The document discusses consumer trends in catering in Britain. Coffee shops are projected to outnumber pubs within 10 years. Street food and dessert cafes are growing in popularity. Successful catering businesses focus on doing simple food well, personalizing the customer experience, showing the food preparation process, considering dietary restrictions, using fresh and visually appealing ingredients, and investing in staff as a competitive advantage. The author recommends caterers visit different food establishments for inspiration, promote their own food, dare to differentiate themselves, and focus on these consumer trends in 2017.

1. Consumer Trends in Catering
Chris Brown

7. The changing face of Britain:
Coffee shops will outnumber pubs in ten years

15. Street Food

21. Do Simple Well

24. All about Me

27. Something Different

31. Pretty Please

36. Worried Well

42. Dessert Cafes

46. Show & Tell

48. Thinking of Others

51. Fresh

53. Staff - 0ur greatest asset and cost

54. To do in 2017
• Visit Coffee shops/Bakery cafes/Street food
• Rave about your own food
• Personalise and Dare to be Different
• Make Pretty Pictures
• Cater for Diets and Desserts
• Show (making food) & Tell (the story)
• Consider what you are doing for others
• Fresh = Appeal
• Staff = cost and competitive advantage

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