Issue 01/07: Chicken Chains throughout Europe

 

 

 
This year’s first issue of FoodService Europe & Middle East (January/February) is on its way to readers in more than 50 countries throughout the world. Here’s a pre-taste:
 

 

• Pan-European Survey: On the wings of popularity – despite bird flue, poultry is a growth segment throughout Europe. Our overview on chicken chains in nine European countries reveals that chicken chains generally make little progress, whereas more and more full-range restaurants are discovering poultry for health and wellness oriented product innovations.
• Hot Trend: Wine bars are ‘en vogue’. Wine having developed into a fashionable drink across much of Europe, specialist wine-bar concepts are gaining ground again. They celebrate wine with a variety of tastings and seminars in stimulating, trendsetting settings. Our showcase covers hot spots in 10 countries – from Denmark and the UK to Spain.
• Interview: Since its beginnings in London the mid-1980s, Pret A Manger has been seen as a benchmark European fast-food brand. Co-founder and chairman Julian Metcalfe on industry standards, staff motivation and international challenges.
• Middle & Far East Section: This time, our Middle East Section has been extended towards the Far East and the Pacific region. We report, among other things, on a new XXL eatertainment venture in Dubai’s Mall of the Emirates and on the Turkish Divan Group who has suceeded in building a diverse hospitality enterprise including hotels, pubs, brasseries and cafes plus branded patisserie, chocolate and industrial-scale meal production. The journey then takes us to New Zealand – with a survey on current trends in the country’s food and restaurant industry. In addition, a visit to China where McDonald’s is targeting 1,000 restaurants by the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
• 7th European Foodservice Summit: Make Winning a Habit – essentials from Ralph Krueger’s key note speech in Zurich.
• Cruise Catering: In the rapidly growing cruise market, shipping lines try to outdo each other with ever bigger ships that, with entertainment, wellness and numerous dining options, are designed to appeal more to a younger clientele. Modern cruise liners offer an incredible array of restaurants, designed in line with the latest trends.
• ...and, in addition: The art of preventative marketing. McDonald’s global business: record figures in 2006. The French Flo Group heading for growth in the Middle East and China. Self-service terminals in fast-food restaurants

 
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