Dan Brookman News Today

Once the final whistle is blown on the domestic football season, the attention of fans will quickly veer to Euro 2024.

Hospitality gift cards could help “boost sales” and “generate revenue” during the quiet post-Christmas period.

Scottish technology provider Zonal has acquired digital loyalty company Airship as it expands further into servicing the hospitality sector.

Sheffield-based hospitality tech firm, Airship, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum.

As the industry starts to reopen, the Lock In team take a sideways look to see what trends are starting to emerge in food, drink, operations and consumer behaviour. The achingly hip Heath Ball and his sidekick James Cuthbertson share their insights into what theyre seeing along with special guest appearances from CGAs Jonny Jones and Airships Dan Brookman. Tune in now! Music by 

BrewDog and Diageo have earned recognition in the past week for their respective approaches to sustainability and representation, while Star Pubs & Bars, Toggle and Airship have provided updates on how theyre helping staff prepare for post-lockdown trading. Diageo named best FTSE 100 company for female leadership Drinks giant Diageo has been named in the Hampton-Alexander Review as the top company in both the FTSE 100 and in the beverage sector for representation of ...

Now though we’ve had time to think harder about how our businesses work and many pubs are bringing in money-saving equipment and software to help boost the bottom line. In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic pubs had to switch their businesses into more tech-focused operations for various reasons, but the main driver was the need for booking and payment systems. Countless apps rose from the nowhere and were taken up by desperate operators who needed solutions to problems they’d never enc...

This months new products and services include QSRs ConnectSmart Platform and a cleanser that utilises nano technology to protect from Coronavirus for seven days QSR launches ConnectSmart Platform Kitchen automation and guest management specialist QSR Automations has launched a new solution that combines its whole software suite into a single platform. ConnectSmart Platform has been designed to strengthen and simplifies the company’s offerings, which include kitche...