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2023 trends part 1: How food-to-go operators are evolving
In this two part series, and ahead of the publication of a fuller report covering food-to-go opportunities across Europe, we look at the...
How the Irish retail & food-to-go landscape is evolving
We’ve spent considerable time in-store around Dublin over recent months. Here's our assessment of the latest developments, the evolution...
Redefining convenience: inside Choice Market
A question I’m often asked is what does the convenience store of the future look like? In truth, there are many different answers to...
Food-to-go in London: new trends and new opportunities?
The food-to-go market in London has undoubtedly shifted. As more employees have returned to the office, the differing ways in which...
Food halls: key trends and opportunities
Food halls may have faced more challenges than many other outlets during covid, but they are reemerging with renewed vigour and expansion...
The new food-to-go landscape in Dublin
Dublin - and Ireland overall - has long been a reference point when it comes to food-to-go in retail. Off the back of significant further...
Alltown Fresh: a template for the forecourt of the future?
We’ve been talking for a while now about the food-to-go opportunity on the roadside. The gas station, or petrol forecourt (depending on...
Six ways food-to-go will change in 2022
2022 has started cautiously, with working from home and limited socialising for many. But as more normality returns, it’s time to look...
10 takeouts from GIANT Heirloom and GIANT Riverwalk
Recently we had the chance to spend a day with Paul Madarieta, Director of Urban Retail at the GIANT company, and responsible for the...
London food-to-go: the new landscape
Ahead of the return of our safaris to London later this month, we explore some of the changes that have taken place and some of the...
gooods, Zurich – a new benchmark for convenience
Following the recent impressive larger format Bridge store opening, Migros has today opened its latest new concept, gooods, through its...
Food-to-go in retail: how Scotmid has benefited from a food-to-go first approach
We spend a lot of time looking at food-to-go operating models in retail. Approaches vary significantly by operator and also by country....
Food format innovation: inside Orlen’s new Orlen w Ruchu convenience concept in Poland
If you’ve driven around Poland or the Czech Republic, it’s likely you know Orlen for its forecourts, or indeed its wider energy business....
First look: REWE Express, Munich
This week EG Group and REWE unveiled a new collaboration in the form of a new REWE Express forecourt concept, the first of four set to...
A week of step change for retail/ food-to-go collaborations
We've been focusing for some time on the opportunity and expectation for more retailer/ food-to-go collaboration. This week brought some...
The GIANT Company: food format innovation in Philadelphia
Join us for an alternative retail safari... In normal times we spend a lot of our time sharing best practice inspiration and innovation...
Eataly London: unlocking new food frontiers
Whether you’ve visited Eataly stores in other cities before or not, Eataly London is well worth a visit. Here are some of our top reasons...
BRIDGE by Migros, Zurich
We might not be in Zurich right now, but our co-host on our RATIONAL webinar series, Benjamin Nothaft, has been. We caught up with him to...
Food-to-go in London: the new landscape
As London gradually reopens, we take a closer look at the new environment and consider some of the implications of change. Customer flows...
Building a forecourt food-to-go proposition: a guide
We've brought together three different perspectives to guide anyone looking to upgrade their forecourt food-to-go offer. In this report,...
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