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For our cover story this month , we sat down with Tim Nall , Senior Vice President and CIO of Brown-Forman , to learn how the Jack Daniel ’ s maker hopes to cement its legacy with a datadriven digital transformation .

Rotana Hotel Management PJSC also features on the cover of our December issue . Catherine Sturman caught up with Christiane Zeidan , the company ’ s

Head of Sustainability , to learn how it has become a leading yet sustainable hospitality player .

Elsewhere , we speak to Daniel

Grubbs , Managing Director at PepsiCo Ventures Group , to learn how the group ’ s latest Nutrition Greenhouse accelerator plans to help food and beverage startups cut through the noise .

As the takeaway market skyrockets , Preoday ’ s COO , Matt Graywood , reveals how white-label technology platforms could offer a helping hand .

On top of this , we ’ ll also look at the top industry events you won ’ t want to miss and the top ten trends that are set to disrupt the food , drink and hospitality sectors in 2019 .

Don ’ t forget to check out our company profiles on Accor Hotels , Scandic Hotels and much more .

We hope you enjoy this month ’ s bumper issue and , as ever , you can find us across social media @ FDFWorld .

Enjoy the issue ! Laura Mullan . laura . mullan @ bizclikmedia . com

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