond
🍴 Asia Pacific's foodservice transformation is driven by China's rapid digital-first innovations and Southeast Asia's unique market adaptations. China influences with speedy changes in delivery and consumer engagement, while Southeast Asia balances heritage with modernity, featuring personalized concepts in Malaysia and healthier menus in Singapore. This session showcases evolving consumer preferences, hyperlocal concepts, and chef collaborations across APAC, providing insights for hospitality leaders to foster growth and experimentation in foodservice trends.
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Semangat Stef Wijono dari The Union Group
🍴 FutureFWD, held on September 25 in Kuala Lumpur, united F&B leaders focusing on Asia's evolving culinary landscape. Stef Wijono, of The Union Group, highlighted Jakarta's growing global recognition, with The Cocktail Club ranking in Asia’s 50 Best Bars and Modern Haus as Indonesia's top bar. Fine dining thrives in Jakarta, unlike mature markets like Singapore. Challenges include talent shortages, yet opportunities abound with new concepts like Young. The Union Group remains selective but creative in expansion.
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Taste, Tech, Transform: Scaling F&B Innovation with AI-driven Intelligence
💻 Industry leaders in Asia's F&B sector are harnessing AI to adapt to evolving consumer tastes. During a panel, they discussed how AI reshapes flavor trend discovery, product development, and market strategies through real-time data and predictive insights. Key topics included identifying trends, ingredient intelligence, and success stories from agile industry players. This event offered actionable insights for those involved in product development, flavor strategy, and market expansion, highlighting AI's role in enabling smarter, sustainable innovation.
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Subko Coffee and the Rise of the Indian Homegrown Brew
This article was written by Saladplate. Click here to read the original article Among these, Subko Coffee Roasters, a Mumbai-based brand, is redefining how India produces, perceives and experiences coffee.…
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Are Snails The Delicacy Powering Both Haute Cuisine and High-End Skincare?
This article was written by Saladplate. Click here to read the original article With heliciculture on the rise, this could change. A relatively new industry, heliciculture, or the farming of…
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