RPAS/LPF Event: The Future of the Restaurant Industry

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Over 150 members of the RPAS and LPF gathered to hear an expert panel’s views on “The Future of the Restaurant Industry” on Wednesday 19th October at CBRE’s offices.
 
The panel was made up of Carluccio’s CEO Simon Kossoff, Mitchells & Butlers’ Property Director Gary John and Chilango Co-founder Eric Partaker, together with Westfield’s Rachel Belam and BDO’s David Campbell.  Fleet Street Communications MD Mark Stretton chaired the debate, which covered the challenges faced by the restaurant market against the backdrop of the current economic climate and its prospects for growth.
 
The panel provided a range of insightful views on trading conditions, trends and issues such as discounting, as well as the leisure property market - both inside and outside London - the importance of new schemes and the Olympics.