The High Street Cannot Ignore Wall Street!

No one is going to suggest that the last financial crisis passed the foodservice sector by without leaving its mark. The brakes have gone on across a broad front. But how hard did it actually hit the foodservice chains, how did they overcome the crisis - or take advantage of it - and what consequences did they draw from the situation that might enable them to be better forearmed in future? And what happens next? What are the prospects at the start of the new year, where are the strategic points of emphasis? We put these questions to selected players from four countries. MW/JPW/UV