How Long Does A Stocktake Take?
Today I would like to talk to you about how long does a stocktake, take? My initial reaction to that question is how long is a piece of string? It depends on many factors. It depends how much stockholding you have. I would suggest that somewhere that we’ve gone into that’s setting […]
Types Of Stock Takes
Today, I would like to talk to you about the types of stock taking that we concentrate on in the hospitality business. Really we’re looking at food stocktaking & wet stock taking. Food stock taking (Dry stock taking). Food is fairly simple, It does what it says on the tin. If you’ve got commercial […]
Regular Stock Takes
Today, I would like to talk to you about the importance of stock taking. Many new clients or prospective clients I talk to say we have our accounts done by our accountant. Yes, you do. It’s great. The accountant will always tell you exactly what gross profit you made on your wet, or […]
Raising prices, managing expectations & profitability
If handled well, rising prices allow hospitality businesses to better serve their customers, whilst focusing fully on customer service. A small marginal increase in prices, will mean that in order to have the same level of takings, or income, you do not need to serve as many customers, and therefore are likely to be able […]
What is stocktaking? (And what is it NOT!)
If you find yourself reading this blog, then you may already be thinking you know the answer to this one, but please humour me as we look a little deeper into this topic I guess we should start with the dictionary definition first and foremost, but trust me when I say there is far […]
A New Generation Of Chefs #InternationalWomensDay
As we round out the day, let’s take a minute to celebrate and focus on females in the Hospitality Industry for International Women’s Day #InternationalWomensDay Without them, there would be an even bigger gap and skill shortage, and there is no real reason they can’t lead the brigades of chefs, waiters, bar staff etc, […]
Not the ‘C Word’ you might think of… But should do!!!
It will probably not surprise you to hear that we are living through a somewhat strange time, but I am not talking about the dreaded ‘C word’ on most people’s lips… the ‘C word’ I want to talk about today is one that has a role unlike any other time I can remember. Ever […]
Ensuring Your Team Are Properly Trained
Today I want to talk to you about ensuring that your team are properly trained. Training is an investment and not a cost. If you train yourself well and properly it will mean that the customer is getting the same experience every time they visit you. Your staff will be able to seize […]
Investing In Your Team
Money is never wasted investing in your team. How many of you out there look at training your team, the money spent on it as a cost rather than an investment? I bet a lot of you will say it was a cost. That’s the wrong way of looking at it, you probably […]
Hospitality And Maximising Covid Changes
Today I want to talk to you about hospitality and maximising the dreaded C-word. When we first opened after lockdown, everybody was a bit nervous about what was going to happen, how you’re going to run venues and I think practically everybody went with bookings – are you still doing that? Bookings are […]