13% Increase in Spend on Eating out
The latest Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker for January 2015 shows that there has been a 13% year on year increase in the Average Household spend on Eating Out, it now stands at £74.66. This is now the 6 consecutive month that year on year spending on Eating Out has increased. January saw the average […]
The New Allergen Regulations come into Force Today – Do You Comply?
Food Information Regulations 2014(FIR) These new food labelling regulations come into force as the Festive Season gets into swing. These regulations cover you if you operate a Cafe, Restaurant, Deli, or are an Instituional Cater in a School, Hospital or Care Home.
6% Drop in In Leisure Spend In September
The October Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker Report showed that consumer confidence is stagnating. This is also bourn out by what I am seeing with my own clients.
Booker withdraws Chef’s Larder Madras Curry Powder
Important news – product withdrawn Booker has withdrawn Chef’s Larder Madras Curry Powder with a ‘best before’ end date of March 2017 and batch code LEP 048771 as a precautionary measure. This is because salmonella was found during routine testing.
That Beacon Of All Things Gastronomic May Not be All It Seems
For years we have been lead to believe that France was the Centre of Excellence in the Gastronomic World. We were told that they believed us to be in some sort of dessert when it came to food especially in our Restaurants and Cafe’s.
Why Do I need to do Food Stocktaking?
As the sale of drink continues to fall more and more business depend of food as their main source of turnover.
Food stocktaking has never been more important in running a successful business. Without proper procedures in place, margins can deteriorate quickly. With the decline of sales of alcohol more and more businesses are depending on food as their main source of revenue.