Q2 2025


Notable projects from around the globe


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41 SPECIAL REPORT: QSR INNOVATION We turn the spotlight on the trends, changes, and challenges in the QSR segment, as Jim Banks speaks with foodservice experts from across the world, including a focus on drive-thru facilities


BRIEFING EAME


38 PROJECT: BOOKING.COM HQ, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS Dutch FCSI member Ruben Alosery tells Helen Roxburgh about an unprecedented project, which saw him designing foodservice facilities at this groundbreaking office building entirely without a kitchen


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52 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS Amelia Levin considers the rewards and responsibilities that come with status as an FCSI Professional member


56 WHAT STAFF NEED Treating employees with emotional intelligence


59 EMBRACING AI How foodservice consultants can leverage new tools


60 CIRCLE 2025 The program for the FCSI Asia Pacific Conference is unveiled


63 WELCOME FCSI IBERIA A new local unit joins FCSI EAME


We share, we support, we inspire


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64 COUNTDOWN TO HOSTMILANO 2025 What's on at this year's show


66 MY KITCHEN: OMAR UGOLETTI


The director of culinary, New World Hoiana in Vietnam, guides us through his kitchen


EAME


63 FCSI IBERIA Foodservice consultants in Spain and Portugal have launched a new local unit for FCSI EAME


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60 SINGAPORE As we continue the countdown to Circle 2025, FCSI Asia Pacific Chair Ben Gregoire shares the program


HIGHLIGHTS WORLDWIDE


24 THE FCSI INTERVIEW Julian Edwards FCSI tells us how his background in a strong community has spurred him on in his foodservice career


THE AMERICAS


34 PROJECT FOCUS Vallarta HQ, California, US


EAME


ASIA PAC


THE AMERICAS


WORLDWIDE


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