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 […]
Social Media Trends in Hospitality
Today I want to talk to you about social media trends in hospitality. The first one is storytelling. You might be like the Raffles Hotel in Singapore or the Philharmonic Pub in Liverpool where you’ve got a historic building, historic past with famous people coming in and going out. So you want to tell […]
Why A Catering Business Should Carry Out Stocktakes
As independent stocktakers we speak to a lot of catering business owners that are unsure why they should carry out stocktakes. This is an extremely common question asked by those in the catering and hospitality businesses, so we thought we would answer it in this blog post. We have put together three reasons why you […]
Increasing Your Pub Margins
If you are a pub or bar owner it is only normal that you will want to find ways of increasing your pub margins. In order to run a successful business there are many factors to consider. One of these most important factors is your pub margins. Your stocktaking routine is one of the key […]
Networking Events Around Peterborough – W/c 10/2/2020
Monday 10/2/2020 Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce – Informal Networking Ely: Poets House & Restaurant, 5pm-7pm Cost: Free “Our popular informal networking evenings continue to attract businesses of all sizes from a wide range of industry sectors and, most importantly, they’re completely free to attend.Your company doesn’t need to be a member of the Chamber to […]
Hotels Can Improve Margins With An External Stocktaker
Hotel owners that engage with external stocktakers see around 3% added to their margin, on average. This is because the external stocktaker produces detailed stock reports on a monthly basis and by keeping track in this area of the business potential margins can be found and improved via better stock control and analysis.