The KAM Blog

Opinion and insight on the latest trends, news and innovations within hospitality and foodservice.

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Good morning Today I have a final teaser for you from PubliKAM, our brand new tracking programme that speaks to...

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Hello and welcome to this weeks KAMera email, a focus on New York This week, whilst on away in NYC,...

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Good morning all With Halloween just round the corner, we decided to speak to shoppers and ask whether they planned...

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Good morning all The picture below shows a sign outside my local Bargain Booze where they run a "Happy Hour"...

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Good morning This week, I spoke at a retail conference in Scotland. One of the focus points of my presentation...

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Hello and welcome I mentioned last week KAM Media are also speaking to publicans as part of our exciting new...

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Hello! I went into a pub this week (not a surprise), I asked for a glass of prosecco (as before)...

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Good morning and welcome This week there was outcry over York council's plan to ban A-Boards from the streets of...

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Hello and welcome The Co-operative have this week announced a new membership scheme that will reward customers who buy their...

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Good morning It seems only last week that we were talking about Summer products (it was) and then this week,...

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Good morning After the influx of NEW summer products that we have seen pop up in c-stores over the last...

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Hello and welcome This week I visited Prague on an on-trade (we also run research projects in the licensed sector...

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Reports & Whitepapers

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LTC x KAM: Wellbeing at Work

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his report brings together experiences Hospitality employees and also employers across the sector have shared. You’ll get a clear picture of the challenges still facing our people, what support is helping, and where there’s still more to do.

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Raising the Bar 2026

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This report explores how the UK on-trade has progressed over the past 18 months, and where the next opportunities lie to deliver a more compelling, consistent and high-quality alcohol-free experience

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Drinking Differently: How GLP-1 Medications Impact Alcohol Consumption

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Following our previous research into how GLP-1 medications are changing eating behaviour, KAM partnered with Drinkaware to explore another key question for hospitality and drinks brands: how are these medications affecting alcohol consumption?

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The Hospitality People Survey 2026

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This annual survey is based on feedback hospitality employees and aims to provide a benchmark of current salaries and benefits available as well as what is important to these employees.

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State of Social 2026

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State of Social is the first industry-wide benchmarking report dedicated to social media metrics and it’s BACK for its 2ND year! Delivered by Kitch and KAM, the FREE report captures critical insights for UK hospitality operators.

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Pubs Power Sport Report 2025

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This new Pubs Power Sport Report from PubAid and conducted by KAM, supported by Guinness and Sky Business, reveals how pubs are quietly power movement, connection and community wellbeing across the UK.

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