Dawn Gribble - Digital F&B Expert

January 13, 2021

2021 Hospitality Trends Webinar

What's next for the hospitality industry in 2021? Join our Free Webinar to Plan for Recovery 2021 has already gotten off to a bit of a rocky start with the COVID-19 pandemic yet to abate, and England entering its 3rd lockdown period, it’s made planning ahead feel difficult or at its worst, even pointless. But [...]

January 7, 2021

Virtual Solutions – 2020 a Year in Review

Virtual Solutions – 2020 a Year in Review 2020 really has fitted the phrase “for the history books” – with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting businesses and lives across the globe, it’s easy to imagine students and scholars opening their textbooks and studying the economic, social, and psychological effects the coronavirus had on the world this [...]

December 4, 2020

Coronavirus Update – 04 December 2020

We’re now into December, and 2021 is rapidly approaching. The UK lockdown came to an and has been replaced with the locally tiered measures. This doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods yet, with most of the country falling into the top two levels (Tier 1 and 2) – but it’s hoped to be a [...]

November 27, 2020

Coronavirus Update – 27 November 2020

The UK lockdown will soon be ending, and the Government has issued advice and guidance on the tier system that will be taking its place, there is still some uncertainty and clarification being requested, but businesses across are preparing themselves for a last push for sales before the end of the year. So, let’s see [...]

November 24, 2020

What The Food… November

Welcome to our newest Restaurant and Food Industry feature, where we order up some of the most interesting, unusual, essential, or controversial news stories of the last month, give you a quick break down of what it was about, and share our opinions and takeaways with you. The Impact of Covid on the Industry Covid: [...]

November 20, 2020

Coronavirus Update – 22 November 2020

We’re well into the second UK lockdown now, and concerns are still being raised over tier-systems, financial support, and other important issues. With the lockdown scheduled to end on December 2nd, I think it’s safe to say we’re all watching to see whether this remains the case, or if the rules will go on into [...]

November 5, 2020

How Can a Caterer Make a Profit Using Their Own Website?

Dawn Gribble talks about how Caterers can make a profit using their own website. Her advice includes the key elements a Restaurant website needs, including fresh content, clear lines of communication, a responsive build and secure certification. “It’s your site – your story, your food, your passion, your customers – show the best of who […]

November 5, 2020

Food Delivery During the Pandemic

CEO Dawn Gribble discusses the upswing in delivery requirements from restaurants, how they need to be prepared to make this a long term part of their business plan and the value needing to be added to make a delivery service worthwhile. "You need to do deliveries. People are going to expect home deliveries from their [...]

October 29, 2020

September Review

Virtual Solutions – September 2020 in Review With Autumn coming to an end and Winter rolling in, Virtual Solutions has remained busy, helping clients, and growing new initiatives to support local businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic still continues to affect all industries, and the recent introduction of Tier-phased lockdowns and safety measures has hit Hospitality businesses […]

September 10, 2020

Virtual Solutions – August 2020 in Review

Virtual Solutions – August 2020 in Review So far this year we’ve seen a huge shift towards remote working and the introduction of a global ‘new normal’ as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to affect industries on all levels. As a largely remote working company, we were able to shift gears pretty quickly, [...]

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