Is it possible to AI-generate a restaurant concept?
James Hacon’s AI-generated restaurant experiment explores how AI can rapidly create concepts, menus, and branding while highlighting human c
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James Hacon
Nov 33 min read
Why Can’t Hoteliers Run Restaurants?
Discover the differences between running restaurants & hotels, and the challenges hoteliers face in running successful restaurants.
Jennifer-Pettinger Haines
Oct 263 min read
How to unlock the potential of hotel F&B agreements and boost hotel asset value
Explore how hotel owners can leverage third-party F&B agreements to enhance asset value, drive revenue, and improve the guest experience.
James Hacon
Sep 194 min read
Scaling a restaurant brand: How big is too big?
Explore the challenges of restaurant growth and scaling a brand, Discover key strategies for sustainable success in multi-site restaurants.
Michael Ingemann
Jul 245 min read
What are the strategic options for restaurant brands in supermarkets?
Supermarkets and, increasingly, convenience stores move aggressively to capture the UK lunch trade with their meal deals
James Hacon
Jul 93 min read
What are the levers to strategically optimise restaurant performance to grow revenue?
It’s no secret that the combined impacts of COVID-19 and Brexit led to a notable brain drain, with experienced leaders and talent leaving...
James Hacon
Jan 161 min read
Growing a successful restaurant brand on a global stage
Think Hospitality Managing Partner, James Hacon takes to the Future Hospitality Investment Stage to chair a panel on growing a successful...
James Hacon
Jan 161 min read
How can hotel asset owners maximise returns with F&B joint ventures or leasing?
Think Hospitality Managing Partner, James Hacon takes to the Future Hospitality Investment Stage in Abu Dhabi to chair a panel on the...
James Hacon
Dec 28, 20231 min read
How will robotics & technology define the future of the restaurant?
James Hacon, Managing Partner at Think Hospitality presents a view on how robotics and technology will define the future of the...
James Hacon
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Expanding and localising restaurant brands into Saudi Arabia
Think Hospitality Managing Partner, James Hacon takes to the Future Hospitality Investment Stage to chair a panel on entering the Saudi...
James Hacon
Sep 20, 20231 min read
Exporting restaurant brands from the Middle East around the globe
Think Hospitality founder & managing partner, James Hacon interviews Sisban Managing Director, Tariq al Tuwaijry about the vision of...
James Hacon
May 16, 20237 min read
Restaurant diversification strategies - moving into retail
Restaurant brands are increasingly ripping up the rule book of just delivering traditional hospitality in-venue and at the table, to...
James Hacon
Apr 24, 20237 min read
Restaurant internationalisation: which British brands are making it overseas?
In the world of restaurants, the United States have long ruled at internationalisation. Many wrongly think McDonald’s was the first...
Heleri Rande
Feb 27, 20233 min read
What are the key challenges facing HoReCa in 2023?
Last week I chaired 25 sessions over 5 days at the HoReCa Academy, part of Ambiente, one of the largest consumer goods trade fairs in the...
James Hacon
Feb 23, 20232 min read
Unlocking the power of restaurant technology: what should your strategy be?
Adoption of customer-facing restaurant technology skyrocketed in during covid, as you’d expect given the unique circumstances. The legacy...
James Hacon
Feb 20, 20235 min read
Discover the future of restaurant marketing: is it time for a revolution?
It’s now a fortnight since we wrapped up the fifth edition of the Restaurant Marketer & Innovator (RMI) European Summit, which attracted...
James Hacon
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Can restaurant businesses unlock the power of purposeful profitability?
In economically challenging periods like today, it’s easy to cut corners and throw values out of the window in the name of survival. A...
James Hacon
Sep 28, 20223 min read
Will restaurants continue to be an attractive investment proposition?
James Hacon, Partner at THINK Hospitality moderates a panel at the Future Hospitality Invesment Summit in Dubai discussing whether...
James Hacon
Mar 18, 20208 min read
How are restaurants, pubs & bars adapting to the coronavirus outbreak?
Think Hospitality share what restaurant and hospitality operators are doing to adapt to the coronavirus.
James Hacon
Mar 14, 20205 min read
How can restaurants & bars survive the COVID-19 pandemic?
We are in unprecedented times with the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the travel and hospitality sector. Public health organisations and...
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