Why Do I Need To Conduct A Stocktake?
Just to start with, you don’t need to conduct the stocktake yourself; you can hire an independent stocktaker, like us, to conduct your stocktake for you. However, a stocktake does need to be conducted within your catering or hospitality business and in this blog post we tell you why.
Top Tips For Your Pub Or Bar Website
Today I want to talk to you about some top tips for utilising your website if you own or manage a pub or bar. This is also relevant to other areas in hospitality such as hotels, golf clubs etc. You’ve probably got social media platforms out there, like having a Facebook page for your […]
The Main Parts Of Our Stocktaking Service
As stocktakers for the catering and hospitality industry, we are often asked what we actually do and the stocktaking service we offer. We thought we would take this opportunity to explain the four main parts of our stocktaking services so people can better understand exactly what we do, and how we do it.
Top Tips For Improving Your Sales, Margins And Yield In Winter With Stock Taking
In the colder, wetter, darker months it can often be hard to entice your clientele out of their homes and into your premises. This is why every drop of profit, in these quieter months is more important than ever . We have put together some top tips for improving your sales, margins and yield. All […]
What Does ‘Taking Stock’ Mean?
‘Taking Stock’ is another way of saying stocktaking or completing an inventory. It is a process of counting the amount of stock in your hospitality or catering business. The stock counted will include things like food, drink, linen, cleaning products and other items. The quantities of stock are then matched against the cost of each […]
Seasonal Stock Management
Seasonal stock management is a major area of stock management for nearly all catering and hospitality businesses. It is only normal that the mere thought of stock seasonal management is enough to give any catering or hospitality business owner a headache. Of course you can look at previous years business to predict the seasonal highs […]
What is the difference between wet and dry stocktaking?
Today I want to talk about the difference between food stocktaking, sometimes known as dry stocktaking and wet stocktaking. Let’s start with wet stocktaking. Wet stocktaking is as it suggests, it’s all your wet stock, it’s everything that comes through the bar, so that includes; Spirits Bottle beers Soft drinks Draft beers Lagers Wine But […]
What Is Stock Insurance And Do I Need It?
As independent stock takers in Cambridgeshire, covering the South East of England we are often asked by clients when completing stocktakes on their behalf if they need stock insurance. While we would never tell a client what they should or should not do, we give advice, information and guidance to help our clients make […]