Trends & Insights

Consumer behaviour is constantly evolving due to unforeseen circumstances that are out of our control. As it stands, businesses are faced with difficult circumstances due to the current industry landscape. The question you need to ask yourself is; do you feel that your restaurant, café, bakery, or hotel could run better than it does now? Whatever the case, businesses need to adapt quickly. 

In this article, we will list eight common problems that the foodservice industry is challenged with.

Here’s how you can develop strategies to overcome these challenges.

The latest global pandemic has reminded us about disadvantaged communities that struggle and fall deeper into poverty during uncertain times. At Nestlé, we care for our African farming communities – we work in unity to ensure our farmers prosper; even when times are tough. 

Our coffee culture has shown rapid growth in Africa. This is no surprise, considering Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. The Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) saw Africa's potential, which contributed to our footprint in various coffee-growing regions. We saw this as an opportunity to help communities, and with your help, we’ve made it possible for local farmers to improve their livelihoods

With the COVID-19 lockdown in full swing, businesses need to find ways to ensure longevity. And,although it may be challenging, use this uncertain time to reflect and build a resilient operation that isready for the future. Here’s how you can ensure your business survives and flourishes after apandemic.

In the last couple of years, we’ve been talking more about remote work as an emerging trend. While it was more popular with freelance workers, with a huge influx of ‘co-working spaces’ to accommodate the needs of remote working – corporate organisations have also caught on to this trend.

The culinary industry is forever evolving to mirror modern trends that are making waves at any given moment. At Nestlé Professional, we find it a vital and necessary task to ensure that we keep up and maintain relevance in our delivery of the needs of the industry.

Whether you’re only just starting your business or you’ve been running your operation for years, there’s one thing you need to know: your office needs a quality coffee machine. It may seem like an extra expense and something you could go without, especially if there’s a coffee shop around the corner or even in the building. But a quality coffee machine isn’t just another purchase to make with the company credit card, it’s an investment. And if you need some convincing, here are four reasons why.

Corporate giants and thriving business environments have one thing in common: coffee.

Owning or managing a hotel, B&B or guest house is a job many people dream about. You get to meet so many different people from all over the world and learn about their lives. You get to spend each day where people choose to pay to stay on holiday. And your job is never the same from one day to the next.

However, what many people don’t know is that there is a lot of pressure on you. You are responsible for attracting guests, keeping them happy and making sure every area of the business is run well. Ensuring that each and every guest enjoys their stay is what your job is all about. And that’s exactly why having good coffee available is vital to your business. Here are just a few reasons why.

When you start a catering company, you do it for the love of food and the love of being involved in an event no one will ever forget. And you know that in order to do that, it’s going to take a lot of hard work, skilled staff and long hours. You may even want to put your own spin on a classic catering company and add a certain flair that clients wouldn’t be able to find anywhere else.

But first, of course, you’re going to need to know the basics of how to make your company a success. And that relies entirely on how you handle each event. So, to help you out, here is some advice on how to make the most of your catering business.

The history of coffee is definitely an interesting one. From the story of how the coffee bean fruit may have been discovered by a goat in Ethiopia to all the different coffee products available to us in 2018, there’s a lot to learn about this delicious drink we all know and love. Today, we’ll be discovering the evolution of how coffee has been prepared throughout history.

Whether you’re an executive at a large corporate or the owner of a SME, you should be considering introducing a cafeteria. You may think that you pay your staff enough that they can feed themselves. And that might be true. But there are many benefits to having an onsite cafeteria. And you don’t necessarily have to offer your employees free food, you can simply make it cheaper for them than if they were to eat elsewhere.

So, what are these benefits that outweigh the cost of setting up a cafeteria in your building?

Having an employee breakroom should be mandatory for almost every office. Actually, it shouldn’t just be any old breakroom, it needs to the perfect breakroom. Perfect for your employees and for your company culture. Having a small kitchen where your staff can prepare their meals isn’t the same as having a breakroom. And having a breakroom is highly important.