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Each year, online restaurant reservation service Dimmi releases an update on the state of Australian hospitality, and the trends associated with the industry. Last year we saw a 5.7 per cent growth in the market, and the average spend maintained a steady pace at around $53.<\/p>\n
So how have we fared this time around now that the 2015 edition has been released?<\/p>\n
2015 hospitality industry trends<\/strong><\/p>\n Average growth was unfortunately not as positive this time around, with every state except New South Wales and South\u00a0Australia dropping a bit. The average growth sat at -2.4 per cent, though NSW rose by 0.2 per cent and SA by a whopping 7.6 per cent individually.<\/p>\n One of the most exciting trends from the report surrounds mobile technology. Once upon a time, we might have booked our favourite restaurants while on the phone or at a computer. However, this may soon be no longer the case. Upward of 52 per cent of all online bookings were made from a mobile device, and online bookings themselves took up 36 per cent of all reservations made.<\/p>\n Take charge of 2016 with new catering equipment<\/strong><\/p>\n The average spend also rose, and major corporations are dining out more than they used to. In addition, though Aussies are eating out less, they are spending more – shown perhaps most obviously when you look at the fact that fine dining (categorised as costing over $85 per head) is on the up.<\/p>\n This means your restaurant, cafe or other food business needs to be ready to cater to the changing customer. If people are willing to spend more on high-quality premium dining, it could be worth upgrading your commercial kitchen equipment<\/a> to suit.<\/p>\n