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the breakfast blueprint

What hotel operators, designers and brand leaders need to know about hotel breakfast in 2025



A whitepaper from Think Hospitality on turning your hotel breakfast into a revenue driver and guest experience differentiator.

Hotel breakfasts have never mattered more. Once a default amenity, today they’re a strategic lever for guest satisfaction, loyalty, sustainability and brand storytelling. In this whitepaper, we explore how to optimise every element of the breakfast offer – from menu and service flow to sustainability, space design and emotional impact.

What’s inside the whitepaper?

  • Case studies of best-in-class hotel breakfasts, from boutique gems to global brands. See how properties like Il Salviatino, The Standard, Four Seasons and Casa Maria Luigia are setting the standard.

  • Sustainability strategies that actually work, including how to reduce waste, nudge guest behaviour and make buffets more climate-conscious.

  • Design approaches that maximise space and revenue, with insights on how to turn breakfast venues into all-day social, dining or co-working areas.

  • How breakfast is evolving with the wellness movement, from plant-forward menus to rituals that support rest, energy and balance.

  • The power of partnerships and how collaborations with local producers, chefs and global brands are elevating the breakfast experience.

CONTRIBUTORS

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Chris Miller

CEO

White Rabbit Projects

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Emma Banks

VP - F&B Strategy & Development (EMEA), Hilton

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Juliane Caillouette Noble

Managing Director, The Sustainable Restraurant Association

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Erik Nissen Johansen

Founder & Creative Director, Stylt

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Philip Mahoney

Senior Vice President F&B, Raffles and Fairmont

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 Christian Gradnitzer

VP of Development, RIKAS Hospitality Group

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Felicity Cloake

Author & Food Writer, The Guardian

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Doug Marshall

Founder & CMXO, Altaura

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Charlie Leckie

Director, Crieff Hydro

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Rohit Sachdev

CEO, SOHO Hospitality

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Hannah-Beth Naughton

F&B Director, The Standard London

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Gina Scigliano

Head of Brand, Casa Cook Hotels 

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