No longer simply meat substitutes: the rise of plant-based proteins

While plant-based proteins have been used to create meat substitutes for many years, these have until recently been marketed primarily to appeal to those following vegetarian diets.

Digital Innovation at NRA 2018 in Chicago

The unprecedented level of technological change on the horizon has huge potential benefits for foodservice suppliers and operators alike. So it’s not surprising the world’s largest foodservice event – the National Restaurant Association Show, held each year in Chicago at the end of May – includes a technical pavilion and ‘Innovation Hub’ devoted to showcasing the latest industry innovations and tech developments.

Plant Based Meat Substitute

Just had my first taste of one of the new plant based meat substitutes.
What a surprise! Much better than I expected.

New Foodservice Confidence Index

In a first for the Australian foodservice industry, FI Foresight will be conducting and publishing an Australian Foodservice Confidence Index (FSCI) on a quarterly basis.

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Foodservice Business Leaders Mentoring Program for 2018

Set your sights on new horizons. Look around your marketplace with the help of industry and subject matter experts in an intimate setting. We have now set the dates for the 2018 Foodservice Business Leaders Program and would love to have you come on board.

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Foodservice Online Magazines

Check out our blogs on Robotics and Innovation in Foodservice. Stay informed about new technology and idease heading our way.

Introduction to Blockchain

Blockchain technology is being rolled out across the Food Industry in the USA and Europe. Do you know what it is? Do you need to know or plan for it? Are you interested in understanding what Blockchain is all about? Join our free Mentoring Program Monday 4th December to find out.

Launch of new Mentoring Program for Foodservice Professionals

In today’s busy Foodservice world, we often forget about developing and training our key staff to be better leaders for the future. With a fast changing market place and competitive pressures and high customer expectations of service levels, we can easily forget to make time to learn.

Festival of Nonna

We were lucky enough to be invited to the opening night of Festival of Nonna organised by Sandhurst Fine Foods. Fantastic Food and atmosphere in a pop-up restaurant. Classic Italian family dinner atmosphere.

Future in Foodservice at Fine Food

Thank you to all those who attended our Future in Foodservice seminar at Fine Food. Follow the links to download a copy of the presentations.

Robotics in Foodservice

There are many new innovations on the way using Robotics in Foodservice. Which ones will really be useful? Follow our Foodservice Robotics Magazine to keep in touch.

3D Food Printing and other strange stuff

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT IN FOODSERVICE IN THE FUTURE? As we enter a new era of increased automation, with robotics, artificial intelligence, molecular sensors, the internet of things and much more, all set to become commonplace, there will be major impacts on industry, and foodservice will be no exception.

What Makes Australia's Foodservice Market Special

“More than anywhere else, Australia embraces a vast number of cuisines and eating out options – but we identify all these as ours, rather than seeing them as offering foreign food,” points out FI Foresight Managing Director Sissel Rosengren. In fact Australians’ propensity to eat out is second highest in the world – only Singapore is higher among developed foodservice markets. And independent restaurants, cafés and eateries still make up the bulk of our volume dining – in contrast to the UK or US, where franchises and chains predominate across the café, QSR and middle range restaurant sectors.

Breakfast and Brunch Trending Bigger on the Café Market Menu

The growth we’re now seeing in the breakfast sector – in excess of a three per cent share of total dining out – is a sign of increased consumer confidence as we come out of many years of a highly volatile market. “Breakfast is a good segment to track in terms of how the market is doing overall,” explains Sissel Rosengren. “When discretionary spending is tight, breakfast is typically the first meal segment to suffer. But right now cafés as well as restaurants to a lesser degree, which wouldn’t have opened for breakfast in the past are doing so, because the trade is too good to pass up. Particularly in places like Perth, eating out for breakfast is becoming part of the cultural fabric.”

New In-Depth Report to Look at Foodservice's Use of Digital Platforms

FOLLOWING ON from our inaugural report on social media completed last year, FI FORESIGHT is pioneering an in-depth report to look at the way the Australian foodservice market is utilising digital media.

Qualitative Vs Quantitative Data - The Need For Both

WE BUILD up in-depth market research insights using a combination of qualitative and quantitative data. It’s important to use both methodologies, as the information you gain through the qualitative studies helps to verify the quantitative data. But for those new to market research, the similarity in these names can be confusing.