David Read

  • Procurement leaders announced

    Procurement leaders announced

    As Autumn descends, the judges are excited to announce those organisations and CPO’s in the running for trophies in the 2017 Triple Bottom Line Procurement Awards. These organisations are: Casual Dining Group Derbyshire County Council Harbour & Jones Le Pain… Read More

  • Big is beautiful again

    Big is beautiful again

    Huge diverse conglomerates fell out of fashion in the 90s, but the foodservice industry has put mergers back on the business agenda. By David Read. In the 1970s and 1980s (when I was in my formative business years) the world… Read More

  • Insight: Ignoring the hand that feeds us

    Insight: Ignoring the hand that feeds us

    This week the Prime Minister formally triggered article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. There are two years of Brexit negotiations ahead but “dangerous levels of naivety” have already left the foodservice sector off the pace, says David Read. I’ve been… Read More

  • ‘Marmitegate’ the first skirmish in Brexit price war

    ‘Marmitegate’ the first skirmish in Brexit price war

    The UK’s decision on Brexit was a huge event, so the recent dispute between Tesco and Unilever, where the supplier attempted to impose a 10% price increase on the retailer, is not being viewed as a surprise by anyone in… Read More

  • Food price and provenance in a post-Brexit world

    Food price and provenance in a post-Brexit world

    The long-term picture is uncertain but in the short term food is only set to get dearer. Fans of ITV’s “The Only Way is Essex” will be familiar with its theme song “The Only Way is Up.”  Even more challenging… For… Read More

  • Let’s take the lead on climate change

    EXTREME WEATHER is an increasing threat to global food production but strong leadership was lacking from politicians at the UN climate conference. Foodservice now has a chance to set the agenda, says David Read.            … Read More

  • Vegetable inflation rate over 5% as food and drink inflation rates heads towards 2008 peak

    OPERATORS ARE being warned that they will need to take steps to mitigate the impact of a continued surge in food inflation, which is expected to rise further in 2013 and beyond.   An annual Food Inflation Report published by… Read More

  • Schedule announced: Thought Leaders & Innovators Conference & Partnering Event

    Thought Leaders & Innovators Conference and Partnering Event is a new style of event. Plenary content will be in bite size ‘twitter’ style chunks. TL&I will have one overarching theme of innovation. (See list of speakers and schedule below)  … Read More