The Basis: Baking Expertise

Bakery cafes: in many parts of Europe, they are a familiar sight as extensions to traditional bakers' shops. In terms of product spectrum and sales weighting, they represent a significant step forward compared to take-away sales of bakery snacks that, at best, might be coupled with a few (standing) tables for on-site consumption. Generally speaking, the bakery sector has seen considerable rationalisation over the past decade, with an increase in higher-margin foodservice activities and a switch from on-site making and baking to baking-off industrially-produced part-baked products. Today, the sale of snacks is an important source of growth for bakeries of all kinds, from individual craft operations to local chains or supra-regional brands. Bakery cafes practice - or simulate - a successful competence transfer from basic business in the direction foodservice. A pan-European survey.

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Future-compatible

How to create foodservice concepts today that will still capture the spirit of the times tomorrow and satisfy future consumer needs and tastes? This is a key question at innumerable symposiums, congresses and market-research projects. One approach is to collect basic facts, study the parameters and evaluate trends. The other, to add intuition and inspiration. The best source of innovative impartiality: travelling, keeping your eyes open and learning. Hence our 'virtual' sightseeing tour of Europe to discover future-oriented ideas for concepts of supra-regional interest. Although the selection is subjective, the perspective is always professional. Country-by-country, we present 25 concepts - some individual, some already multiplied. The spectrum ranges from restaurants for kids to wine bars; from fast-food to a new interpretation of fine dining.

Meat-free and Healthy

Everywhere you look, sales of vegetarian meals are rocketing and not just since the BSE and foot-and-mouth crisis either. Vegetarianism has become nothing short of a mega trend amongst young female customers, who are deciding in droves to live on a meat-free diet. We analyse the concepts behind vegetarian restaurants and their evolution as well as the current status of vegetarian meals in 'normal' restaurants.